Description
Royal Bank of Canada is executing a strategic migration from the legacy Asset and Financial Services (AFS) platform to the Advanced Customer Banking System (ACBS). We are seeking a Director, Data Delivery for Strategic Initiatives to oversee all functions-specific migration activities.
This is a leadership role supporting the enablement of timely delivery of strategic data initiatives across City National Bank (CNB), the U.S. International Holding Company (IHC), and Royal Bank of Canada Head Office and its U.S. subsidiaries. You will work with project managers, technical delivery managers, and the Data Sourcing & Analytics team to remove obstacles, streamline processes, and create conditions for successful delivery of data initiatives while ensuring technical rigor, data accuracy, regulatory compliance, and AI-driven process optimization.
Responsibilities:
- Coordinate design and oversight of end-to-end data pipeline architecture for data flows from ACBS to downstream Finance, Risk, and analytical systems.
- Coordinate technical configuration and testing of regulatory reporting rule sets and processes in ACBS.
- Coordinate establishment and execution of comprehensive testing protocols for all finance data integrations.
- Coordinate development of control matrices, risk assessment documentation, and audit-ready migration playbooks.
- Coordinate with finance and risk teams across business units on impact assessments.
- Identify and escalate risks, blockers, and dependencies to the Finance Domain Lead.
- Coordinate development of technical documentation, testing runbooks, and support materials for finance teams and downstream application owners.
- Lead identification and assessment of AI/automation opportunities across finance data workflows.
Requirements:
- 12+ years of experience in data and transformation processes, including enterprise systems implementation or core platform migrations.
- 2-3 years of management and leadership experience.
- Deep expertise in data and system transformations, controls, SOX compliance, and audit readiness in banking or large/complex environments.
- Proven track record managing large-scale system transitions or integrations.
- Strong command of data governance and financial data flows in complex banking organizations.
Nice-to-have:
- Strong understanding of banking business processes and systems with deep understanding of data structures and data mining techniques.
- Expertise in data governance, data quality frameworks, ETL architecture, and data pipeline design.
- Experience with finance domain automation, AI/ML-driven data quality, or anomaly detection in financial systems.
- MBA or equivalent advanced business training.
What's in it for You:
- A comprehensive Total Reward Program including bonuses and flexible benefits, plus stock 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.