Associate Director, U.S. Data Strategy

Key Skills

Big Data Technology, Data Analytics, Data Governance, Data Warehousing, Effective communication skills, Microsoft-Excel, Planning and organization, Python Programming, SQL, Tableau, Writing

Job Description

What is the Opportunity?

• Support and drive data management and technology projects/initiatives within the U.S. Data Strategy Group
• Partner across functions and stakeholders to help support, drive, and execute target state plans

What will you do?

• Drive adoption of various strategic technological solutions and manage transformation of related business processes.
• Lead and participate in user acceptance testing on go live of key regulatory reports as part of U.S. Data Strategy initiative for strategic sourcing.
• Liaise and collaborate extensively with regulatory reporting teams, technology teams, and key stakeholders on strategic sourcing initiatives and changes to current workflows.
• Responsible for building the right products and is the voice of the Regulatory Report Owners to various teams.
• Manage transformation of related business processes, including transformation of manual processes
• Analyze Business and Function stakeholders’ control processes and documentation, identify control gaps, and propose enhancements to ensure alignment with enterprise & U.S. policies and standards.
• Support and drive gap assessments against regulatory requirements, policies, standards, etc. across Risk and Finance to identify gaps and determine remediation plans.
• Design and review metrics to track progress of various initiatives, including preparing scorecards and escalating execution risks to senior management.
• Create and manage project tracker to ensure timely delivery and execution of program including escalation, action items, and remediation.
• Communicate key messages and updates to relevant stakeholders in a timely manner.
• Perform additional responsibilities as requested to achieve business objectives.

What do you need to succeed?

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant experience specializing in Business, Finance, Math, Engineering or Liberal Arts.
• Minimum 5 years of professional experience in a Financial Services company, preferably with a focus in Finance, Risk, Regulatory Reporting or Data Office.
• Experience participating / leading on project teams, preferably regulatory reporting projects.
• Outstanding written/verbal communication skills, and the ability to present complex concepts in a concise and understandable way to a variety of audiences, including the highest level of the organization.
• Strong interpersonal and influencing skills. Possessing strong emotional intelligence/maturity.
• A keen sense of change, innovation, and agility concepts with an understanding of enterprise pragmatism
• Navigate effectively through ambiguity of process and data structures.
• Detailed oriented, driving data analytics to improve current state of business operations.
• The ability to think strategically and execute tactically, be solution-focused, and solve problems.
• Relationship management skills and the ability to engage wide range of stakeholders.
• Capability to manage complex business requirements and to coordinate across multiple teams in a deadline-driven environment.

Nice to Have:

• Experience working on data/technology projects, preferably in Financial Services sector.
• Hands on experience with SQL, Python, Business Objects, Tableau and advanced Excel functions.

What's in it for you?

• 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 building close relationships with clients

The good-faith expected salary range for the above position is $110,000 - $190,000 depending on factors including but not limited to the candidate’s experience, skills, registration status; market conditions; and business needs. This salary range does not include other elements of total compensation, including a discretionary bonus and benefits such as a 401(k) program with company-matching contributions; health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance; and paid time-off plan.

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

Job Skills

Big Data Management, Critical Thinking, Data Administration, Data Governance, Data Movement, Data Warehousing (DW), Information Capture, Knowledge Organization, Long Term Planning, Repository Tools