Senior Manager, Strategy

About RBCx RBCx pursues big, bold ideas and leverages RBC’s extensive experience, networks, and capital to help shape what’s next. Our four pillars – Banking, Capital, Platform, and Ventures – combine to support tech businesses of all sizes and stages, making us the go-to backer of Canadian innovation. Our people are our most valuable assets, so we invest deeply in ensuring RBCx isn’t just a place to work but a place to belong.

Job Description What is the Opportunity? RBCx is seeking a Senior Manager to serve as a foundational operational and strategic leader supporting the launch of several high-impact programs within the Strategy & Investments team. Reporting directly to the Senior Director, Strategy and Investment Operations, this role will be instrumental in establishing the operational, financial, and analytical infrastructure required to scale.

As a high-impact first hire, you will directly support the Senior Director across fund inception and ongoing operations, implementation of digital assets strategies, and other strategic initiatives. The successful candidate will blend deep financial modeling and business casing expertise with the ability to build and operate programs. Comfort with ambiguity and uncertainty, combined with adaptability and the willingness to wear multiple hats, will be critical to success in this role.

What Will You Do? Business Casing & Financial Modelling

Develop comprehensive business cases supporting program launches, enterprise transformation projects, M&A transactions, and investment funds, translating strategy into financial models and projections

Create and maintain financial models supporting investment decisions, fund performance analysis

Conduct pre- and post-implementation financial analysis to assess project impacts and identify optimization opportunities

Manage annual financial planning and forecasting cycles for the Strategy & Investments team; track spend and analyze variances

Cross-Functional Operations & Enablement

Act as a liaison across multiple program areas including digital assets, M&A, fund operations, and portfolio oversight to ensure seamless alignment

Design and implement operating and governance models and policies that enable the effective operations of new initiatives

Drive operational efficiencies through process improvements, automation identification, and best practice implementation

Support strategic reporting and executive dashboards to provide visibility to leadership

Investment Operations & Performance Oversight

Support the design and implementation of operational frameworks for new investment funds

Contribute to fund administration activities, liaising with investor relations, fund administrators, finance, auditors, and legal teams

Develop scalable infrastructure for investment operations, including data management systems and workflow automation

Support the development of portfolio management systems to track performance, risk exposure, and value creation metrics

Identify growth levers and support strategic initiatives to drive revenue and operational maturity across the portfolio

What Do You Need to Succeed? Must-Have

CPA, CFA, or MBA designation

8+ years of progressive experience in finance, operations, or strategic roles within investment environments, financial services, or growth-focused organizations

Expert-level financial modeling and business case development expertise

Advanced proficiency in MS Excel and data analysis

Experience building financial forecasts, frameworks, and strategic analyses

Strong ability to work collaboratively across stakeholder groups and lead without formal authority, including with senior leaders

Comfort presenting to and communicating with executives

Exceptional organizational and problem-solving abilities in fast-paced, ambiguous environments

Ability to prioritize and manage multiple stakeholder requests simultaneously

Strong cross-functional influence and collaboration skills

Superior written and verbal communication skills with the ability to distill complex issues into clear, concise insights and compelling narratives

Demonstrated bias for action and experience managing project-related work

Nice-to-Have

Knowledge emerging strategies and regulator developments within the digital assets and tokenized money space

Experience in consulting, venture/growth equity, or a large financial institution

Experience with fund administration, fund-of-funds structures, or investment platform operations

Exposure to fintech or innovation ecosystems

Familiarity with M&A due diligence or corporate development environments

What’s in it for you? We thrive on the challenge to be our best, pro