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Tech@RBC Insider Series: Product Ownership 101
What separates a good product from a game-changing solution? How do you build a product that users actually use AND love? What does it take to break into the competitive world of product ownership? Join the Tech@RBC team for an evening of learning and discovery designed to spark your curiosity, deepen your expertise and leave you feeling empowered with new industry-informed skills.
In this final edition of the Tech@RBC Insider Series for the 2025-2026 academic year, you’ll hear directly from a panel of RBC leaders who have experience building products used by millions of people across the globe. Following the panel, join us for a hands-on workshop where you’ll learn the ins-and-outs of produce management from technical experts and test your knowledge in a real-world scenario.
Kickstart your career and become part of the next generation of product leaders — secure your spot today!
Enjoy complimentary food and drinks during registration (4:30 – 5 p.m.) and mid-event networking (6 – 6:30 p.m.)
Event details:
📆 Monday, March 30, 5–8 p.m. (Registration opens at 4:30 p.m.)
📍 U of T Schwartz Reisman Innovation Campus, 108 College St
🎁 Exclusive RBC swag and a chance to win tech prizes!
🍕 Free event; food provided.
This event is exclusively for U of T students. Spots are limited, secure yours now!
To fully participate in this event, please bring your laptop and charger.
Schedule
Part 1: Panel Discussion + Audience Q&A
30-minute talk + 15-minute Q&A
Learn the skills and techniques it takes to develop impactful products from industry leaders
Hear candid perspectives on leading product ownership in a fast-paced tech environment and lessons learnt beyond the product textbook.
Explore how product ownership and digital innovation are actively shaping the future of banking.
Part 2: Food & Drinks
30-minute Networking Session
Meet RBC Technologists and Early Talent Recruiters while enjoying some refreshments.
Part 3: Hands-On Workshop
90-minute Workshop
Get ready for a crash course in product ownership basics & best practices before you immerse yourself in a design thinking-style workshop.
Investigate the fundamentals of product development and understand how these principles transform technical problem-solving and decision-making.
Apply product thinking in real-time through the product development lifecycle from ideation to application and experience how product engineers align business objectives, technical requirements and stakeholder needs.
Discover career pathways and unlock opportunities at the intersection of engineering and product strategy, experiencing firsthand how the design-focused mindset differentiates digital leaders.
Meet the Panelists
Kevin McLoughlin, Chief Product Officer, Dr. Bill
Kevin McLoughlin is the Chief Product Officer of Dr.Bill (RBCx), where he leads product strategy for a platform used by 14,000+ physicians across Canada to manage >$2 billion/year in payments critical to their practice finances.
His work sits at the intersection of healthcare, fintech, and SaaS platform strategy, with a focus on simplifying complex administrative systems that slow down healthcare delivery. He believes the biggest opportunity in digital health isn’t building more tools – it’s removing the administrative complexity that existing systems have created.
Prior to Dr.Bill, Kevin held increasingly senior roles across Product, Marketing, Technology within RBCx and Toronto-based tech startups.
Izayana Navas, Senior Director, Client Experience, Digital Product & Program Management, Avion Digital Product
Izayana is deeply passionate about mentoring others, helping them unlock their potential, and supporting their personal and professional growth. Her career spans over three decades across numerous areas at RBC, including Canadian Banking Operations, Mobile Banking, and most recently leading the Avion Digital Product team. Before transitioning to RBC Digital, she led the Digital Payments portfolio managing multiple products. Her collaboration with the Digital team inspired her to pursue a transition into Digital Product Management.
Her expertise and achievements reflect her commitment to excellence. She holds two RBC patents for payments innovation and has earned certifications from MIT, Harvard Business School, and the Kellogg School of Management. She also holds an Institute of Canadian Banking Fellowship. Her core competencies include driving innovation and growth through technology, designing customer experiences from strategy to execution, product management across business and digital domains, execution excellence in portfolio and program management, and leading and inspiring high-performing teams to achieve strategic objectives.
Jerry Iu, Director, DevOps UI/UX
Jerry is a director of UI/UX on the Enterprise DevOps team, where he leads the developer platform experience across build, test, and deployment workflows. With nearly five years at the organization, he has led infrastructure automation, contributed significantly to the Open Source Program Office, and driven the adoption of generative AI tools like GitHub Copilot. Outside of work, he’s either surviving a Pokémon Nuzlocke or on a mission to find the best ramen in town.
And the workshop hosts!
Naomi Ing, Principal Product Manager, DevOps
Naomi is a Principal Product Manager on the AI & Insights team within DevOps at RBC, bringing seven years of experience leading Innovation, Early Talent, and Developer Advocacy programs. In her current role, Naomi focuses on integrating AI capabilities to enhance developer productivity and transform the software development lifecycle. She completed a degree in Global Business and Digital Arts at the University of Waterloo and studied abroad at the University of Dundee in the Science and Engineering, Computing program. Naomi is a Certified Project Management Professional through the Project Management Institute (PMI).
Jerry Iu, Director, DevOps UI/UX
Jerry joins the team again to deliver a hands-on workshop with Naomi Ing, taking the audience through a crash course of product ownership principles and best practices.
About the Tech@RBC Insider Series:
The Tech@RBC Insider Series is a four-part annual program designed to equip students with industry-ready skills and facilitate meaningful connections with experts in the field. This event series is co-hosted by Tech@RBC, U of T Arts & Science and Applied Science & Engineering.
Stay tuned for information on future sessions.
This event is proudly sponsored by
About Tech@RBC:
Students and new grads are an important part of building our future and central to RBC’s purpose to help clients thrive and communities prosper. With hundreds of roles, across dozens of work streams, students and new grads have countless opportunities to learn, grow and work with purpose across multiple environments and technologies.
We’re focused on helping motivate and encourage the next generation of brilliant minds to grow their skills, make an impact and Be What’s Next. Learn more about starting your career at RBC in tech.
