Technical Team Lead

IMJ-Invest Launch is seeking a Technical Team Lead to guide a cross-functional squad in delivering high-quality products using Agile methodologies and RBC’s established practices. This role requires a blend of technical leadership, collaboration, and accountability to drive successful product development and team performance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and Collaborate: Direct a diverse squad of technical, product, and design professionals to deliver products aligned with Agile principles and RBC’s Ways of Working.

• Technical Partnership: Serve as a trusted advisor to the Product Owner, contributing to solution design, prioritization, and the development of product features, maintenance, and evolution.

• Requirement Translation: Convert business needs into clear technical requirements and maintain a well-organized story backlog.

• Technical Expertise: Leverage insights from backend and frontend developers to assess complexity, determine optimal technical approaches, and ensure alignment with development practices and architectural standards.

• Cross-Team Collaboration: Foster relationships with other technology groups, manage technical dependencies, and establish clear agreements on deliverables, timelines, and responsibilities.

• Delivery and Support: Oversee the delivery of features in production, ensuring robust quality controls, proactive monitoring, and swift issue resolution.

• Code Quality and Best Practices: Uphold high standards for code quality, promote testing best practices, and advocate for a "shift-left" approach to quality assurance.

• Team Leadership: Nurture a healthy and inclusive work culture, providing coaching and support to team members to foster growth and collaboration.

• People Manager:

  • Coach & Mentor – Conduct regular 1:1s, provide ongoing feedback, and support career growth.

  • Build & Retain Talent – Lead hiring, squad composition assessment, and succession planning (grow a second in command on the squad).

  • Foster Inclusion & Growth – Create a safe, inclusive environment and drive HiPo/Talent Management initiatives.

  • Performance Management – Set clear goals, provide structured feedback, and conduct mid-year and year-end reviews.

  • Driving adoption of GenAI by equipping the squads with the right tools, building practical skills, and enabling the use of intelligent agents to improve delivery, speed, quality and innovation

What You Need:

• Senior-level technical expertise in backend and/or frontend development, particularly with technologies like Java Springboot and/or Angular.

• Strong communication skills, with the ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear, accessible language for non-technical stakeholders (e.g., product owners, business analysts).

• Solid understanding of software design best practices, including familiarity with design patterns.

• A string foundation in GenAI tools, hands-on experimentation, and a culture of continuous learning and knowledge sharing in the squad and across portfolio

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

• 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

• Access to a variety of job opportunities across business and geographies

Job Skills

Active Learning, Agile Methodology, Application Integrations, Detail-Oriented, Emerging Technologies, Enterprise Application Delivery, GitHub, Group Problem Solving, Java, Jenkins (Software), Node.js, Programming Languages, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Spring Boot, Team Leadership

Additional Job Details

RBC WATERPARK PLACE, 88 QUEENS QUAY W:TORONTOTorontoCanada37.5Full timeTECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONSRegularSalaried2026-04-152026-06-01

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

Our Employment Opportunities

At RBC, we are guided by living shared values of Client First, Integrity, Collaboration, Respect and Excellence and winning together as One 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.