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Description

This role focuses on enhancing investment operational risk practices within Wealth Management Europe (WME). It involves contributing to business strategy, ensuring robust oversight of investment-related risks, and supporting sound decision-making. The manager will partner with WME senior leaders to embed RBC's risk standards, manage risk events and issues, oversee the control environment, contribute to the WME Risk Appetite framework, assess risks in new investment products and processes, and drive continuous improvement in investment risk management.

What We're Looking For

Lead Investment Risk Advisory: Partner with WME senior leaders to embed RBC's risk standards into investment processes, ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements (e.g., MiFID II) and industry best practices.,Risk Event & Issue Management: Identify, analyze, and resolve investment-related operational risks (e.g., trade errors, portfolio breaches, regulatory gaps), articulating root causes and remediation steps.,Control Environment Oversight: Drive the annual Risk and Control Self-Assessment (RCSA) process for investment functions, validating risks, controls, and control gaps.,Risk Appetite & Reporting: Contribute to the WME Risk Appetite framework, developing metrics to monitor investment risks and supporting quarterly risk reporting, Key Risk Indicator (KRI) tracking, and deep dives.,Change & Regulatory Compliance: Assess risks in new investment products/processes, ensuring controls mitigate gaps and comply with regulations. Update risk profiles for changes.,Continuous Improvement: Proactively identify opportunities to enhance investment risk processes, leveraging industry benchmarks and RBC's global frameworks.,Stakeholder Influence: Drive a standardized, efficient approach to investment risk management, prioritizing consistency and reusability across WME.,Deep Investment Expertise: Strong knowledge of investment products, portfolio management, trade flows, and regulations (e.g., MiFID II, UCITS, PRIIPs).,Risk Management Experience: Proven track record in investment or operational risk, including RCSA, risk reporting, issue management, and control frameworks.,Regulatory Acumen: Understanding of wealth management regulations and their impact on investment processes.,Leadership & Collaboration: Ability to manage a team, influence stakeholders, and partner with Second Line of Defense (2LoD)/Third Line of Defense (3LoD) functions.,Analytical & Communication Skills: Talent for framing complex investment risks into actionable insights and storytelling through data.

Ideal Candidate

Degree in finance/economics or equivalent,Certifications like CFA, CISI, or FRM are advantageous,Experience with wealth management platforms (e.g., Charles River, BlackRock Aladdin) is a plus,Familiarity with risk frameworks is a plus,Certifications in risk (e.g., IRM) or compliance (e.g., ICA) are a plus

Minimum Education

Bachelor's Degree

Hard Skills

Business Process Design
Decision Making
Financial Risk Management (FRM)
Operational Risks
Risk Control
Risk Management

Soft Skills

Teamwork
Leadership
Collaboration
Analytical Skills
Communication Skills
Stakeholder Influence

Work Hours

35 hours/week

Benefits

Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities
Opportunities to work with the best in the field
Ability to make a difference and lasting impact
Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team

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About the Company

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Royal Bank of Canada

Royal Bank of Canada is a global financial institution with a purpose-driven, principles-led approach to delivering leading performance. As Canada's largest bank, it provides personal and commercial banking, wealth management, and capital markets services to over 17 million clients worldwide.

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