Sr. Data Scientist

Job Duties

Job Description

What is the opportunity?

The Senior Data Scientist is responsible for delivering AI-driven intelligence, advanced analytics, and decision-support capabilities that improve advisor productivity, client engagement, operational efficiency, and regional business growth across Wealth Management. This role partners closely with regional business leadership, advisors, Data & AI teams, and Technology partners to identify high-value opportunities and rapidly deliver practical AI and analytical solutions aligned to regional priorities.

What will you do?

Lead development of AI and analytical capabilities aligned to regional Wealth Management priorities including advisor productivity enhancement, client engagement intelligence, household insights, pipeline analytics, and attrition indicators

Partner directly with regional business leadership and advisor teams to identify high-impact AI opportunities, prioritize use cases, and translate business challenges into analytical solutions

Design and embed decision intelligence capabilities directly into advisor and operational workflows, including advisor copilots, meeting preparation intelligence, and opportunity scoring

Develop and operationalize advanced analytics models including predictive models, recommendation systems, segmentation models, and NLP/GenAI-powered solutions end-to-end

Support regional AI incubation through rapid prototyping, hypothesis testing, and iterative learning with controlled experimentation and modular solution design

Present analytical findings and AI recommendations to leadership audiences and drive adoption of AI-enabled workflows

Collaborate with Data Engineering and AI Engineering teams on deployment, operationalization, and continuous monitoring of analytical solutions

Ensure all solutions align with Model Risk Management standards, data governance, privacy policies, responsible AI principles, and enterprise architecture requirements

What do you need to succeed?

Must-have

5+ years of experience as a Data Scientist or Analytics professional delivering machine learning and AI solutions in business environments

Strong proficiency in Python/SQL, predictive modeling, statistical analysis, and cloud-based analytics environments

Demonstrated ability to translate complex business problems into analytical and AI requirements with measurable success metrics

Deep understanding of Wealth Management business models, advisor workflows, and client engagement strategies

Strong executive communication skills with ability to simplify complex concepts and influence across business and technology teams

Nice-to-have

Experience with Generative AI, NLP, MLOps concepts, and model lifecycle management

Background in financial services and familiarity with financial products, portfolio concepts, and household analytics

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 include competitive compensation and flexible benefits, such as 401(k) program with company-matching contributions, health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance, and paid-time off.

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.

Opportunities to do challenging work.

Opportunities to build close relationships with clients.

Job Skills

AI Adoption, AI Adoption, AI Agents, Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Artificial Intelligence Techniques, Big Data Management, Business Acumen, Business Decisions, Business Outcomes, Cloud Computing, Collaboration, Commercial Acumen, Critical Thinking, Data Mining, Data Science, Data Science for Banking, Data Storytelling, Data Visualization, Data Wrangling, Decision Making, Deep Learning, Generative AI, Generative AI Agents, Knowledge Graph {+ 13 more}

Additional Job Details

Address:

250 NICOLLET MALL:MINNEAPOLIS

City:

Minneapolis

Country:

United States of America

Work hours/week:

40

Employment Type:

Full time

Platform:

WEALTH MANAGEMENT

Job Type:

Regular

Pay Type:

Salaried

Posted Date:

2026-06-03

Application Deadline:

2026-06-10

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.

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Minimum Education Required

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Minimum Experience Required

5 - 20 years

Shift

First (Day)

Number of Openings

1

Public Transportation Accessible

Yes

Veterans Encouraged to Apply

Yes

Physical Required

Yes

Drug Test Required

Yes

Compensation

$11.41 / Hourly

Postal Code

55401

Job Type

Full Time

Place of Work

On-site

Requisition ID

RBCAA0088R0000171470EXTERNALENCA

Job Benefits

Not specified