Associate Director – Product Portfolio Operations & Planning at Royal Bank of Canada

Bedford, England, United Kingdom -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

17 Jul, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

18 Apr, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Product management, Portfolio management, Operations, Capital markets, Financial services, Reconciliations, Trade processing, Operations technology, Matrixed organizations, Project management, Governance, Facilitation, Consensus-building, Financial acumen, Budgeting, ROI tracking

Industry

Financial Services

Description

Job Description What is the opportunity? The Associate Director – Product Portfolio Operations & Planning enables seamless execution and coordination across our reconciliations product portfolio at RBC Capital Markets. You partner closely with product leadership and multiple product teams to align roadmaps, sequence initiatives, manage dependencies, and ensure the portfolio operates as a cohesive whole. As our reconciliations business evolves and expands its product capabilities, you provide the operational rigor and strategic coordination that allows leadership to focus on strategy and delivery while maintaining portfolio-wide visibility and alignment. You remove friction, facilitate decision-making, and ensure our product suite delivers measurable value across the organization to all stakeholders who depend on these capabilities. What will you do? Primary Responsibilities Portfolio Planning & Roadmap Coordination Develop integrated reconciliations product portfolio roadmap; align individual product roadmaps with enterprise strategy, capital markets priorities, and sequencing requirements. Lead portfolio planning cycles; manage dependencies, trade-offs, and resource allocation across the reconciliations product suite. Identify conflicts, overlaps, and opportunities for coordinated delivery across core reconciliations capabilities. Establish planning frameworks, cadences, and governance structures that create predictability and accountability across the portfolio. Partner with Finance on portfolio-level budgeting, funding models, and ROI tracking. Cross-Product Orchestration & Execution Support Work with leadership and product teams to remove blockers and surface risks early. Monitor portfolio execution velocity and health; track key metrics and performance against roadmap commitments. Facilitate cross-product coordination on sequencing, dependencies, and launch timing - ensuring internal dependencies are thoughtfully managed. Escalate issues and trade-offs; support leadership in decision-making and priority arbitration across the reconciliations suite. Maintain visibility into operational impact of product changes; coordinate with Operations and Risk on production readiness and control implications. Governance & Stakeholder Coordination Establish and facilitate portfolio-level steering committees and governance forums across product leadership, business sponsors, and key stakeholders. Serve as primary coordinator between product leadership and stakeholders; ensure alignment on portfolio direction and investment rationale. Prepare portfolio performance reports, roadmap updates, and investment summaries for Capital Markets leadership. Build alignment across product teams on priorities, sequencing, and organizational trade-offs; manage conflicting demands from different business units. Work with product teams to identify stakeholder readiness requirements; flag adoption, training, or operational readiness gaps early. Support go-to-market planning for new reconciliations capabilities; ensure stakeholders understand value proposition and transition requirements. Maintain launch calendars and communications timelines; coordinate messaging alignment across the reconciliations suite to avoid stakeholder fatigue. What you need to succeed? 6–9+ years' experience in product management, program/portfolio management, or operations roles - preferably in capital markets, financial services, or mission-critical operations environments. Proven success coordinating across multiple products or complex portfolios; experience with reconciliations, trade processing, or operations technology a plus. Experience in matrixed organizations and with multiple stakeholder management across business units, technology, operations, and risk. Strong organizational and project management skills; comfort with planning frameworks, roadmaps, and governance. Excellent facilitation and consensus-building abilities; skill at surfacing issues and supporting leadership decision-making. Strong communication skills - ability to translate portfolio priorities and trade-offs to diverse audiences across business and technology. Financial acumen; comfort with budgeting and ROI tracking. Detail-oriented and data-driven; comfortable with metrics, dashboards, and performance tracking. 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 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 Flexible work/life balance options #LI-KA2 Job Skills Adaptability, Budgeting, Business Oriented, Cross-Team Collaboration, Decision Making, Information Technology (IT) Projects, Interpersonal Relationship Management, Long Term Planning, Resource Management, Vision Alignment Additional Job Details Address: 90 WESTERN PKY:BEDFORD City: Bedford Country: Canada Work hours/week: 37.5 Employment Type: Full time Platform: CAPITAL MARKETS Job Type: Regular Pay Type: Salaried Posted Date: 2026-04-17 Application Deadline: 2026-05-01 Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above Our Employment Opportunities At RBC, we are guided by living shared values of Client First, Integrity, Collaboration, Respect and Excellence and winning together as One RBC. We believe an inclusive workplace that has diverse perspectives is core to our continued growth as one of the largest and most successful banks in the world. Maintaining a workplace where our employees feel supported to perform at their best, effectively collaborate, drive innovation, and grow professionally helps to bring our Purpose to life and create value for our clients and communities. RBC strives to deliver this through policies and programs intended to foster a workplace based on respect, belonging and opportunity for all. Join our Talent Community Stay in-the-know about great career opportunities at RBC. Sign up and get customized info on our latest jobs, career tips and Recruitment events that matter to you. Expand your limits and create a new future together at RBC. Find out how we use our passion and drive to enhance the well-being of our clients and communities at jobs.rbc.com. RBC is presently inviting candidates to apply for this existing vacancy. Applying to this posting allows you to express your interest in this current career opportunity at RBC. Qualified applicants may be contacted to review their resume in more detail.

Responsibilities

The Associate Director enables seamless execution and coordination across the reconciliations product portfolio by aligning roadmaps and managing dependencies. They facilitate portfolio-level governance, monitor execution health, and serve as the primary coordinator between product leadership and stakeholders.