Job Description
What is the Opportunity?
The Senior Digital Product Manager is responsible for executing initiatives that drive acquisition, conversion, retention, and digital servicing capabilities across RBC Bank's cross-border banking and lending products. They are a key contributor in the full lifecycle of product development, including discovery, design, development, implementation, and post-launch continuous improvement. Throughout execution, they lead cross-functional squads that enhance RBC Bank's digital channel with capabilities aligned to the digital roadmap, accountable for quality planning and delivery, balancing client and advisor value with risk considerations.
The role is responsible for performing comprehensive stakeholder engagement to orchestrate design collaboration, creating a backlog of product requirements, inform prioritization decisions, and ensure go-to-market success. Post-launch, the role monitors product performance against business case metrics, continuously identifies improvements to drive adoption and engagement, and contributes to building reusable digital product practices. The role embraces transparent and consistent delivery approaches across digital product best practice to ensure leadership buy-in, maintain clear stakeholder communication on progress and risks, with the ultimate goal of accelerating time to market with impactful digital capabilities that deliver real value to clients, advisors, and the bank.
What will you do?
Discovery & Strategy
Conduct data-driven analysis, gather client and employee feedback, and perform competitive research to identify digital opportunities and solve existing end-user pain points
Author business cases that progress from ideation through IRB approval, enabling investment in strategic digital capabilities
Support Business Product Managers in product value proposition changes, providing input on digital channel and client experience considerations
Work with the Director of Digital Product Management and Execution to help shape the digital roadmap strategy aligned to overall Chief Client Office priorities
Define bold and clear digital enablement KPIs and benefit tracking metrics
Planning & Design
Define product backlog requirements and acceptance criteria in collaboration with Business Analysts and cross-functional stakeholders (business, risk, IT, CX Design)
Partner closely with IT to shape proposed technology solutions that keep the client experience at the centre
Collaborate with Visual and Content Designers to craft delightful digital experiences that minimize exception resolution and out-of-channel off-ramps
Execution & Delivery
Embrace ownership and act on accountability, be the bridge between line of business stakeholders and cross-functional squad members (developers, architects, testers, designers and business analysts)
Identify, assess, and manage risks associated with changes to digital channel functionality according to policy
Provide strategic direction to Project Managers and Scrum Masters to remove roadblocks and communicate progress, risks, and delivery issues to stakeholders
Manage digital product backlogs, prioritizing features and defects based on business impact and client value
Routinely showcase product build progress, gather feedback, and secure stakeholder approvals
Coordinate client and advisor communication, change management, post-implementation testing, and defect triage activities
Support Project Managers or Scrum Masters in on-going status communication, including regular Steering Committee for key business decisions and escalations
Partner with Go-To-Market stakeholders to develop and execute application release and client/advisor launch plans
Value Realization & Continuous Improvement
Monitor digital product performance and client interactions to identify and implement opportunities for continuous improvement
Evaluate value realization against original business cases and shape what is next in recommendation to leadership
Drive improvements that increase client engagement, conversion rates, digital adoption, and reduce exceptions and defects
Build and establish a well-defined Digital Product Practice by creating reusable templates, tools, and product artifacts
Identify opportunities to leverage AI and Royal Bank resources to accelerate delivery and enable reusability across the enterprise
What do you need to succeed?
Must-have:
Minimum 3 years in digital product management roles
Minimum 3 years of domain experience with client and product acquisition, onboarding, or servicing within financial services (banking, lending, channels, or payments)
Demonstrated experience operating as a Product Owner with technical acumen in Agile environments
Demonstrated analytical skills with experience leveraging data to make informed decisions
Strong communication skills with the ability to tell a compelling story to garner buy-in and support
Experience with product management tools such as Jira, Confluence, Roadmunk
Business case development experience is preferred
Nice to have:
CX/Visual Design Certification
Business Analysis Certification (e.g. IIBA- CCBA/CBAP)
Data Analytics Certification (e.g. Google Analytics)
Process - Lean Six Sigma Certification
Project Management Certification
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
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