Director, Strategic Initiatives

**Job Summary**

**What is the opportunity?**

Our RBC Operational Risk team is currently hiring a Director of Strategic Initiatives. We strive to evolve operational risk with technological products and services that drive consistency across business segments, regions, and legal entities. As we continue to expand our operations, we are seeking a dynamic and experienced Director of Strategic Initiatives to support key programs that align with our organizational goals.

**What will you do?**
- Lead the development, execution, and delivery of strategic initiatives related to Operational Risk
- Collaborate with senior leaders across the enterprise and cross-functional teams to define initiative scope, objectives, and success criteria
- Develop stakeholder relationships within Operational Risk and with partners, as required
- Develop and manage initiative timelines to ensure successful outcomes
- Monitor and evaluate progress of initiatives, identify potential risks and issues, and develop mitigation strategies
- Communicate initiative updates, risks, milestones to stakeholders and senior leadership
- Foster a culture of innovation and collaboration

**What do you need to succeed?**

**Must-have**
- 10+ years of proven strategic initiative experience working in professional services / consulting experience with a reputable firm
- A bias for action, demonstrating agility and decisiveness in fast-paced environments
- Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills with the ability to influence and engage stakeholders at all levels
- ** Experience program management**:

- Ability to synthesize system information and business processes into clear impacts and benefits that are conveyed through learning, communication, and presentation materials
- Strategic thinking with the ability to develop and execute innovative implementation strategies that deliver measurable results
- Bachelor’s degree in related discipline or an equivalent amount of professional experience
- Exceptional PowerPoint, storytelling, and communication skills (including facilitation in remote / virtual models)

**Nice-to-have**
- Previous experience working in Risk Management

**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 and competitive compensation
- Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities
- Ability to make a difference and lasting impact
- Flexible work/life balance options
- Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
- Opportunities to do challenging work

**Job Skills**

Decision Making, Financial Risk Management (FRM), Information Security Management, Operational Delivery, Risk Management, Security Management, Strategic Thinking

**Additional Job Details**

**Address**:
20 KING ST W:TORONTO

**City**:
TORONTO

**Country**:
Canada

**Work hours/week**:
37.5

**Employment Type**:
Full time

**Platform**:
GROUP RISK MANAGEMENT

**Job Type**:
Regular

**Pay Type**:
Salaried

**Posted Date**:
2024-10-07

**Application Deadline**:
2024-10-22

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