Data architecture leadership at RBC requires enterprise-scale simplification, machine-readable standards, and agent-ready data products across the full lifecycle.

As Senior Director, Data Architecture, you will own RBC’s target architecture and operate the architecture function with agents at its core. You will align canonical data models, business glossaries, producer contracts, platform patterns, governance, and consumption archetypes. The mandate spans manufacturing, distribution, discovery, consumption, and governance.

Key Responsibilities

Own target data architecture and enterprise standards

Name authoritative sources for critical data elements

Set contracts covering schemas, semantics, quality, and SLAs

Define semantic layers, ontologies,



and data product metadata

Establish agent governance, evaluations, and audit trails

Requirements

15+ years in data architecture or data engineering

5+ years leading architects at enterprise scale

Depth across lakehouse and warehouse platforms

Experience with streaming and change data capture

Knowledge of data products and agent infrastructure

Shape RBC’s data architecture future through trusted data products, agent governance, machine readability, and enterprise-scale transformation.

📌 Senior Director Data Architecture (Winnipeg)
🏢 Royal Bank of Canada
📍 Winnipeg