What is the opportunity?

In this role, you will drive the execution of RBC’s IAM strategic roadmap by partnering with the IAM Strategy team, tracking deliverables, and reporting progress to senior leadership. You will act as a strategic advisor, translating business objectives into actionable IAM initiatives while ensuring alignment across the organization.

A key focus will be developing and delivering executive-level presentations to communicate IAM’s strategic direction and impact. Building influential relationships with stakeholders will be critical in advancing IAM priorities in a complex environment. You will navigate ambiguity and competing priorities to steer initiatives toward successful outcomes. As a champion of change, you will identify IAM trends, pilot innovative solutions, and foster a culture of continuous improvement.
 

This role demands a blend of strategic vision, collaborative leadership, and technical acumen to shape the future of IAM at RBC

What will you do?

• Partner with the IAM Strategy team to maintain and drive execution of the IAM Strategic roadmap, including tracking deliverable completion, gathering evidence, and delivering comprehensive progress reporting to senior leadership.

• Act as a trusted strategic partner to the IAM Senior Management Team, translating business objectives into actionable IAM initiatives and ensuring alignment across the organization.

• Create and deliver executive-level presentations on behalf of IAM Senior Leadership to communicate strategic direction, demonstrate business impact, and build organizational brand awareness for IAM initiatives.

• Lead cross-functional collaboration to align IAM project deliverables with RBC's strategic objectives, driving cohesive integration and maximizing business impact across the enterprise.

• Build and leverage influential relationships with internal and external stakeholders to drive consensus, secure executive buy-in, and advance critical IAM initiatives in a complex, matrixed environment.

• Lead through ambiguity and complexity, maintaining stakeholder confidence while navigating conflicting priorities and perspectives to drive assigned initiatives to successful completion.

• Champion organizational change efforts by identifying emerging IAM trends, piloting innovative solutions, measuring outcomes, and embedding a culture of continuous improvement across the team and broader organization.

• Apply deep working knowledge of IAM concepts and controls to provide strategic recommendations, identify gaps, and guide technical and business decisions.

• Oversee IAM communications strategy, including executive presentations, employee training programs, and engagement initiatives that build organizational capability and adoption.

What do you need to succeed?
 

Must have:

• Minimum 5 years of demonstrated IAM experience in roles such as Identity Governance, Privileged Access Management, Authentication/Authorization, or equivalent security domains. Deep, hands-on knowledge of IAM concepts, controls, and industry best practices is essential.

• 7+ years of overall professional experience in technology, with Cyber Security or Identity & Access Management as primary focus areas.

• Proven track record managing complex, multi-year strategic roadmaps with demonstrated success delivering against business priorities in a fast-paced, regulated environment.

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with proven ability to operate effectively in matrixed, ambiguous environments and maintain reliability and transparency in high-pressure situations.

• Demonstrated experience working directly with C-suite and senior executives, translating strategic directives into operational excellence and exceeding their expectations consistently.

• Exemplary business acumen and strategic mindset, with the ability to synthesize complex technical and analytical insights into clear, actionable recommendations for diverse audiences (technical and non-technical).

• Expert-level proficiency in creating executive-level presentations using MS PowerPoint and other presentation tools, with demonstrated storytelling ability that influences decision-making.

Nice to have:

• Professional designations such as Project Management Professional (PMP), CISSP, or Prosci change management certification.

•  Experience in Financial Services or other highly regulated industries.

• Familiarity with governance frameworks (ITIL, COBIT, SOC 2) or compliance-driven environments.

• Experience with IAM platforms, tools, or implementations (Okta, CyberArk, Azure AD, SailPoint).
   

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

• Support from a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high performing team, as well as world-class tools and training

• Opportunity to achieve great success and grow your career with RBC

• 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, Business Appraisals, Change Controls, Commercial Acumen, Critical Thinking, Decision Making, Interpersonal Relationship Management, Long Term Planning, Organizational Change Management, Overcoming Resistance to Change

Additional Job Details

16 YORK ST:TORONTOTorontoCanada37.5Full timeTECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONSRegularSalaried2026-04-022026-04-16

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

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