Senior Manager, Executive Development

Are you passionate about building leaders of the future and translating that vision into compelling executive narratives? The Leadership team is focused on identifying and developing leaders to enable RBC’s winning culture. As a collective team, we develop and deliver enterprise leadership strategies – lead the execution and advancement of RBC’s talent practices and deliver executive development and enterprise leadership development programs.

As Senior Manager, Executive Development, you will design, execute, and champion transformational executive development programs that drive tangible business outcomes through the enablement of leaders. As a trusted program leader, you will work seamlessly between hands-on execution and strategic communication, delivering enterprise-wide executive development initiatives while building compelling executive narratives that demonstrate program value, impact, and ROI.

To help deliver on RBC’s talent development strategy and priorities, you will be accountable to: 

• Co-design and execute end-to-end executive development programs that drive measurable leadership capability and organizational impact across the enterprise
• Create clear, compelling executive narratives that translate program value into business language – securing approval and stakeholder alignment at all levels
• Develop solutions that are aligned to RBC’s leadership strategy, focusing on employee experience, human-centred design and senior leadership development.
• Collaborate with HR partners to refine RBC’s talent development principles and build a future-focused strategy to accelerate and sustain leadership growth and effectiveness.
• Measure the impact and ROI of leadership initiatives through data analysis to develop insights that drive decision-making and inform future program design.
• Stay attuned to emerging executive development needs and market trends, identifying opportunities to enhance and innovate program delivery

WHAT DO YOU NEED TO SUCCEED?

Must Have:

• Proven experience designing and delivering large-scale executive development programs in complex, matrixed organizations
• Exceptional storytelling and narrative-building skills (written and oral) with the ability to translate program strategy, outcomes, and ROI into compelling one-pagers and executive presentations
• Strong program and project management expertise with a track record of executing multi-faceted initiatives to completion
• Comfort moving fluidly between strategic visioning and tactical execution; thrives in ambiguous environments
• HR and business acumen, including experience in executive leadership development, talent management, and program design
• Demonstrated ability to build credibility and influence with executive-level stakeholders
• Data-driven mindset with ability to extract insights and build evidence-based program narratives

Nice to Have:

• MBA or graduate / post-graduate or professional designations or equivalent
• Consulting experience with a focus on human capital projects/clients
• Experience influencing and collaborating with executive-level stakeholders

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. Powering ideas for People and Planet is the core of what we do.

• Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities

• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team

• Opportunities to do challenging work

• Flexible work/life balance options

Job Skills

Adaptability, Creativity, Human Resources Consulting, Human Resources Operations, Staying Focused, Workforce Analytics

Additional Job Details

ROYAL BANK PLAZA, 200 BAY ST:TORONTOTorontoCanada37.5Full timeHUMAN RESOURCES & BMCCRegularSalaried2026-06-192026-07-03

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

Our 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 workplace based on respect, belonging and opportunity for all.

RBC is presently inviting candidates to apply for this existing vacancy. Applying to this posting allows you to express your interest in this current career opportunity at RBC. Qualified applicants may be contacted to review their resume in more detail.