Royal Bank of Canada

Director, Global Money Movement

Royal Bank of Canada$150K — $180K *
Finance & Insurance
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8+ years in product management or strategy leadership within cross-border payments or financial services.
  • Proven expertise in cross-border payments and regulatory compliance (AML/KYC, tokenization rules).
  • Strong financial acumen with P&L ownership experience and capability to build business cases/financial models.
  • Strategic influencing skills to align stakeholders and drive initiatives across global teams.
  • Deep understanding of global transactional banking payment and settlement systems.
  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, or related field; MBA preferred.
  • Global mindset with the ability to navigate ambiguous, high-pressure environments.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the strategy, development, and commercialization of cross-border digital payment solutions.
  • Develop a unified cross-border product integration roadmap for multi-jurisdictional interoperability.
  • Manage the product lifecycle for emerging payment solutions from concept to optimization.
  • Initiate cross-functional projects with compliance, technology, and operations teams.
  • Conduct market analysis to align products with client needs and regulatory requirements.
  • Build financial models for multijurisdictional instant payment settlements.
  • Establish KPIs aligned with digital currency adoption and profitability goals.

Benefits

  • Ability to make a difference and lasting impact.
  • Work in a dynamic, collaborative, and high-performing team.
  • Opportunities to engage in challenging work.
Full Job Description
Job Description

What is the opportunity?
Join RBC as a strategic leader driving innovation in global payments cross border solutions. As the Director, Global Money Movement, you will spearhead the development, commercialization, and expansion of RBC's cross-border payment capabilities, including next generation capabilities. This role is pivotal in positioning RBC as a leader in Global Transactional Banking infrastructure, ensuring scalable, compliant, and client-centric solutions that integrate seamlessly across global markets. You'll balance strategic vision with hands-on execution, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver future-ready payment ecosystems while managing P&L accountability and regulatory compliance.

What will you do?
  • Lead the strategy, development, and commercialization of cross-border digital payment solutions.
  • Lead the strategic development of a unified cross-border product integration roadmap that enables interoperability across multiple geographies and regulatory jurisdictions
  • Manage the end-to-end product lifecycle, from concept to optimization, for emerging payment solutions.
  • Lead cross-functional initiatives with regional offices, compliance, technology, and operations teams.
  • Conduct market segmentation and targeting analysis to align products with institutional client needs and regulatory requirements.
  • Build robust financial models and business cases for multijurisdictional instant payment settlement, assessing competitive positioning and market demand.
  • Establish KPIs and revenue targets aligned with digital currency adoption curves and profitability goals.
  • Execute geography expansion strategies, prioritizing key markets with harmonized, compliant product offerings.
  • Support the development of compliance frameworks for evolving regulations
  • Collaborate with Technology, Sales, Risk Management, and external partners to optimize product delivery and market entry.


What do you need to succeed?
Must-have:
  • 8+ years in product management or strategy leadership within cross border payments, international payment standards or financial services.
  • Proven expertise in cross-border payments, including regulatory compliance (AML/KYC, tokenization rules) and market expansion.
  • Strong financial acumen with P&L ownership experience and ability to build business cases/financial models.
  • Strategic influencing skills to align stakeholders and drive initiatives across global teams.
  • Deep understanding of global transactional banking payment and settlement
  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, or related field; MBA preferred.
  • Global mindset with ability to navigate ambiguous, high-pressure environments.


Nice-to-have:
  • Certifications: ICB, CTP, AAP, or accounting credentials.
  • Experience with wholesale/commercial banking clients in product management, sales, or segment strategy.
  • Technical knowledge of payment network infrastructure (e.g., SWIFT, ACH) and cash management systems.
  • Regulatory advocacy experience engaging with bodies like CPA, NACHA, or FedACH.


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.
  • Ability to make a difference and lasting impact
  • Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
  • Opportunities to do challenging work


Job Skills
Business Case Design, Critical Thinking, Cross Border Payments, Knowledge Organization, Market Expansion, Money Movement, Product Development Lifecycle, Product Development Methodology, Results-Oriented

Additional Job Details

Address:

RBC WATERPARK PLACE, 88 QUEENS QUAY W:TORONTO

City:

Toronto

Country:

Canada

Work hours/week:

37.5

Employment Type:

Full time

Platform:

PERSONAL & COMMERCIAL BANKING

Job Type:

Regular

Pay Type:

Salaried

Posted Date:

2026-09-15

Application Deadline:

2026-09-29
Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above

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