Director, Enterprise Strategy & Transformation (ES&T)
City : TORONTO, Ontario, Canada
Category : Strategy | Project & Program Management
Industry : Financial/Banking
Employer : RBC
Job Summary
The team also acts as a catalyst for enterprise transformation, cross-platform collaboration, and new capability development, and drives RBC’s strategic agenda across the Board, CEO, and Group Executive level. ES&T offers a dynamic, fast-paced, and exciting environment with unique exposure to distinct parts of bank. Working within a high-performance area of the bank, the team provides opportunities for skill development, career advancement, and the chance to work on the bank’s most ambitious initiatives.
Job Description
What is the opportunity?
ES&T, RBC’s cross-enterprise internal consulting and corporate strategy team, is organized under RBC’s Chief Legal and Administrative Officer (CLAO) Group.
The ES&T (Enterprise Strategy and Transformation) team serves as thought partners to senior executives, offering targeted support for the highest priority and most complex strategic problems, and helps to develop and articulate RBC’s enterprise strategy and line of business strategies.
The team also acts as a catalyst for enterprise transformation, cross-platform collaboration, and new capability development, and drives RBC’s strategic agenda across the Board, CEO, and Group Executive level. ES&T offers a dynamic, fast-paced, and exciting environment with unique exposure to distinct parts of bank. Working within a high-performance area of the bank, the team provides opportunities for skill development, career advancement, and the chance to work on the bank’s most ambitious initiatives.
What will you do?
- Perform comprehensive strategic reviews and analyses leveraging frameworks, approaches, tools and methodologies and develop robust recommendations to support Group Executive, segment Operating Committees, and lines of business
- Ensure growth strategies are well developed, articulated and aligned across businesses and with enterprise perspective/priorities, and proactively identify benefits such as revenue streams or cost savings opportunities
- Support the annual enterprise strategic development process, business portfolio review, and related senior leader off sites/events to advance RBC’s strategy
- Produce materials for Enterprise Strategy Office, Group Executive and Board for review, discussion, and decision
- Gain the position of trusted advisor and help facilitate trade-off / prioritization decisions with senior leaders, strategists, functions, cross-functional project teams and colleagues by providing rigorous strategic insight based on thorough research and analysis
- Lead projects end-to-end exhibiting complete ‘ownership’ of the problem, continuously pushing the thinking, while managing stakeholders, junior team members, timelines, and deliverables
- Mentor and coach Senior Managers and Managers on the team on core strategy skills, professional development, and career management
What do you need to succeed?
Must-have
- 5+ years of experience in Corporate Strategy, Consulting, Capital Markets or product management/strategy experience within a Financial Services, FinTech or technology company
- Experience with new/emerging businesses and digital business models
- Demonstrated ability in project design, management and implementation
- Interpersonal skills and ability to develop strong relationships at every level of the organization
- Strong written and oral presentation skills and presence
- Strong technical ability with PowerPoint, Excel and Word
- Comfortable working in ambiguous situations and across different lines of business
Nice-to-have
- MBA or graduate / post-graduate or professional designations or equivalent
- Minimum five years of deep and broad management consulting experience with an emphasis on business strategy
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
- Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
- Opportunities to do challenging work
Job Skills
Adaptability, Commercial Acumen, Communication, Decision Making, Group Problem Solving, Long Term Planning, Managerial Courage, Organizational Leadership, Strategic ThinkingAdditional Job Details
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