Full-Time

Senior Manager

Audit & Regulatory Governance Specialist

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

In Person

Category
Legal & Compliance (1)
Requirements
  • Undergraduate degree in business, risk management, information technology, or related field, or equivalent work experience.
  • A minimum of 5 years of experience in audit coordination, regulatory reporting, technology risk management, audit or control assurance roles, within financial services or technology environments.
  • Strong understanding of audit frameworks (internal audit, external audit, SOC reporting, regulatory examinations).
  • Experience with regulatory reporting to OSFI, CUSO, and other financial/technology regulators is an asset.
  • 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.
Responsibilities
  • 1B Reviewer for Digital’s Findings – Act as first line of challenge for Personal Banking & Digital Ttechnology 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.
  • Internal Audit Coordination and Governance – Act as the risk lead during internal audit engagements, managing direct and indirect audit reviews. Ensure timely responses, accurate evidence submission, and proper remediation of findings. Provide governance oversight to track issues and drive accountability.
  • External Audit Management – Support and coordinate external audits by regulators, external audit firms, and partner institutions. Ensure all audit requirements are met, findings are addressed, and compliance is maintained.
  • SOCx / SOC1 Coordination and Governance – Oversee the governance of SOCx & SOC1 reporting, including evidence collection, validation of controls, and timely delivery of reports to stakeholders and external parties.
  • Crown Jewels Application Annual Controls Testing – Manage the annual controls testing program for critical (“Crown Jewel”) applications, ensuring controls are thoroughly assessed, deficiencies are remediated, and compliance standards are met.
  • Regulatory Risk Reporting (US CUSO & Canada OSFI) – Lead the preparation and submission of Risk Management reporting to U.S. CUSO and Canadian OSFI regulators. Ensure accuracy, transparency, and compliance with jurisdictional regulatory requirements.
  • LeanIX Data Quality Governance – Oversee application inventory data quality on LeanIX and IT finance management such as Apptio cost for retiring applications. Ensure data integrity to support regulatory, audit, and financial reporting.
  • Application & Infrastructure Control Assessment Governance – Coordinate and govern the execution of application-level and infrastructure-level control assessments.
  • NPID Password Compliance Reporting – Monitor and govern reporting of password compliance for Non-Personally IDs (NPIDs), ensuring adherence to policy requirements and timely remediation of exceptions.
  • 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, CIA, 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

  • $1B growth fund targets Canada's defence and infrastructure sectors.
  • $72M financing propels Activate Games to 100 locations by 2027.
  • Strong Aa1 Moody's rating supports cost-effective $1B capital notes issuance.

What critics are saying

  • RBC financed $263B fossil fuels since 2016, facing Bill C-59 divestment by 2028.
  • OSFI mandates 50bps CET1 hike, slashing ROE 2-3% within 6-12 months.
  • Wealthsimple siphons $5B millennial assets, declining RBC AUM 25% in 6-12 months.

What makes Royal Bank of Canada unique

  • RBCx platform delivers specialized financing to venture founders and VC firms.
  • Avion Rewards partners with HTS for predictive travel bookings launching 2026.
  • RBC Bank enables seamless CAD-USD transfers for 500,000 Canadians without SSN.

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