Director, Asset Servicing

Royal Bank of Canada; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 210,000 - 275,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) matching

Health, dental, vision, life insurance

Paid time off

Disability insurance

Job summary

Royal Bank of Canada—RBC Capital Markets seeks a Director to lead the corporate actions processing platform for a new prime brokerage initiative. You will shape technology strategy, drive a modern processing platform, and own end-to-end delivery with tight SLAs for hedge funds and institutional clients.

You will partner with Operations, Risk, Finance and Wealth Management, hire and mentor engineers, and manage budget and milestones while ensuring accuracy, resilience, and scalable operations.

Qualifications

• Significant experience delivering corporate actions or asset servicing tech at a bank, broker, custodian or tech provider.
• Proven record of leading large, multi-year platform programs from strategy through launch.
• Strong knowledge of dividends, mergers, voluntary elections, tax withholding and proxy voting events.
• Experience selecting and managing technology vendors and connecting new platforms to existing books and records systems.
• Degree in engineering, computer science or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Lead the multi-year technology strategy and roadmap for corporate actions, starting with the prime brokerage launch.
• Direct the choice and rollout of a modern processing platform, weighing build vs. buy options and vendor of choice.
• Partner with Operations, Wealth Management, Risk and Finance to align end-to-end technology solution for house and client needs.
• Manage budget and delivery milestones for your team while holding partners accountable for end-to-end solution.
• Lead and coach a team of engineers, architects and delivery managers.

Skills

Corporate actions

Program leadership

Vendor management

Engineering degree

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

Platform architecture

Job description

Job Description

RBC Capital Markets is building a new prime brokerage business, and corporate actions is a critical capability that needs to be developed to support this business. As Director, you will lead the technology that processes all flavors CA events in STP and tight SLA windows constraints, while also providing accurate and timely service for hedge funds and institutional clients. You will partner with business and architecture stakeholders in defining/choosing the platform, shape how it integrates into RBC trading and record-keeping eco-system. You will guide a team of technologists working closely with operations and other stakeholders. Your decisions will affect client trust, risk and the cost of serving them.

What will you do?

• Lead the multi-year technology strategy and roadmap for corporate actions, starting with the prime brokerage launch
• Direct the choice and rollout of a modern processing platform, weighing the options of build v/s buy and vendor of choice if buy is the right decision
• Partner with stakeholders across Operations, Wealth Management, Risk and Finance to align end to end technology solution that meets the house and client needs
• Manage budget and delivery milestones for your team while holding partners accountable for end-to-end solution
• Lead and coach a team of engineers, architects and delivery managers

What do you need to succeed?

Must-have

• Significant experience delivering corporate actions or asset servicing technology at a bank, broker, custodian or technology provider
• Proven record of leading large, multi-year platform programs from strategy through launch
• Strong knowledge of how dividends, mergers, voluntary elections, tax withholding and proxy voting events work from start to finish
• Experience selecting and managing technology vendors and connecting new platforms to existing books and records systems
• Degree in engineering, computer science or a related field

Nice-to-have

• Experience in prime brokerage, capital markets - equity business
• Familiarity with the industry messaging standards used to communicate with custodians and depositories
• Practical experience using automation or artificial intelligence to reduce manual work
• MBA or other graduate degree

RBC's Compensation Philosophy And Principles

Rbc's Compensation Philosophy And Principles Recognize The Importance Of A Highly Qualified Global Workforce And Plays A Critical Role In Attracting, Engaging And Retaining Talent That:

• Drives Rbc's High Performance Culture
• Enables Collective Achievement Of Our Strategic Goals
• Generates Sustainable Shareholder Returns And Above Market Shareholder Value

The Expected Salary Range For The Above Position Is $210,000 - $275,000 Depending On Factors Including But Not Limited To The Candidate's Experience, Skills, Registration Status; Market Conditions; And Business Needs. This Salary Range Does Not Include Other Elements Of Total Compensation, Including A Discretionary Bonus And Benefits Such As A 401(K) Program With Company-Matching Contributions; Health, Dental, Vision, Life And Disability Insurance; And Paid Time-Off Plan.

Job Skills

• Application Development, Application Maintenance, Applications Architecture, Commercial Acumen, Enterprise Application Delivery, Information Technology Management, Information Technology Trends, Programming Languages, System Applications

Additional Job Details

• Address: GOLDMAN SACHS TOWER, 30 HUDSON STREET:JERSEY CITY
• City: Jersey City
• Country: United States of America
• Work hours/week: 40
• Employment Type: Full time
• Platform: CAPITAL MARKETS
• Job Type: Regular
• Pay Type: Salaried
• Posted Date: 2026-11-10
• Application Deadline: 2026-12-11
• Note : Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above

Our Employment Opportunities

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