Full-Time

Senior Manager

Operational Risk, Resilience & Intelligence

Posted on 10/4/2025

Deadline 10/31/25
Royal Bank of Canada

Royal Bank of Canada

10,001+ employees

Global banking, wealth management, and insurance

No salary listed

Toronto, ON, Canada

Hybrid

Category
Finance & Banking (3)
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Required Skills
Risk Management
Requirements
  • Undergraduate degree in business, project management, risk management, or related field, or equivalent work experience.
  • A minimum of 5 years of experience in technology risk, operational risk, governance, or audit roles within financial services or technology environments.
  • Strong writing and oral communication, presentation, and storytelling skills, and the ability to determine the information and communication needed to keep stakeholders and team members well informed.
  • Demonstrated proficiency in Information Technology Risk Management processes.
Responsibilities
  • 1B Reviewer for Personal Banking & Digital Technology Findings – Act as first line of challenge for Digital technology risk findings by reviewing and validating content, assessing impact and likelihood, evaluating compensating controls, and ensuring appropriate remediation or acceptance decisions with realistic timelines.
  • KRI Compliance Monitoring and Governance – Oversee Key Risk Indicators (KRIs) to ensure compliance with enterprise standards, monitor performance against thresholds, and drive results by escalating breaches where necessary to hold stakeholders accountable.
  • Operational Risk KRI Monitoring and Reporting – Track and analyze operational risk KRIs; provide oversight to ensure timely detection of risk trends, emerging issues, and proper escalation.
  • Disaster Recovery (DR) Coordination and Governance – Oversee the governance of disaster recovery programs, including validation of Recovery Time Objectives (RTO) and Recovery Time Capabilities (RTC), ensuring alignment with business and regulatory requirements.
  • Business Continuity Management (BCM) / Business Impact Assessment (BIA) Governance – Provide oversight on BCM and BIA processes to ensure resiliency planning is comprehensive, tested, and aligned to enterprise continuity standards.
  • Risk Reporting (Weekly/Monthly Decks) – Prepare, consolidate, and present weekly and monthly risk management reports and dashboards for senior management, ensuring accuracy, transparency, and actionable insights.
  • Project Risk Assessment (IT Risk Triage) Governance – Lead governance of IT risk triage processes for new initiatives and projects; ensure risks are identified, assessed, and documented prior to project approvals and implementations.
  • Supplier Risk Management (SRMA) and Supplier Control Assessments (SCA) Governance – Govern third-party risk assessments, including Supplier Risk Management Assessments (SRMA) and Supplier Control Assessments (SCA), ensuring supplier engagements meet risk and control requirements.
  • Risk and Control Self-Assessment (RCSA) Management – Oversee the identification, assessment, and documentation of key risks and controls to ensure effectiveness and compliance for the RCSA process.
  • Interpersonal Relationship Management – Develop and maintain strong relationships with risk and operational partners.
Desired Qualifications
  • Professional certification(s) related to information risk management and/or information security such as CRISC, CISA, CISSP, AIGP
  • Knowledge of Personal Banking Technologies/Financial Services Industry
  • Knowledge of Tableau, Confluence, and JIRA
  • Knowledge of GRC Tools such as Archer, ServiceNow
  • Strong experience responding to and/or participating in regulatory requests and exams
  • Experience in large, matrixed organizations.

What does RBC do? It provides a wide range of financial services including personal and commercial banking, wealth management, insurance, investor services, and capital markets to clients in Canada, the United States, and 27 other countries. How do its products work? It earns revenue from loans, mortgages, investment products, and advisory services, and uses technology to deliver a seamless client experience across a diversified set of financial services, with an emphasis on digital tools and customer service. How is RBC different from competitors? It combines scale and global reach with a principles-led culture, a strong focus on community impact, and a large, diverse workforce (94,000+ employees) to drive client outcomes and continuous innovation. What is RBC’s goal? To help clients prosper and communities thrive by delivering reliable financial solutions and services while adapting to changing needs and maintaining leadership in the financial sector.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Toronto, Canada

Founded

1864

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Defence and infrastructure sectors receive sustained government capital allocation through 2026-2036.
  • Avion-Hopper partnership monetizes loyalty data, creating new fintech revenue beyond traditional banking.
  • Limited Recourse Capital Notes offering strengthens balance sheet for strategic M&A in fintech.

What critics are saying

  • Baylin Technologies' repeated credit extensions signal mounting default risk in volatile wireless sector.
  • Scotiabank's Scene+ program poaches premium customers with superior grocery and retail redemption flexibility.
  • U.S. loyalty program interoperability regulations by mid-2027 eliminate Avion's proprietary ecosystem advantage.

What makes Royal Bank of Canada unique

  • RBC's $1B Canadian growth fund targets defence and infrastructure, capturing underserved sectors.
  • Enhanced Avion Rewards platform integrates Hopper's predictive pricing for competitive travel redemptions.
  • 94,000+ employees and global presence across 30+ countries enable diversified revenue streams.

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Professional Development Budget

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