Director, Finance Intelligent Automation & Controls

RBC; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 160,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonuses and flexible benefits

Stock where applicable

Flexible work/life balance

World-class training program

Job summary

RBC in Jersey City, NJ, seeks a Director of Finance Intelligent Automation & Controls to own the prototype-to-pilot AI pipeline for Regulatory Reporting, FP&A, and Financial Control. You will shape multi-year AI roadmaps, build agentic AI prototypes, and establish patterns for enterprise productionization with strong governance.

Leadership with CFO visibility is required. You will lead cross-functional teams, drive value metrics, and ensure secure, compliant delivery across Finance data assets

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field; MBA or advanced technical credential preferred
• Minimum 12 years in Finance with at least 5 years in senior leadership at a major financial institution
• Deep domain expertise across Regulatory Reporting, Financial Control, Product Control, or FP&A
• Demonstrated hands-on AI/ML delivery experience: built and shipped LLM-based or agentic solutions in production environments
• Strong judgment in governance, audit, and controls from inception
• Senior-level executive communication and credibility with CFO and ExCo visibility
• Proven builder's bias: capable of producing working prototypes quickly
• Technical fluency to direct AI/data stacks: Python, SQL, RAG/agentic frameworks, vector stores, cloud platforms, orchestration

Responsibilities

• Shape and execute the multi-year Finance AI roadmap across data, automation, AI, reporting, and workflow optimization
• Identify high-value AI use cases and build the first prototype
• Establish value-realization metrics and productivity gains
• Define the prototype-to-pilot hand-off pattern and standards
• Design for governance, audit, controls, and compliance from inception
• Partner with Tech and Data teams to improve Finance data assets
• Lead US Finance AI Academy and upskilling initiatives
• Manage senior stakeholders to align investment decisions
• Track emerging AI capabilities and balance adoption with constraints
• Ensure security, controls, audit, and resilience in solutions
• Work in a fast-paced environment and meet deadlines
• Provide thought leadership and operate with attention to detail

Skills

Python

SQL

AI/ML delivery

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's in Finance/CS/Engineering

MBA or advanced technical credential

Tools

Vector stores

Cloud data platforms

Workflow orchestration

Job description

Job Description

WHAT IS THE OPPORTUNITY?

The Director, Finance Intelligent Automation & Controls within the Office of the US CFO will own the prototype-to-pilot pipeline for AI-enabled transformation across Regulatory Reporting, Financial Control, Product Control, and FP&A, personally building agentic AI prototypes that accelerate core finance production workflows while establishing governable, reusable technical patterns for enterprise productionization.

WHAT WILL YOU DO?

• Shape and execute the multi-year Finance AI roadmap across data, automation, AI, reporting, and workflow optimization – sequenced by addressable value and business impact rather than technology novelty
• Identify high-value AI use cases and personally build the first working agentic AI prototype against core production workflows (data sourcing, reconciliation, report production, variance commentary, review stack, inquiry response)
• Establish and track value-realization metrics including productivity gains, cycle-time reduction, reporting quality improvements, and decision support effectiveness
• Define the prototype-to-pilot hand-off pattern and technical standards that Technology teams will adopt to productionize solutions for enterprise scale
• Design for governance, audit, controls, and compliance from inception – establishing patterns for evaluation, human-in-the-loop approval, audit trails, and knowledge grounding across all solutions
• Partner with Technology and Data teams to identify and improve Finance data assets, quality, lineage, and accessibility to unblock AI delivery
• Build and sustain US Finance AI Academy – a structured upskilling program with communities of practice, adoption initiatives, and measurable outcomes across the Finance function
• Lead stakeholder management with senior Finance leadership, CFO organization, and global Technology/Data teams to influence design decisions and align priorities on investment
• Track emerging AI capability and maintain forward-looking adoption view, evaluating generative AI and agentic AI solutions without chasing tooling for its own sake
• Ensure every solution meets enterprise requirements for security, controls, compliance, audit, and resilience while applying agile delivery discipline
• Work in a fast-paced environment and prioritize work to meet deadlines.
• Provide thought leadership and work independently, while demonstrating strong attention to details.
• Perform additional responsibilities as requested to achieve business objectives.
  
  

WHAT DO YOU NEED TO SUCCEED?

Must have:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field; MBA or advanced technical credential preferred
• Minimum 12 years of progressive experience in Finance, with at least 5 years in senior leadership roles at a major financial institution
• Deep domain expertise across Regulatory Reporting, Financial Control, Product Control, or FP&A, demonstrating understanding of how financial numbers are produced, reviewed, and challenged
• Demonstrated hands-on AI/ML delivery experience: personally built and shipped LLM-based or agentic solutions in production environments (not sponsorship or oversight alone)
• Strong judgment in designing solutions for governance, audit, and controls from inception, with ability to discern genuinely solvable problems within current AI constraints
• Senior-level executive communication and credibility – capable of operating with direct CFO and ExCo visibility while influencing cross-functional decisions
• Proven builder's bias: comfortable producing working prototypes in days, iterating in front of stakeholders, and translating between domain and technical teams
• Technical fluency sufficient to direct (not necessarily build) modern AI/data stacks: Python, SQL, RAG and agentic frameworks, vector stores, cloud data platforms, and workflow orchestration
• Experience driving measurable adoption and change management at scale within complex, regulated environments
  
  

Nice-to-have:

• Capital markets product knowledge spanning rates, credit, equities, FX, and derivatives with familiarity to the trade lifecycle
• Foundational understanding of machine learning concepts sufficient to direct and evaluate model-based work
• Experience standing up upskilling programs, communities of practice, or capability centers within large Finance or Technology organizations
• Exposure to enterprise data governance, semantic layers, and metadata management frameworks
  
  

What’s in it for you?

We thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressive thinking to keep growing, and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual.

• A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits, competitive compensation, commissions, and stock where applicable
• Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities
• Ability to make a difference and lasting impact
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
• A world-class training program in financial services
• Flexible work/life balance options
• Opportunities to do challenging work
  
  

The good-faith expected salary range for the above position is $160,000 - $260,000 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.

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
  
  

Job Skills

Adaptability, Commercial Acumen, Communication, Decision Making, Group Problem Solving, Long Term Planning, Managerial Courage, Organizational Leadership, Strategic Thinking

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:

OFFICE OF THE CFO

Job Type:

Regular

Pay Type:

Salaried

Posted Date:

2026-07-01

Application Deadline:

2026-11-30

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above

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