Senior Product Owner

What is the opportunity?

In this role, you will lead the development and delivery of best-in-class payments solutions. You’ll play a pivotal role in shaping Enterprise Payments strategy and implementing capabilities that meet the evolving needs of our partners and clients.

What will you do?

• Define and drive the product vision, roadmap, and strategy for Payment initiatives.

• Work closely with stakeholders (business and IT) to prioritize features and ensure alignment with strategic goals.

• Collaborate with stakeholders to identify pain points and opportunities.

• Translate business goals into actionable product requirements and user stories with clear acceptance criteria.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure timely delivery and iteration of solutions.

• Manage stakeholder communication and lead agile product development cycles from ideation to release.

• Ensure optimal delivery by removing barriers and obstacles that impact performance and develop contingency plans to demonstrate adaptability while supporting continuous learning.

• Measure and communicate product performance and outcomes against KPIs and business goals.

• Manage vendor relationships and technology partnerships where appropriate.

• Perform stakeholder analysis to identify impacted or influencing groups and stakeholder requirements responsibilities

• Develop plans and accurate estimates for completion of requirements, continuously improving the level of detail and accuracy of estimates

• Manage risks, assumptions and constraints for requirements, and communicate to appropriate parties

• Facilitate collaborative sessions with large and diverse business stakeholder groups to drive requirements discovery, analysis, and review

Must-have:

• 5+ years of product ownership or management experience, with at least 2 years in the financial services industry.

• Proven experience delivering initiatives in an enterprise setting.

• Strong collaboration skills with ability to work cross-functionally and influence without authority.

• Excellent analytical, communication, and decision-making skills.

• Ability to work with technical teams and translate complex concepts into user-centric solutions.

• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills.

• Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies and tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence).

• Ability to define and detail User Stories and prioritize team backlogs in accordance with our business drivers.

• Key behaviors: Leadership, Entrepreneurial mindset, Growth mindset

• Key Capabilities: Analytical Thinking, Design Thinking, Communication, Stakeholder Engagement, Business knowledge, Business Analysis Concepts & Technologies

• Knowledge and previous Payments Project Experience

• 3+ years of retail/ commercial banking experience

Nice-to-have:

• Undergraduate degree with Agile, Product Ownership or equivalent certification

• Knowledge of Finance, GLs and Operations

• Experience with Operational Readiness and Change Management

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.

• Ability to make a difference and lasting impact

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

• Opportunities to do challenging work

Job Skills

Business Case Design, Communication, Critical Thinking, Effectiveness Measurement, Financial Regulation, Interpersonal Relationship Management, Product Development Lifecycle, Product Development Methodology, Product Services, Results-Oriented, Waterfall Model

Additional Job Details

RBC WATERPARK PLACE, 88 QUEENS QUAY W:TORONTOTorontoCanada37.5Full timePERSONAL & COMMERCIAL BANKINGRegularSalaried2025-11-242025-12-02

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

Inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment

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