Senior Manager, Global Workplace Strategy and Transformation
RBC Capital
Job Description
What is the Opportunity?
Working with the Director of Strategy and Transformation to conduct data analysis, develop market based strategic models, and synthesize insights to drive efficient and employee-centric workspace recommendations. Along with managing long-term strategic plans for key markets for office and retail portfolio and manage key socialization with business stakeholders and internal stakeholders. The role emphasizes continuous skill development in areas like structured thinking, stakeholder communication, and advanced analytics to ensure high-quality, repeatable outcomes. All responsibilities carried out in accordance with Code of Conduct, RBC Values and Guiding Principles ensuring adherence to Privacy Principles.
What will you do?
- Synthesize complex data (e.g., occupancy metrics, employee feedback, cost benchmarks) into actionable insights and digestible content for executives
- Contribute to the development of mid-long term strategic recommendations to optimize workspace utilization, occupancy cost, and operational efficiency
- Provide relevant enterprise project support on key priorities for CRE, and help to develop long term plan and strategy for the internal function
- Build and maintain analytical models, charts, slides to support problem solving and executive stakeholder meetings
- Build and maintain dynamic analytical models (e.g., scenario planning, ROI analysis) and visual tools (charts, dashboards) to support decision-making
- Build and maintain relationships with executives, influencing key decisions through data-driven storytelling
- Derive maximum efficacy from the Service Partner collaboration with the location strategy and/or market planning teams as required
- Partner closely with CRE, HR, IT, Finance, and business leaders to integrate workplace strategies with broader organizational goals, such as hybrid work models, sustainability, and cost optimization
What do you need to succeed?
Must have:
- Minimum 7+ years in management consulting/real estate experience
- Demonstrated expertise in developing workplace/portfolio strategies and business cases for executive presentation and approval
- Strong PowerPoint and executive presentation/communication skills
- Strong research and analytical skills
- Good working knowledge of Excel and comfortable working with large data sets
Nice-to-have:
- Previous consulting experience with large clients/financial services or previous global strategy roles
- Financial services industry experience
- Global Corporate Real Estate experience
- MBA or Graduate Degree
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
- Flexible work/life balance options
- Opportunities to do challenging work
- Opportunities to take on progressively greater accountabilities
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Job Skills
Accounting Finance, Actionable Insights, Business Cases, Collaboration, Cost Optimization, Decision Making, Finance, Financial Forecasting, Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A), Group Problem Solving, Internal Stakeholders, Investment Operations, Lease and Property Management - Real Estate, Location Strategy, Operational Efficiency, Portfolio Planning, Real Estate Market Analysis, Risk Management, Scenario Planning, Strategic Recommendations, Waterfall ModelAdditional Job Details
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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.
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