Job Description
What is the opportunity?The Strategic Planning & Alignment Lead serves as a strategic partner within Global Security, collaborating with senior decision-makers across RBC. This role focuses on translating executive vision into clear strategic outcomes and ensuring alignment across cybersecurity initiatives. The position acts as a catalyst for strategic execution excellence, emphasizing the journey from vision to measurable results while positioned outside delivery teams and decision-making authorities to provide objective strategic oversight.What do you need to succeed?
Strategic Partnership & Outcome Definition
Collaborate with the Senior Management Team (SMT) to clearly define and articulate strategic outcomes, success criteria, and organizational alignments for Global Security initiativesFacilitate strategic planning sessions to ensure initiatives are properly scoped, prioritized, and linked to RBC's cybersecurity strategyCoach senior leaders on effective articulation of strategic intent and expected outcomesStrategic Tracking & Oversight
Establish and track key strategic milestones across Global Security initiativesMonitor progress against strategic objectives and report on status to leadershipEnsure transparency in initiative status and strategic outcomes through regular reportingMaintain strategic dashboards and executive-level status reportsGovernance & Coordination
Develop and maintain strategic initiative frameworks, governance processes, and decision-making protocolsCoordinate PI- planning cross-functional planning events and stakeholder engagement activitiesEnsure clear strategic commitments and accountabilities are established and documentedKnowledge Management & Communication




Create and maintain strategic documentation that links vision to execution, including strategic roadmaps and outcome frameworksCoach teams on strategic thinking, initiative management, and alignment best practicesCommunicate strategic progress and outcomes to diverse stakeholders across RBCDrive adoption of strategic enablement practices across Global Security departmentsWhat do you need to succeed?
Must Have
8+ years of experience in strategic planning, program management within cybersecurity or technologyExperience working directly with senior leadership to define strategic outcomes and secure commitmentsStrong background in strategic tracking, milestone management, and progress monitoringExperience in cybersecurity, financial services, or large-scale technology environmentsStrong capability to guide teams on effectively managing and prioritizing backlogs to ensure alignment with business goalsExperience training teams on creating, editing, and organizing pages for sprint planning, retrospectives, and knowledge sharing in ConfluenceExcellent technical and business acumen, must be comfortable presenting to a broad range of stakeholdersNice to have:
Change Management certificationPrevious banking experiencePMPWhat'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 in our communities, and achieving mutual successA comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits, competitive compensation, commissions, and stock where applicableLeaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunitiesAbility to make a difference and lasting impactWork in a dynamic, team-oriented, progressive, and high-performing teamOpportunities to do challenging work and take on progressively greater accountabilitiesJob Skills
Agile Methodology, Agile Product Development, Agile Software Development, Change Management, Coaching Others, Collaboration, Communication, Decision Making, Facilitation, Time ManagementAdditional Job Details
Address:16 YORK ST: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:2026-08-06 Application Deadline:2026-10-09Our 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 workpl
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📌 Strategic Planning & Alignment Lead (Global Security) (Winnipeg)
🏢 RBC
📍 Winnipeg