Senior Manager, Market & Physical Distribution Planning

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Job Title

Senior Manager, Market & Physical Distribution Planning

What is the opportunity?

You will be responsible for the development of the 3-5 year market view for the physical distribution of RBC Retail and Commercial Business. This is accomplished by partnering with key business, functional and external partners to develop local market plans in the assigned region(s)

What will you do?

• Accountable for RBC’s physical distribution planning, real estate portfolio management, strategic lease review and renewals including maintaining an active pipeline of projects
• Co-ordinate and support business case development to support recommendations and inform financial decisions
• Develop presentations communicating key strategies initiatives and financial impact targeting executive audiences.
• Perform special projects and analysis as required; Summarize and present findings/recommendations succinctly to executive audiences t
• Drive optimization of the Real Estate portfolio using data and analytical planning tools to complete research and analysis of market and client behaviors in the context of market and location strategy to inform the future strategy of RBC’s physical locations, formats and footprint.
• Responsible for the strategic planning of RBC’s physical network distribution (includes branches, business banking centres, Private Banking Offices and ATM) to boldly transform and redefine our network distribution and market coverage
• Lead and coordinate development of a forward-looking market strategy and recommendations aligned to RBC’s distribution strategy, ensuring connectivity and integration across multiple strategies and stakeholders informed by internal and external data
• Completes qualitative and quantitative market research for all new developments, competitor intelligence and understanding forces of change (demographics, economic, regulatory) and their impact to future planning and considerations to transform the physical network
• Meet regularly with internal and external partners and key regional stakeholders to communicate strategy, recommendations and updates

What do you need to succeed?

Must have:

• Ability to translate in-depth insights into actionable recommendations
• Excellent organizational and problem-solving skills, with demonstrated ability to effectively handle pressures of deadlines, changing priorities and work volumes
• Demonstrated change leadership
• BAA (Geography or Urban and Regional Planning)
• Strong financial and analytical skills
• Ability to work autonomously, take initiative and assume responsibility
• Strong relationship management and communication skills
• Previous spatial analytics and strategic planning experience

Nice to have:

• Prior Experience in Financial Services
• Experience in Real Estate development
• MA (Urban and Economic Geography)

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.

• Opportunities to do challenging work
• Ability to make a difference and lasting impact
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team

Job Summary

Address:

TORONTO, Ontario, Canada

City:

CAN-ON-TORONTO

Country:

Canada

Work hours/week:

37.5

Employment Type:

Full time

Platform:

Personal and Commercial Banking

Job Type:

Regular

Pay Type:

Salaried

Posted Date:

2023-07-25

Application Deadline:

2023-08-09

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