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Associate Director, Digital AI Research Technology Team Lead

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Description

This strategic leadership role at RBC Capital Markets involves leading the Digital AI Research Technology (DART) team. The Associate Director will oversee production support, operational management, and technical excellence for a diversified portfolio of research and digital applications and platforms. The role focuses on delivering best-in-class service and stability across critical research and digital technology systems, ensuring reliable and well-maintained platforms for research teams and business users while driving operational efficiency and proactive risk mitigation.

What We're Looking For

Strengthen the DART support team by defining clear roles and responsibilities for application support analysts, platform engineers, and digital technologists.,Establish mentorship programs and career development pathways.,Foster a team culture that emphasizes collaboration, accountability, and continuous learning.,Establish and maintain comprehensive proactive monitoring across the DART platform.,Implement robust monitoring tooling to provide visibility into application health, performance, and availability.,Drive adoption of ITIL Service Transition best practices and establish performance targets.,Manage production outages through appropriate escalation protocols, coordination, and timely communication.,Lead post-incident reviews to identify root causes and implement corrective measures.,Establish incident response procedures and disaster recovery capabilities.,Establish and enforce controlled standards for productionizing new research and digital applications.,Work closely with development and research teams during the Service Transition phase.,Identify and drive opportunities to automate manual support processes, reduce operational overhead, and improve team velocity.,Support continuous evolution of the platform through efficiency improvements and capacity management initiatives.,Proactively identify operational risks and control deficiencies within the DART portfolio.,Escalate critical risks to leadership and relevant control functions.,Ensure compliance with financial regulatory requirements and support internal/external audit processes.,Work closely with CTB, research teams, business users, I&TS, and other technology functions.,Maintain strong relationships with application owners and business partners.,Communicate operational status, risks, and improvements to senior stakeholders.,Set high standards for the creation and maintenance of technical support documentation, operational runbooks, and procedural guides.,Ensure all team members contribute to comprehensive documentation in Confluence, JIRA, and related systems.,Create senior management-level content for reporting and stakeholder communication.

Ideal Candidate

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Minimum Education

Bachelor's Degree

Hard Skills

Business Continuity
Computer Operations
Containerization
Digital Applications
Digital Technology
Disaster Recovery (DR)
Efficiency Improvements
Enterprise Application Delivery
Information Technology (IT) Infrastructure
Production Readiness
Production Support
Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)
System Applications
Systems Software
Application Monitoring Tools
Cloud Platforms (AWS, Azure)
Containerization Technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)
DevOps practices
CI/CD technology stacks (Jenkins, Git/GitHub, Ansible)

Soft Skills

Communication
Group Problem Solving
Interpersonal Relationships
Leadership
Operational Excellence
People Management
Team Leadership
Analytical Skills
Critical Thinking
Multitasking
Managing Competing Priorities
Operating Effectively in High-Pressure Situations
Collaboration
Accountability
Continuous Learning

Work Hours

37.5 hours/week

Benefits

Bonuses
Flexible benefits
Competitive compensation
Commissions
Stock (where applicable)
Leaders who support development through coaching and managing opportunities
Ability to make a difference and lasting impact
Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
World-class training program in financial services
Flexible work/life balance options
Opportunities to do challenging work

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About the Company

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Royal Bank of Canada

Royal Bank of Canada is a global financial institution with a purpose-driven, principles-led approach to delivering leading performance. As Canada's largest bank, it provides personal and commercial banking, wealth management, and capital markets services to over 17 million clients worldwide.

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