Brian Dennis Email & Phone Number

Toronto, On, Ca

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Head of the business management and special projects teams for the COO and senior leadership globally;-Led special projects cross capital markets focused on M&A integration (e.g. HSBC Canada Integration), new product development for C&IB, and regulatory changes-Performed business management for a global team of ~1,600 individuals and annual budget of ~$550 million

Toronto, Canada Area

Led the Strategy and Decision Support team, known as RBC Capital Markets internal management consulting capability, which provides the CEO, COO and Operating Committee advice on defining strategic priorities, enabling business growth initiatives, and performing business management.-Provided advisory and support to CEO/COO and Operating Committee on defining strategic priorities, developing revenue growth initiatives, fostering focused and intense client coverage, as well as improving business / operational efficiency, etc.-Enabled Business Growth Initiatives to drive revenue growth, bring innovation and insights to clients, and enhance client engagement-Support Capital Markets COO/CEO in execution of business management activities and key events which includes running internal engagements for leadership team, COO / CEO Town Halls, CM Operating Committee Updates and Offsites, etc. -Supported CEO/COO / Senior Leadership through Rating Agency Presentations (Moody’s, S&P, DBRS, and Fitch), OSFI Supervisory College, OSFI Ad-hoc Reviews, etc.

Toronto, Canada Area

As a Senior Director/Head in Strategy & Transformation Services (STS), which is RBC’s enterprise level internal management consulting and transformation team with over 100 professionals, Brian’s key responsibilities are;-Relationship manager for Capital Markets, Wealth Management and Functions (Finance and Group Risk Management), which includes providing thought leadership and challenging the status quo with senior executives from those areas as well as overseeing the portfolio of engagements between STS and their teams-Act as a catalyst for enterprise transformation, drive sustainable client value, and promote our collective ambition / new way of working (i.e. accelerated sprint engagements)-Provide leadership on key Operational Transformation Programs (OTP) / Cross Enterprise Initiatives that address complex challenges for CxOs across the enterprise -Lead a team of 4 Directors and ~22 Senior Managers and Managers-Chair the STS Continuous Improvement Committee to continually evolve the services offered and model in which we do so as well as enable the team with playbooks and tools that accelerate their work

Toronto, Canada Area

As a Director in Strategy & Transformation Services (STS), which is RBC’s enterprise level internal management consulting and transformation team with over 100 processionals, key responsibilities were;-Provided thought leadership and challenged the status quo with senior executives as well as oversaw a portfolio of engagements between STS and their teams-Acted as a catalyst for enterprise transformation, drive sustainable client value, and promote our collective ambition / new way of working (i.e. accelerated sprint engagements)-Provide leadership on key Operational Transformation Programs (OTP) / Cross Enterprise Initiatives that address complex challenges for CxOs across the enterprise -Managed a team of 6 Senior Managers and Managers-Lead the STS Continuous Improvement Committee to introduce a team culture, resolve engagement execution challenges, and address feedback from annual employee opinion survey

Toronto, Canada Area

Toronto, Canada Area

As a Consultant in the Systems Integration and Technology group, successfully lead teams through design and implementation of custom Java Enterprise Edition applications as well as integrations at top banks in Canada and the US.Expert at leading teams through the entire development lifecycle which includes business and function requirements gathering, technical requirements design, implementation, testing, and post go live support.Experience with using an accelerated lab approach with multiple development sites in North America, India, and Philippines to enable round the clock execution to rapidly complete large enterprise implementations end to end in only 3-6 months.A few example engagements include;-Implemented a new commercial customer relationship management (CRM) and credit application and adjudication systems at a large Canadian FI on Bay St. Goal was to improve user experience while driving the business goal of reducing lending cycle time and increasing efficiency in granting commercial credit to clients-Lead the development of a Performance and Functional Testing tool for the new Portfolio Holding Compliance Rules Engine at a large US Investment Management firm on State St.-Lead teams through 4 cycles of development and release to production for the Customer Sales and Service Platform at a large US Retail Bank. An example is; designed and implemented a new Account Open Process to enable easier cross selling of products, to liberate time for front office staff and to increase efficiency through an innovative dynamic rules engine