Job Description

Job Summary

What is the opportunity?
The Director, Thought Leadership, Commercial Banking will contribute to the overall success of RBC's Thought Leadership and Commercial Banking teams by delivering on strategic ambitions to strengthen our commercial banking business and support RBC commercial clients in growing their businesses and navigating complex macroenvironments.
This dynamic role involves creating value and driving long-term success for RBC by building and leading programs aligned with commercial banking and RBC enterprise priorities including geopolitics & trade, disruptive technology (AI adoption, clean tech), supply chain, automotive, agriculture and climate.
The ideal candidate is a forward-thinking leader with strong experience managing diverse stakeholder relationships, driving cross-functional collaborations, and executing high-impact, transformational projects. They have a passion for tackling business problems and an interest in the key issues and policies that shape our economy.
What will you do?

• Develop and execute program strategy and programs and execute plans for Thought Leadership within Commercial Banking across sectors and issues
• Identify research topics in alignment with program strategies and work with researchers to conduct analysis and shape narratives.
• Build and manage partnerships and engagement with key clients, academic institutions, think tanks, and industry groups to enhance our capabilities.
• Market and amplify research and insights with compelling messaging, effective marketing campaigns, creative events, and meaningful audience experiences.
• Identify new ways to grow, engage, and create value for commercial banking clients and audiences, including potential new channels, research offerings, and programs.
• Work effectively across the RBC Thought Leadership and Commercial Banking teams, plus other relevant internal RBC stakeholders, to translate enterprise objectives into business line initiatives.
• Foster an effective and collaborative work culture with dynamic, high-performing teams helping businesses achieve prosperity and shaping the future of Canada.
• Set goals, create operating models, develop action and stakeholder engagement plans, consult relevant teams, execute on deliverables, measure and report on impact, update progress with executives.

What do you need to succeed?
Must-have

• ~10 years in business strategy development, management consulting, program management or related areas.
• Strategic and innovative thinker with a passion for driving prosperity and tackling Canada's most pressing challenges.
• Exceptional ability to lead major programs with a proactive, "get it done" mindset.
• Exceptional ability to drive work forward across multiple internal teams and seek alignment across key priorities with diplomacy, professionalism, and positivity.
• Strong ability to prioritize competing requests and effectively allocate resources while consistently meeting high standards of quality in a fast-paced environment.
• High degree of comfort with ambiguity, ability to embrace change, and be highly adaptable.
• Excellent communications skills and ability to confidently influence and provide strategic guidance to senior leaders.

Nice-to-have

• Previous experience in a large, global leading Financial Institution or consulting firm
• Digital and social media savvy, with a strong grasp on the evolving digital media landscape

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
• Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
• Opportunities to do challenging work
• Flexible work/life balance options

Job Skills Adaptability, Commercial Acumen, Creative Visioning, Decision Making, Long Term Planning, Managerial Courage, Organizational Leadership, Organizational Savvy and Politics, Strategic Thinking
Additional Job Details
Address: ROYAL BANK PLAZA, 200 BAY ST:TORONTO
City: TORONTO
Country: Canada
Work hours/week: 37.5
Employment Type: Full time
Platform: OFFICE OF THE CEO
Job Type: Regular
Pay Type: Salaried
Posted Date: 2025-04-14
Application Deadline: 2025-08-02
Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above
Inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment
At RBC, we believe an inclusive workplace that has diverse perspectives is core to our continued growth as one of the largest and most successful banks in the world. Maintaining a workplace where our employees feel supported to perform at their best, effectively collaborate, drive innovation, and grow professionally helps to bring our Purpose to life and create value for our clients and communities. RBC strives to deliver this through policies and programs intended to foster a workplace based on respect, belonging and opportunity for all.
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