Job Description WHAT IS THE OPPORTUNITY? Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) seeks a Lead Strategy and Transformation Consultant to join the Compliance Technology team. This role bridges business strategy, regulatory requirements, and technical delivery, serving as a critical link between Compliance, Risk, and Engineering stakeholders.

You will perform primarily as a Technical Business Analyst, translating complex compliance challenges into product requirements and technical solutions. You will work autonomously on ambiguous problems, collaborate with senior executives, and drive strategic initiatives that strengthen RBC's compliance posture while optimizing operational efficiency.

This is a role for a strategic contributor in a fast-evolving regulatory and AI-driven technology landscape.

WHAT WILL YOU DO? KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: Business Analysis & Requirements Definition

Conduct business analysis across compliance and risk domains to identify requirements, pain points, and opportunities

Translate regulatory obligations and risk mitigations into explicit, testable user stories and acceptance criteria

Model business processes and systems interactions to identify control gaps and improvement opportunities

Partner with compliance and audit teams to ensure requirements are auditable and defensible

Strategic & Product Leadership

Contribute to product roadmap prioritization using risk-based, outcome-focused frameworks

Conduct business strategy analysis to evaluate trade-offs between regulatory risk, delivery risk, adoption risk, and long-term maintainability

Identify and articulate regulatory drivers, business justifications, and non-negotiable constraints for engineering teams

Develop product vision and strategy narratives for senior stakeholder alignment

Technical Enablement & AI Integration

Evaluate and recommend AI tools, automation opportunities, and API integrations that strengthen compliance controls

Conduct data analysis to support decisions and measure control effectiveness

Understand technical architecture, system dependencies, and data flows to inform requirements and roadmap feasibility

Stakeholder Communication & Executive Presence

Present strategy, requirements, and trade-offs confidently to senior leadership and regulatory audiences

Facilitate cross-functional workshops with Compliance, Risk, Technology, and Audit

Translate complex regulatory concepts into business language and vice versa

Document rationale, assumptions, and decision drivers for regulatory/audit scrutiny

Compliance & Governance

Ensure all product decisions are documented and traceable from regulation → requirement → control → evidence

Contribute to internal control management and compliance frameworks

Identify and escalation regulatory interpretation gaps, jurisdictional differences, and ambiguities





Support audit and regulatory examinations with clear, evidence-based documentation

WORKING CONDITIONS & EXPECTATIONS

Occasional travel to other RBC offices

Availability for meetings with global stakeholders (time zone flexibility)

Ability to handle ambiguous, high-stakes regulatory and strategic problems

Comfort working in a fast-paced, change-driven environment

Willingness to participate in regulatory examinations, audits, and board-level discussions

WHAT DO YOU NEED TO SUCCEED? MUST-HAVE SKILLS:

Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Computer Science, Finance, Law, or related field, OR equivalent professional experience demonstrating analytical rigor and business acumen

Business Analysis & Requirements

Demonstrated expertise in business analysis methodologies and frameworks

Proven ability to gather, analyze, and translate business requirements

Strong user story writing and acceptance criteria development

Familiarity with BA tools and frameworks (specific tools vary; strong process discipline is key)

Technical & Data Competencies

Proficiency in SQL or database querying (hands‑on ability to query and analyze data)

Strong Microsoft Excel skills (data modeling, analysis, visualization)

Demonstrated AI literacy; understanding current AI capabilities, limitations, and real‑world applications

Ability to evaluate AI tools and automation opportunities critically

Product & Strategy

Experience with product management concepts, methodologies, and stakeholder alignment

Ability to conduct strategic business analysis and trade‑off assessment

Understanding of roadmap prioritization and outcome-focused delivery

NICE-TO-HAVE SKILLS:

5+ years of professional experience in business analysis, product management, compliance, or strategy roles

Experience in financial services, regulatory compliance, or risk management

Certification or training in BA methodologies (IIBA CCBA, Agile BA, Six Sigma, etc.)

Experience working in matrix organizations or regulatory environments

Business Analysis & Requirements

Experience with advanced BA techniques (e.g., business process modeling, systems thinking, value stream mapping)

Familiarity with regulatory requirement mapping and compliance‑specific BA frameworks

Technical & Data Competencies

Python programming experience

Data analytics and business intelligence experience

Data visualization skills (Tableau, Power BI, or similar)





API design and integration knowledge

Product & Strategy

Product roadmapping and product vision development experience

Experience defining and communicating product strategy to executive audiences

Tools & Platforms

Hands‑on experience with Atlassian JIRA and Confluence (RBC's collaboration platform)

Familiarity with other project management or BA tools (Monday, Asana, ProductBoard, Aha!, etc.)

Project & Process Management

Project management and delivery experience

SOP development and process improvement background

Experience with deliverables management in matrix or complex organizations

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

Opportunities to do challenging work

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Job Skills Adaptability, Commercial Acumen, Communication, Critical Thinking, Decision Making, Group Problem Solving, Long Term Planning, Organizational Change Management, Professional Presentation

Additional Job Details Address:

745 THURLOW ST:VANCOUVER

City:

Vancouver

Country:

Canada

Work hours/week:

37.5

Employment Type:

Full time

Platform:

TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS

Job Type:

Regular

Pay Type:

Salaried

Posted Date:

2026-08-19

Application Deadline:

2026-09-19

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

Our Employment Opportunities At RBC, we are guided by living shared values of Client First, Integrity, Collaboration, Respect and Excellence and winning together as One RBC. We believe an inclusive workplace that has diverse perspectives is core to our continued growth as one of the largest and most successful banks in the world. Maintaining a workplace where our employees feel supported to perform at their best, effectively collaborate, drive innovation, and grow professionally helps to bring our Purpose to life and create value for our clients and communities. RBC strives to deliver this through policies and programs intended to foster a workplace based on respect, belonging and opportunity for all.

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