RBC · 3 hours ago
Director, Business Initiatives
Minneapolis, MN
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$140K/yr - $230K/yr
8+ years expRBC is a leading global bank, and they are seeking a Director of Business Initiatives to drive the strategic and operational agenda of Business Administration. This pivotal role involves leading cross-functional initiatives, managing onboarding strategies, and ensuring alignment with leadership goals to advance RBC’s strategic objectives.
BankingFinancial ServicesWealth Management
Responsibilities
Lead end-to-end planning, coordination, and execution of high-impact strategic and operational cross-functional initiatives
Translate leadership priorities into actionable workplans, timelines, and deliverables
Own the PAR process for Business Administration, ensuring alignment with leadership goals
Own onboarding strategy for new employees. Address and resolve current pain points and process failures. Collaborate with HR, IT, Leadership, and Functional partners
Identify and resolve systemic onboarding issues (e.g., delayed access, incomplete documentation, role ambiguity) through process reengineering and stakeholder alignment
Plan, coordinate, and manage leadership and corporate meetings, including agenda development, briefing materials, and post-meeting follow-up to ensure accountability and decision execution
Ensure clear decision capture, action tracking and accountability post-meeting. Drive meeting discipline, cadence and prioritization aligned to leadership objectives
Establish and own a disciplined, end-to-end project management and operational execution framework including scoping, prioritization, timelines, risk management, reporting and delivery
Serve as central integrator and trusted partner to senior leaders, functional teams and enterprise stakeholders by aligning priorities, clarifying ownership, influencing outcomes without formal authority and ensuring consistent communication and follow-through
Manage mail, courier, and shipping services, including oversight of mailroom operations
Serve as the Gateway Building Business Lead, managing all business-related needs and incident resolution
Act as the Internal Business Administration Liaison for escalations related to Accounts Payable (AP), Concur, Coupa, and Purchasing Card Audits
Conduct DOA (Delegation of Authority) Audits to ensure compliance with policies
Own Business Administration polices, review and approval processes
Qualification
Required
8–10+ years of progressive experience in business administration, operations, program management, or strategy, with a proven track record of process transformation
Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Management, or a related field
Demonstrated success in redesigning complex processes (e.g., onboarding) in matrixed organizations
Advanced project and program management skills
Limited travel may be required (0-20%)
Adaptability
Business Appraisals
Business Process Design
Decision Making
Effectiveness Measurement
Interpersonal Relationship Management
Long Term Planning
Operational Delivery
Organizational Change Management
Process Management
Preferred
Experience in financial services or wealth management is preferred
Experience with large-enterprise governance, planning and performance management frameworks
Benefits
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
Company
RBC
Royal Bank of Canada is a global financial institution with a purpose-driven, principles-led approach to delivering leading performance.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$16.3B2025-10-30Post Ipo Debt· $5B
2025-09-15Post Ipo Debt· $1.35B
2025-07-10Post Ipo Debt· $177.74M
Leadership Team
Graeme Hepworth
Chief Risk Officer
Kelly Bradley
Chief Human Resources Officer
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