Director of Engineering, Innovation
Core
Leads RBC's enterprise Innovation team's engineering function, taking emerging technologies from discovery to scaled, secure, production-grade capabilities.
Role type
Director of Engineering, Innovation
Builds
Scalable platforms and services, reusable capabilities (developer experience tooling, experimentation sandboxes, MLOps/GenAI guardrails)
Domain
Financial Services / Enterprise Technology & Operations
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Rapid prototyping software development, Cloud platforms (Azure/AWS/GCP), Kubernetes, Microservices, APIs, Modern SDLC, Data & AI platforms (MLOps, feature stores, model governance), Vendor and startup ecosystem management, Team building and coaching, Budget and portfolio governance, Regulatory compliance and risk management
Preferred skills
None stated
Technologies
Azure, AWS, GCP, Kubernetes, Microservices, APIs
Responsibilities
Define and execute enterprise Innovation strategy and multi-year roadmap; Stand up and mature reusable capabilities; Lead the discovery-to-delivery pipeline; Embed engineering excellence (SDLC, architecture, privacy-by-design); Partner with Lines of Business and other technical teams; Manage vendor and startup ecosystem relationships; Build, coach, and inspire a diverse team; Establish OKRs and KPIs; Oversee budgets, portfolio governance, and program execution; Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and security controls
Seniority
Director, strategic leadership with hands-on technical oversight