Royal Bank of Canada

Director - Digital Trading

Royal Bank of Canada$140K — $230K *
Finance & Insurance
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 12+ years of product management experience in financial services, focusing on money movement
  • 5+ years of experience leading product management teams
  • Proven track record of scaling digital products in regulated banking environments
  • Strong understanding of banking industry, deposit, credit products, and lending operations
  • Experience in regulatory compliance, risk management, and consumer protection
  • Excellent strategic thinking and executive communication skills
  • Deep knowledge of agile and digital product development methodologies

Responsibilities

  • Define digital product strategy for trading platforms and portfolio analytics
  • Establish and manage product roadmaps aligned with business goals
  • Identify opportunities in algorithmic trading and workflow automation
  • Hire and mentor Product Owners while fostering collaboration
  • Oversee product performance, budget allocation, and investment prioritization
  • Engage stakeholders and manage relationships across various teams
  • Lead user engagement, conduct research, and enhance user experience

Benefits

  • Comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits
  • Supportive leadership for development and career growth
  • Opportunity to make a significant and lasting impact
  • Work in a dynamic and progressive team environment
  • World-class training program in financial services
  • Flexible work/life balance options
  • Challenging work opportunities
Full Job Description
Job Description

WHAT IS THE OPPORTUNITY?

The Director - Digital Trading provides strategic leadership and oversight of digital product initiatives within RBC US Wealth Management. They manage a team of Product Owners, align product strategy with core brokerage and trading objectives, and drive innovation across the digital client experience for our portfolio management and trading tools. This role focuses on trading systems including advisor order entry, order processing and execution systems. You'll work with vendors and internal development partners to ensure the best overall experience for our clients and advisors.

WHAT WILL YOU DO?

Strategic Leadership
  • Define digital product strategy for trading platforms, portfolio analytics, risk management, and execution systems
  • Establish roadmaps aligned with business goals and client needs
  • Identify opportunities in algorithmic trading, analytics, and workflow automation
  • Ensure regulatory compliance across all initiatives


Team Leadership
  • Hire, mentor, and develop Product Owners
  • Coach on product strategy, regulatory requirements, and capital markets best practices
  • Set performance expectations and foster cross-functional collaboration


Portfolio & Financial Management
  • Oversee product performance and ROI across the trading and portfolio management portfolio
  • Manage budget allocation and prioritize investments
  • Monitor trading volumes, execution quality, and client retention metrics


Stakeholder Engagement & Cross-Functional Leadership
  • Manage relationships with traders, portfolio managers, clients, compliance, and risk teams
  • Represent the product function in regulatory discussions
  • Act as "the glue" between vertical silos within project teams - including operations, risk/compliance and other technology delivery teams
  • Partner across business, tech, design, research, communications, training, compliance, legal, and risk functions
  • Enable partners by equipping communications/training teams with data, digital messaging, and timely updates
  • Provide regular visibility and updates to senior leadership on project status and releases


Product Development & User Engagement
  • Lead user engagement through pilot management, research, and feedback collection
  • Align product teams with user experience and increase speed to delivery through agile ways of working
  • Conduct user research, design solutions, and iterate through agile cycles (Research 12 Design 12 Build 12 Pilot)
  • Own end-to-end requirements
  • Move from fragmented digital environments to deliver cohesive user experiences across advisor-facing, branch-facing, and client-facing platforms


WHAT DO YOU NEED TO SUCCEED?

Must have:
  • 12+ years of product management experience in financial services in money movement
  • 5+ years leading product management teams
  • Proven track record of scaling digital products in highly regulated banking environments
  • Strong understanding of banking industry, deposit products, credit products, and lending operations
  • Experience navigating regulatory compliance, risk management, and consumer protection in financial services
  • Excellent strategic thinking and executive communication abilities
  • Deep knowledge of agile and digital product development methodologies


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
  • A world-class training program in financial services
  • Flexible work/life balance options
  • Opportunities to do challenging work


The good-faith expected salary range for the above position is $140,000- $230,000 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
Business Case Design, Critical Thinking, Knowledge Organization, Product Development Lifecycle, Product Development Methodology, Product Manufacturing, Product Services, Product Testing, Results-Oriented, Waterfall Model

Additional Job Details

Address:

250 NICOLLET MALL:MINNEAPOLIS

City:

Minneapolis

Country:

United States of America

Work hours/week:

40

Employment Type:

Full time

Platform:

WEALTH MANAGEMENT

Job Type:

Regular

Pay Type:

Salaried

Posted Date:

2026-07-17

Application Deadline:

2026-08-28
Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above

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.

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At RBC, we prioritize the well-being and satisfaction of our employees. Our benefits package is designed to support our team members at every stage of their life and career. RBC’s culture is built on a foundation of respect, integrity, and responsibility, fostering an environment where everyone can thrive.

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We believe in nurturing the potential of our employees through continuous learning and career development programs. At RBC, you will find endless opportunities to grow professionally through on-the-job experiences, formal training programs, and leadership development initiatives. Our commitment to innovation means we are constantly seeking out new ideas and perspectives, making RBC a perfect place for those who aim to lead and innovate.

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