RBC

Associate Director, Software Development Lead

90 WESTERN PKY:BEDFORD Full time

Job Description

What is the opportunity ?

Results-driven Automation and Generative AI Specialist with strong hands-on experience in designing, building, and scaling intelligent automation solutions. Proven expertise in AI agents, workflow automation, chatbots, data orchestration, and GenAI-driven systems. Adept at working across multiple projects simultaneously, translating business problems into scalable technical solutions, and delivering end-to-end automation with minimal manual intervention.

What will you do?

  • Designed and implemented end-to-end automation solutions across multiple business domains using AI, workflows, and orchestration tools.

  • Built and deployed intelligent chatbots (e.g., DataNova) to handle conversational workflows, user queries, and operational automation.

  • Developed and managed Apache Airflow pipelines for data movement, scheduling, monitoring, and orchestration of complex workflows.

  • Created AI-driven email automation systems, enabling automated notifications, alerts, reporting, and decision-based communications.

  • Integrated Generative AI (GenAI) models into real-world business processes to enhance productivity, decision-making, and user experience.

  • Designed and worked with multi-agent systems, enabling agents to collaborate, self-execute tasks, validate outputs, and handle failures autonomously; automated repetitive and manual operational tasks, significantly reducing human effort and turnaround time.

  • Worked across multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring scalability, reliability, and reusability of automation frameworks.

  • Collaborated closely with stakeholders to understand requirements and convert them into robust, production-ready automation solutions; ensured best practices around error handling, logging, monitoring, and performance optimization in automated systems.

What do you need to succeed?

Must-have:

  • 4+ years in Automation Architecture & Workflow Design and ata Pipelines & Orchestration

  • 4+ years in Multi-Agent Systems and Generative AI & AI Agents

  • Experience with Chatbot Development

  • Experience with Apache Airflow Email & Notification Automation

  • Experience with System Integration & APIs Problem Solving & Solution Design

What is 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

  • Ability to make a difference and lasting impact

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

  • Flexible work/life balance options

  • Opportunities to do challenging work

  • Opportunities to take on progressively greater accountabilities          

  • Access to a variety of job opportunities across business and geographies

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Job Skills

Active Learning, Agile Methodology, Application Integrations, Detail-Oriented, Emerging Technologies, Enterprise Application Delivery, Group Problem Solving, Programming Languages, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

Additional Job Details

Address:

90 WESTERN PKY:BEDFORD

City:

Bedford

Country:

Canada

Work hours/week:

37.5

Employment Type:

Full time

Platform:

CAPITAL MARKETS

Job Type:

Regular

Pay Type:

Salaried

Posted Date:

2026-03-06

Application Deadline:

2026-03-28

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.

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