What is the Opportunity?

RBC offers an exciting role as a Senior Manager, Business Analyst Payroll Modernization. As a member of RBC’s Payroll & Compensation Modernization team, reporting to the Senior Program Director, you will analyze and elicit business requirements, complete risk analysis and identify solutions through collaboration across teams. You will also proactively assess opportunities for operational improvements and application of best practices, and build relationships across stakeholder groups to achieve strategic priorities.

What will you do?

• Developing business requirement documents and test plans, according to existing standards and methodologies.

• Eliciting the requirements needed to carry out business processes including interviews, intelligence analysis and survey assessments.

• Translating business needs, policies and procedures into a workable system, and articulating on specific requirements by communicating about these requirements with technology experts and business stakeholders.

• Lead and manage end-to-end payroll and compensation process engineering activities, utilizing Lean Six Sigma, and other methodologies.

• Working closely with various stakeholder groups to deliver project scope while meeting approved project timeline, budget and risk exposure.

• Manage project communications including status reports to executives, stakeholders, business units, vendors, and project team.

What do you need to succeed?

Must have:

• Experience in payroll related conversion or transformation programs.

• Proficient in business requirement, business process design and change management, with a focus on innovative tool or techniques and digital adoption.

• Effective written and verbal communication, active listening, and negotiation to manage diverse stakeholder expectations.

• Attention to detail – meticulous documentation and version control.

• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills to decompose problems, identify root causes, and evaluate solutions objectively.

• Self-Motivation & Initiative: Ability to manage tasks, prioritize workloads, and meet deadlines independently.

• Ability to effectively partner and influence HR leaders to align on actions to drive performance goals.

• Skilled at preparing management reports and executive summaries that clearly convey statuses, actions, and decisions required to move the project forward.

• Adaptable to shifting priorities and constraints. Ability to manage scope creep, propose workarounds, and balance stakeholder demands.

Nice-to-haves:

• Understanding of project management fundamentals such as project lifecycles, timelines, risk management.

• Familiarity with HR processes, tools and payroll related employment regulations and filings.

• Continuous improvement mindset with focus on accuracy, efficiency and business impact.

• Understanding of the IT system development lifecycle and testing requirements.

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.

• 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.

• A world-class training program in financial services.

• Opportunities to do challenging work.

Job Skills

Agile Methodology, Business Data Analysis, Business Process Modeling, Commercial Acumen, Communication, Critical Thinking, Decision Making, Group Problem Solving, Interpersonal Relationship Management, Requirements Analysis

Additional Job Details

20 KING ST W:TORONTOTorontoCanada37.5Full timeHUMAN RESOURCES & BMCCRegularSalaried2026-01-202026-02-04

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

Inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment

At 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.

RBC is presently inviting candidates to apply for this existing vacancy. Applying to this posting allows you to express your interest in this current career opportunity at RBC. Qualified applicants may be contacted to review their resume in more detail.