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RBC

Director – Program Delivery

RBC

Director of Program Delivery at RBC overseeing execution of strategic AI initiatives. Responsible for delivering measurable value across multiple teams and fostering collaboration among stakeholders.

Posted 7/8/2026full-timeToronto • 🇨🇦 CanadaLeadWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
Cloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Own end-to-end delivery accountability for a strategic AI initiative from planning through production deployment and value realization
  • Develop and maintain delivery roadmaps, milestones, dependency plans, and execution strategies to ensure successful outcomes
  • Coordinate activities across AI Research, AI Solutions Engineering, platform teams, governance partners, and business stakeholders
  • Drive execution against committed timelines, budgets, scope, and business objectives
  • Ensure delivery teams remain focused on achieving measurable business outcomes while maintaining high standards of quality and reliability
  • Establish effective governance processes including status reviews, risk management, issue resolution, and executive reporting
  • Monitor initiative health through delivery metrics, OKRs, KPIs, and operational dashboards
  • Identify and proactively resolve delivery bottlenecks, technical dependencies, and organizational challenges
  • Facilitate decision-making and escalation management to maintain delivery momentum
  • Partner with engineering leaders, architects, and product teams to understand technical requirements, constraints, and delivery dependencies
  • Balance business priorities, technical quality, and delivery timelines when supporting key implementation decisions
  • Ensure technical risks are identified, communicated, and mitigated throughout the delivery lifecycle
  • Develop a strong understanding of the AI solution architecture, data ecosystem, platform capabilities, and operational requirements supporting the initiative
  • Translate technical concepts into clear business language and business requirements into actionable delivery plans
  • Serve as the primary delivery point of contact for senior business stakeholders and technology partners supporting the initiative
  • Build trusted relationships across business, engineering, platform, and governance teams
  • Manage stakeholder expectations through transparent communication and proactive issue management
  • Prepare executive-level updates and materials for steering committees and leadership forums
  • Foster alignment and accountability across all participating teams
  • Foster a culture of ownership, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement
  • Enable teams to operate effectively within a fast-paced and highly complex environment
  • Manage initiative budgets, forecasts, resource plans, and vendor engagements
  • Ensure effective utilization of resources while balancing delivery commitments and organizational priorities
  • Identify and mitigate risks that could impact timelines, scope, quality, or business outcomes
  • Track financial performance and value realization against approved business cases and objectives
  • Drive timely issue resolution and escalation management across participating teams.

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • 7+ years of experience delivering large-scale technology solutions in software engineering, data engineering, platform engineering, AI, or related domains
  • 3+ years of experience leading complex programs, strategic initiatives, or technology transformations
  • Experience delivering AI, machine learning, data, cloud, or platform solutions into production environments
  • Strong understanding of software delivery lifecycle, Agile methodologies, and modern engineering practices
  • Able to lead large cross-functional teams and influence stakeholders across business and technology organizations
  • Experience managing initiative budgets, delivery plans, risks, dependencies, and executive communications
  • Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving capabilities.

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits
  • Competitive compensation
  • Commissions and stock options where applicable
  • Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities
  • Ability to make a difference and lasting impact from a local-to-global scale.

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Hard Skills & Tools
Software EngineeringData EngineeringPlatform EngineeringAI SolutionsMachine LearningCloud SolutionsDelivery PlanningDependency ManagementDelivery MetricsExecutive Communication
Soft Skills
Analytical SkillsOrganizational SkillsProblem-Solving SkillsCollaborationCommunication