Director - AI & Digital Transformation Program Lead

What is the Opportunity?

RBC is embarking on a unique and transformational journey of using Gen AI / AI as a catalyst to realize incremental productivity and revenue benefits across multiple business lines. We are seeking a highly driven, entrepreneurial Program Lead to act as a critical driver of RBC's key strategic AI Programs. This pivotal role will be responsible for guiding and managing the end-end execution of key transformational AI programs within the bank. This role involves collaborating across cross functional teams and supporting functions. The program lead will work closely with the leadership and executive sponsors to ensure success of these strategic projects across the bank.

What will you do?

• Track overall strategy and value delivery for AI Programs. Work with enterprise leadership and advising, shaping, or structuring programs that drive bottom line impact.

• Partner with senior leaders across Finance, Risk and Compliance, Procurement and other key stakeholders to implement streamlined and optimized processes to obtain required approvals for delivering AI solutions

• Manage integrated schedule and financials across delivery teams to ensure appropriate planning and smooth execution

• Lead storytelling in executive leadership forums with presentations, status updates, business cases and communications to provide visibility and drive decision-making.

• Appropriately escalate issues to the leadership to accelerate delivery

• Work in a consultative manner with delivery groups, challenging teams where appropriate and supporting them in navigating enterprise processes and removing any potential roadblocks

• Foster strong relationships with key stakeholders to support AI program execution

What do you need to succeed?

Must Have

• 7-10 years of experience in consulting or experience driving large AI, digital and data programs

• Understanding of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and related technologies.

• Proven leadership and project/program management skills to drive alignment across key business functions.

• Deep understanding and proven ability to build relationships with internal and external partners.

• Strong interpersonal, influencing, and communications skills with an ability to interact effectively with executives, matrixed leadership experience and the ability to effectively manage and build relationships across RBC.

• Strong experience building executive level presentations and communications.

• Strong program and change management skills.

• Exceptional communication skills / executive presence.

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

• Opportunities to do challenging work

• Opportunities to build close relationships with clients

RBC's compensation philosophy and principles recognize the importance of a highly qualified global workforce and plays a critical role in attracting, engaging and retaining talent that:

• Drives RBC's high performance culture

• Enables collective achievement of our strategic goals

• Generates sustainable shareholder returns and above market shareholder value .

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