Director Of Engineering, Innovation

Royal Bank of Canada

Toronto, Canada
Base: not specified; bonus/equity: bonuses, commis...
Rapid prototyping software development
Cloud platforms azure aws gcp
Kubernetes microservices apis
The Director of Engineering, Innovation leads RBC's enterprise Innovation team's engineering function responsible for taking emerging technologies from discovery to scaled, secure, production-grade capabilities

Job Summary

  • The Director of Engineering, Innovation leads RBC's enterprise Innovation team's engineering function responsible for taking emerging technologies from discovery to scaled, secure, production-grade capabilities.
  • This role involves defining and executing the innovation strategy, managing vendor relationships, building a high-performing team, and ensuring compliance with regulatory and security standards.
  • RBC offers a comprehensive Total Rewards Program, leadership development, flexible work/life balance options, and opportunities to make a lasting impact in a dynamic, collaborative, and high-performing team.

Matching Summary

The Director of Engineering, Innovation leads RBC's enterprise Innovation team's engineering function responsible for taking emerging technologies from discovery to scaled, secure, production-grade capabilities.

Salary

Base: Not specified; Bonus/Equity: Bonuses, commissions, and stock where applicable; Benefits: Flexible benefits and comprehensive Total Rewards Program

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • rapid prototyping software development
  • cloud platforms Azure AWS GCP
  • Kubernetes microservices APIs
  • data and AI platforms MLOps
  • engineering team leadership
  • technology strategy and portfolio management
  • stakeholder management and communication

Nice-to-have

  • graduate degree in related field
  • experience in global financial services
  • regulatory and model risk frameworks
  • open-source contributions and patents
  • venture and startup ecosystem experience
  • design thinking and human-centred design
  • product management exposure

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or Engineering
  • 7+ years rapid prototyping software development experience
  • 5+ years managing senior engineers
  • experience scaling innovations to enterprise production
  • knowledge of privacy-by-design and responsible AI
  • experience with regulatory compliance and audits

Work Rights

Not specified

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