Job Description

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At RBC, our culture is deeply supportive and rich in opportunity and reward. You will help our clients thrive and our communities prosper, empowered by a spirit of shared purpose.

Whether you’re helping clients find new opportunities, developing new technology, or providing expert advice to internal partners, you will be doing work that matters in the world, in an environment built on teamwork, service, responsibility, diversity, and integrity.


















Job Title Associate Director, Application Development


















WHAT IS THE OPPORTUNITY? As part of RBC Capital Markets Digital Technology team, this role will help drive technical leadership and execution across a vast portfolio of client-facing web applications servicing RBC Capital Markets and RBC Investor and Treasury Services groups. This role oversees planning and execution activities of technical solutions within Digital roadmap while supporting existing portfolio of applications to ensure resiliency, compliance, and alignment with firm strategy. WHAT WILL YOU DO?

• Lead a team of 7-10 technical resources (e.g. full stack, front-end, back-end resources) setting group and individual goals, provide coaching and mentoring to unlock the full potential of staff
• Build strong partnerships across the organization to deliver first class technical solutions for Capital Markets and Investor & Treasury Services. Foster partner vs. service-provide mindset and build trust with the appropriate stakeholders
• Define, scope, analyze and budget large scale development initiatives. Prioritize workload across Digital technology application development pillar to drive for impact
• Work closely with Risk and Compliance teams ensuring strict alignment to regulatory and security requirements. Coach staff to be abreast of latest policy and requirements changes and ensure full compliance with standing orders
• Identify continuous improvement opportunities and drive project progress and benefits
• Translate emerging business requirements to applications enablement initiatives that yield measurable business outcomes

WHAT DO YOU NEED TO SUCCEED? Must have:

• Minimum 5 years of IT experience overseeing delivery of complex web applications
• Minimum 2 years in a team lead or development lead capacity with experience coaching and mentoring junior staff or peers
• Development background - hands on experience with various web technologies including but not limited to React, Node/Express, MS SQL Server, ElasticSearch and/or MongoDB, Microsoft .NET/C#
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills. This is a business-facing role requiring strong ability to present and communicate effectively to various audiences
• In-depth knowledge of the theories, practices, techniques for managing activities related to planning, design, management and implementation of software solutions and initiatives

Nice-to-have:

• Familiar with various regulations affecting privacy, accessibility, compliance (e.g. CASL, AODA, etc.)
• Experience driving technology upgrade programs such as migrating platforms to Cloud native technologies
• Experience with Cloud technologies, containerization and associated best practices

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

Job Summary


















Address: TORONTO, Ontario, Canada


















City: CAN-ON-TORONTO


















Country: Canada


















Work hours/week: 37.5


















Employment Type: Full time


















Platform: Capital Markets


















Job Type: Regular


















Pay Type: Salaried


















Posted Date: 2022-08-21-07:00


















Application Deadline: 2022-10-31-07:00



































Inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment At RBC, we embrace diversity and inclusion for innovation and growth. We are committed to building inclusive teams and an equitable workplace for our employees to bring their true selves to work. We are taking actions to tackle issues of inequity and systemic bias to support our diverse talent, clients and communities.

We also strive to provide an accessible candidate experience for our prospective employees with different abilities. Please let us know if you need any accommodations during the recruitment process.


















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