Royal Bank of Canada

Director, Market, Risk & Securities Data Product Owner - COO Group

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

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Finance or related field.
  • 10+ years of relevant Capital Markets experience.
  • Strong communication and executive presentation skills.
  • Experience delivering enterprise-scale transformation.
  • Ability to lead cross-functional global teams.
  • Deep Capital Markets domain expertise.
  • Proven leadership in enterprise data strategy, governance or engineering.

Responsibilities

  • Develop domain strategy aligned with Capital Markets objectives.
  • Partner with business, technology, operations, risk and finance.
  • Define target-state architecture and roadmap.
  • Lead strategic transformation initiatives.
  • Drive data quality, controls and governance.
  • Establish business KPIs and value realization metrics.
  • Manage stakeholder communications up to executive level.

Benefits

  • Mentorship opportunities to foster innovation.
  • Exposure to cutting-edge technologies including cloud, AI, and automation.
  • Collaborative work environment with cross-functional teams.
  • Opportunities for impactful decision-making at the executive level.
  • Focus on strategic initiatives that drive business value.
Full Job Description
Job Description

What is the opportunity?

Own securities data products. This role is part of RBC Capital Markets Data Strategy & Execution and is responsible for delivering trusted, governed, AI-ready data capabilities.

What will you do?

The Market, Risk & Securities Product Owner will define strategy, lead execution, partner across business and technology, and deliver measurable business value through modern data capabilities.
  • Develop domain strategy aligned with Capital Markets objectives.
  • Partner with business, technology, operations, risk and finance.
  • Define target-state architecture and roadmap.
  • Lead strategic transformation initiatives.
  • Drive data quality, controls and governance.
  • Establish business KPIs and value realization metrics.
  • Manage stakeholder communications up to executive level.
  • Champion cloud, AI and automation.
  • Develop reusable data products and APIs.
  • Mentor teams and foster innovation.
  • Ensure regulatory compliance and audit readiness.
  • Support investment planning and prioritization.

Required Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Finance or related field.
  • 10+ years of relevant Capital Markets experience.
  • Strong communication and executive presentation skills.
  • Experience delivering enterprise-scale transformation.
  • Ability to lead cross-functional global teams.
Must-Have Skills
  • Deep Capital Markets domain expertise.
  • Proven leadership in enterprise data strategy, governance or engineering.

Preferred Qualifications
  • Graduate degree and experience with Databricks, Snowflake, Collibra, cloud platforms and AI-enabled data management.

Technical Skills
  • SQL/Python
  • Cloud Data Platforms
  • Data Modeling
  • Metadata & Lineage
  • API Integration

Leadership Competencies
  • Strategic thinking
  • Executive communication
  • Influencing without authority
  • Talent development
  • Outcome-driven execution

Success Metrics / KPIs
  • Data quality improvement
  • Reduction in manual processes
  • Delivery against roadmap
  • Stakeholder satisfaction
  • Business value realized

Key Stakeholders

Front Office, COO, Operations, Technology, Risk, Finance, Compliance, Architecture, Data Governance, AI teams.

Job Skills
Adaptability, Critical Thinking, Customer Service, Detail-Oriented, Financial Engineering, Financial Statement Analysis, Investments Analysis, Personal Development, Personal Initiative, Teamwork

Additional Job Details

Address:

RBC CENTRE, 155 WELLINGTON ST W:TORONTO

City:

Toronto

Country:

Canada

Work hours/week:

37.5

Employment Type:

Full time

Platform:

CAPITAL MARKETS

Job Type:

Regular

Pay Type:

Salaried

Posted Date:

2026-08-05

Application Deadline:

2026-10-01
Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above

About Royal Bank of Canada

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