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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Director - Digital Trading - **Company:** Rbc Capital Markets - **Location:** Minneapolis, MN, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $140,000.0 - $230,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Algorithmic Trading, Data Analysis - **Published:** July 19, 2026 - **Apply:** https://diversityjobs.com/main/sendform/8/8/28176/1/17637384?backUrl=%2Fcareer%2F17637384%2FDirector-Digital-Trading-Minnesota-Minneapolis ## About the Role * 12+ years of product management experience in financial services in money movement * 5+ years leading product management teams * Proven track record of scaling digital products in highly regulated banking environments * Strong understanding of banking industry, deposit products, credit products, and lending operations * Experience navigating regulatory compliance, risk management, and consumer protection in financial services * Excellent strategic thinking and executive communication abilities * Deep knowledge of agile and digital product development methodologies ## Description The Director - Digital Trading provides strategic leadership and oversight of digital product initiatives within RBC US Wealth Management. They manage a team of Product Owners, align product strategy with core brokerage and trading objectives, and drive innovation across the digital client experience for our portfolio management and trading tools. This role focuses on trading systems including advisor order entry, order processing and execution systems. You'll work with vendors and internal development partners to ensure the best overall experience for our clients and advisors., * Define digital product strategy for trading platforms, portfolio analytics, risk management, and execution systems * Establish roadmaps aligned with business goals and client needs * Identify opportunities in algorithmic trading, analytics, and workflow automation * Ensure regulatory compliance across all initiatives Team Leadership * Hire, mentor, and develop Product Owners * Coach on product strategy, regulatory requirements, and capital markets best practices * Set performance expectations and foster cross-functional collaboration Portfolio & Financial Management * Oversee product performance and ROI across the trading and portfolio management portfolio * Manage budget allocation and prioritize investments * Monitor trading volumes, execution quality, and client retention metrics Stakeholder Engagement & Cross-Functional Leadership * Manage relationships with traders, portfolio managers, clients, compliance, and risk teams * Represent the product function in regulatory discussions * Act as "the glue" between vertical silos within project teams - including operations, risk/compliance and other technology delivery teams * Partner across business, tech, design, research, communications, training, compliance, legal, and risk functions * Enable partners by equipping communications/training teams with data, digital messaging, and timely updates * Provide regular visibility and updates to senior leadership on project status and releases Product Development & User Engagement * Lead user engagement through pilot management, research, and feedback collection * Align product teams with user experience and increase speed to delivery through agile ways of working * Conduct user research, design solutions, and iterate through agile cycles (Research Design Build Pilot) * Own end-to-end requirements * Move from fragmented digital environments to deliver cohesive user experiences across advisor-facing, branch-facing, and client-facing platforms ## Related Videos - [Microservices architecture as a key element in building trading systems for global finance markets](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1196-microservices-architecture-as-a-key-element-in-building-trading-systems-for-global-finance-markets) - [Data Science in Retail](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/586-data-science-in-retail) - [Agentic employees in world's most downloaded FinTech app](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100123-agentic-employees-in-world-s-most-downloaded-fintech-app) - [WeAreDevelopers LIVE – From JavaScript to WebAssembly, High-Performance Charting and More](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1794-wearedevelopers-live-from-javascript-to-webassembly-high-performance-charting-and-more) - [Data Science on Software Data](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/162-data-science-on-software-data) - [Inside Bitpanda's Tech Stack: Scaling a European Fintech Leader - Markus Dorner](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1979-inside-bitpanda-s-tech-stack-scaling-a-european-fintech-leader-markus-dorner) ## Related Articles - [Coffee with Developers - Maria Apazoglou - Making AI understandable for all in production](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/475-coffee-with-developers-maria-apazoglou-making-ai-understandable-for-all-in-production) - [The Biggest German Tech Companies](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/424-the-biggest-german-tech-companies) - [Should Tech Managers Be Developers First? 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