Royal Bank of Canada

Senior Manager, Executive Development

Royal Bank of Canada$100K — $130K *
Business Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Proven experience in designing and delivering large-scale executive development programs
  • Exceptional storytelling and narrative-building skills (both written and oral)
  • Strong program and project management expertise
  • Ability to navigate between strategic visioning and tactical execution
  • HR and business acumen related to executive leadership and talent management
  • Demonstrated ability to influence and build credibility with executives
  • Data-driven mindset for insight extraction and narrative building

Responsibilities

  • Co-design and execute comprehensive executive development programs
  • Create compelling narratives that communicate program value to stakeholders
  • Develop solutions aligned with RBC's leadership strategy
  • Collaborate with HR partners to refine talent development principles
  • Measure impact and ROI of leadership initiatives with data analysis
  • Identify emerging executive development needs and market trends
  • Innovate program delivery to enhance executive development offerings

Benefits

  • Leaders support your development through coaching and opportunities
  • Work in a dynamic, collaborative, and high-performing team
  • Engage in challenging work
  • Enjoy flexible work/life balance options
Full Job Description
Job Description

As Senior Manager, Executive Development, you will design, execute, and champion transformational executive development programs that drive tangible business outcomes through the enablement of leaders. As a trusted program leader, you will work seamlessly between hands-on execution and strategic communication, delivering enterprise-wide executive development initiatives while building compelling executive narratives that demonstrate program value, impact, and ROI.

To help deliver on RBC's talent development strategy and priorities, you will be accountable to:
  • Co-design and execute end-to-end executive development programs that drive measurable leadership capability and organizational impact across the enterprise
  • Create clear, compelling executive narratives that translate program value into business language - securing approval and stakeholder alignment at all levels
  • Develop solutions that are aligned to RBC's leadership strategy, focusing on employee experience, human-centred design and senior leadership development.
  • Collaborate with HR partners to refine RBC's talent development principles and build a future-focused strategy to accelerate and sustain leadership growth and effectiveness.
  • Measure the impact and ROI of leadership initiatives through data analysis to develop insights that drive decision-making and inform future program design.
  • Stay attuned to emerging executive development needs and market trends, identifying opportunities to enhance and innovate program delivery


WHAT DO YOU NEED TO SUCCEED?

Must Have:
  • Proven experience designing and delivering large-scale executive development programs in complex, matrixed organizations
  • Exceptional storytelling and narrative-building skills (written and oral) with the ability to translate program strategy, outcomes, and ROI into compelling one-pagers and executive presentations
  • Strong program and project management expertise with a track record of executing multi-faceted initiatives to completion
  • Comfort moving fluidly between strategic visioning and tactical execution; thrives in ambiguous environments
  • HR and business acumen, including experience in executive leadership development, talent management, and program design
  • Demonstrated ability to build credibility and influence with executive-level stakeholders
  • Data-driven mindset with ability to extract insights and build evidence-based program narratives


Nice to Have:
  • MBA or graduate / post-graduate or professional designations or equivalent
  • Consulting experience with a focus on human capital projects/clients
  • Experience influencing and collaborating with executive-level stakeholders


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. Powering ideas for People and Planet is the core of what we do.
  • 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


Job Skills
Adaptability, Creativity, Human Resources Consulting, Human Resources Operations, Staying Focused, Workforce Analytics

Additional Job Details

Address:

ROYAL BANK PLAZA, 200 BAY ST:TORONTO

City:

Toronto

Country:

Canada

Work hours/week:

37.5

Employment Type:

Full time

Platform:

HUMAN RESOURCES & BMCC

Job Type:

Regular

Pay Type:

Salaried

Posted Date:

2026-06-19

Application Deadline:

2026-07-03
Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above

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