TORONTO, Ontario, Canada
8 days ago
Senior Manager, Strategic Initiatives

Job Description

What is the Opportunity?

This position reports to Director, Technology Strategy in Strategy team of Cash Management Technology Canada (CMTC) group. CMTC Strategy team plays a key role in the development and execution of the CMTC strategy, partnering directly with executives and senior leadership to shape strategic thinking and address complex problems.

What will you do?

Strategic Planning:

Lead the development of multi-year strategic plans and roadmaps for the CMTC, defining high-level outcomes, focus areas and KPIs to gauge progress throughout the year

Provide a strategic lens on emerging ad-hoc and enterprise-wide initiatives, ensuring alignment with broader strategic goals

Own executive-level reporting process, providing updates on major program milestones, business outcomes and progress towards objectives for senior leadership to drive decision making

Execution:

Partner with teams across CMTC to drive the execution of key initiatives, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives

Collaborate cross functionally with senior leaders to provide subject matter expertise, thought leadership and act as a strategic advisor

Facilitate CMTC strategic communication forums, including Town halls, leadership offsites, etc.

Insights and Analytics:

Define, develop, and manage KPIs and OKRs for use across the CMTC organization to measure progress towards strategic outcome

Drive analysis on cost and performance metrics in the CMTC portfolio, synthesizing findings into key insights and recommendations to support decision making

What we are looking for:

Must Haves:

5-10 years of experience in Corporate Strategy, Management Consulting or Technology Consulting with a strong emphasis on Financial Services and Financial Technology

Comfort with navigating ambiguity, applying a structured approach to problems with clear outcomes and next steps

Proven track record of excellence, with a strong sense of ownership over end-to-end delivery and exceeding expectations

Analytical mindset and experience using tools Excel and Tableau to build analysis and keen attention to detail

Ability to synthesize large amounts of information into insights for a broad base of stakeholders

Experience in storytelling and crafting compelling narratives for executive level audiences through PowerPoint

Executive stakeholder experience / managing Senior stakeholders – tight turnarounds, iterative discussion etc.

Nice-to-have:

Expertise in AI, digital development, and/or embedded finance tech (strongly preferred)

Familiarity with commercial banking and payments products and services

Excitement about keeping up with developments in emerging technologies including AI and Digital currencies

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

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 take on progressively greater accountabilities    

Access to a variety of job opportunities across business and geographies

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Job Skills

Adaptability, Analytics, Collaborating, Commercial Acumen, Communication, Consulting, Critical Thinking, Decision Making, Group Problem Solving, Leadership, Long Term Planning, Organizational Change Management, Professional Presentation, Strategic Initiative, Strategic Planning

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:

TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS

Job Type:

Regular

Pay Type:

Salaried

Posted Date:

2026-01-26

Application Deadline:

2026-02-16

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

Inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment

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