What is the opportunity?

Join RBC's US CIO Technology Strategy and Architecture team as Director, Enterprise Integration Services for the OneRBC: CNB Integration program - a transformational, multi-year initiative that will reshape how RBC operates post-acquisition. In this strategic role, you'll architect and drive the technology integration of City National Bank into RBC's operating model, designing solutions that enable seamless cross-entity operations while establishing repeatable playbooks for future M&A; activities.

What will you do?

Strategic Integration Design & Delivery

- Develop end-to-end integration plans and solutions: Define and evolve technology integration for CNB across identity, cloud, network, security, and workplace domains.
- Synthesize requirements into phased roadmaps: Translate competing business/technical needs into actionable plans, balancing trade-offs (e.g., security vs. usability).
- Drive alignment with RBC standards: Partner with enterprise teams to ensure CNB solutions adhere to RBC frameworks while fostering innovation.

Stakeholder Leadership & Alignment

- Act as technical liaison: Bridge CNB leadership, RBC CIO, and enterprise teams to maintain alignment on priorities.
- Communicate complex decisions to executives: Present integration trade-offs and business cases in clear, non-technical terms.
- Facilitate cross-functional consensus: Lead design reviews and build trust to resolve conflicts among infrastructure, security, and operations teams.

Solution Validation & De-Risking

- Lead proof-of-concept (PoC) initiatives: Validate integration assumptions (e.g., identity federation, network testing) before scaling.
- Define success criteria and baselines:



Establish metrics to ensure solution efficacy.
- Align with modern SDLC practices: Collaborate with development teams to integrate CI/CD pipelines and cloud-native patterns.

M&A; Integration Capability Building

- Codify playbooks and reference architectures: Document CNB integration patterns for reuse in future acquisitions.
- Establish governance models: Create standards for technology discovery, risk mitigation, and deployment across M&A; scenarios.
- Build and mentor integration talent: Develop RBC's M&A; capability by identifying and grooming future leaders.

Operational Readiness & Governance

- Ensure sustainable operations: Partner with support teams to define runbooks, escalation processes, and continuous improvement.
- Maintain regulatory compliance: Align solutions with financial services regulations and audit standards (e.g., cross-border requirements).
- Monitor and optimize post-deployment: Drive enhancements using user feedback, metrics, and lessons learned.

What do you need to succeed?

Must have:

- Undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Engineering, IT, or related field (or equivalent professional experience).
- 10-12+ years in technology integration, infrastructure, or security leadership roles.
- 5+ years in architect/senior technical leadership roles, leading complex,



multi-disciplinary design efforts.
- Deep Microsoft expertise: Azure, Entra ID/Azure AD, Microsoft 365 (Exchange, SharePoint, Teams), hybrid identity, and federated access.
- Broad infrastructure & security experience: Network architecture, firewall design, cloud infrastructure, IAM, zero-trust principles, and compliance frameworks.
- Financial services regulatory knowledge: Understanding of Canadian/US banking compliance and operational models.
- SDLC fluency: Up-to-date software development lifecycle, agile methodologies, CI/CD pipelines, and containerization.
- Strategic communication: Ability to translate technical concepts for C-suite audiences and influence senior leadership.

Nice to have:

- Familiarity with RBC's technology landscape, architecture frameworks, and governance models.
- Prior involvement in technology integration during mergers/acquisitions.
- Multi-tenant architecture: Experience designing solutions for complex, federated organizational structures.
- Proven ability to operate effectively in large, complex, matrix-structured environments.

What's in it for you?

- 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 agile, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team.
- A world-class training program in financial services.
- Opportunities to do challenging work.

Job Skills

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📌 Director, Enterprise Integration Services – OneRBC: CNB Integration (Toronto)
🏢 RBC
📍 Toronto