Director Operational Resilience, Internal Audit

What is the opportunity?

Internal Audit (IA), as the Third Line of Defence, provides independent assurance to senior management and the Board of Directors on the effectiveness of risk management policies, processes, and practices in all areas of RBC.

As Director GRM Operational Resilience, Internal Audit, you will be overall accountable for assessing the effectiveness of internal controls, risk management practices, and corporate governance processes within the GRM Operational Risk function. As a Subject Matter Expert (SME) Risk Management, you will oversee complex risk-based audits, identify, and focus on key risk areas, engage, and manage stakeholders, and lead a team through potential conflict scenarios with a drive to constructive outcomes.

Key priorities including implementing a global operating model, where enterprise and regional teams work collaboratively to leverage strengths, increase efficiencies, and ultimately enable a consistent consolidated approach to coverage of the global GRM function. As an Operational Resilience SME, you will support CAE teams globally on coverage and assessment of key risk areas. This includes coverage that is aligned with regulatory requirements globally on operational resilience/operational risk.

You will support efforts to enhance IA's Audit Committee, and Operating Committee quarterly reporting, and other special initiatives such as annual audit planning.

The RBC CAE Group leverages a unique perspective— with a coordinated view across the entire business—to deliver valuable advice that not only gives assurance, but that illuminates a bigger picture, connects dots, builds best practices and broadens possibilities. We connect intelligence to protect and enable RBC.

What will you do?

• Ability to assess the effectiveness of internal controls, risk management practices, and corporate governance processes within the Group Risk Management function.
• Facilitator and lead for managing cross platform, and regional/Legal Entity collaboration for the GRM IA function.
• Lead all regulatory engagements for the GRM IA team, including managing/organizing responses, document and material submissions, and regulator interviews/discussions.
• Lead/manage all regulatory reporting requirements for the GRM IA function including CAE Reports for mandatory SAPs, Approach and Strategy Documents, Continuous Risk Monitoring Reporting, and Risk Governance Framework Reporting.
• Lead/manage all GRM IA team special initiatives, including annual audit planning, and quarterly OC platform and audit committee reporting.
• Provide insights on behalf of the GRM IA team and act as a trusted advisor to the business.
• Ability to develop skills and capabilities of team including direct reports, and other team members.

What do you need to succeed?

Must-have

• Strong leadership and people management skills, with excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
• Stakeholdering and relationship management skills - ability to engage with sr. leaders and clearly convey risk scenarios and defend conclusions; and negotiation skills with an ability to manage conflict and difficult conversations
• Proactive behaviour, with a strong risk mindset, an understanding of the regulatory environment, and a strategic thinker who incorporates a view of emerging risks and their impact on the bank/IA
• Audit or assurance experience; GRM experience
• Experience in, or an understanding of data analytics and technology

What's in it for you?

We thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressive thinking to keep growing, and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual.

• A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits, competitive compensation
• Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
• Opportunities to do challenging work
• Flexible work/life balance options

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Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above

Inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment

At RBC, we believe an inclusive workplace that has diverse perspectives is core to our continued growth as one of the largest and most successful banks in the world. Maintaining a workplace where our employees feel supported to perform at their best, effectively collaborate, drive innovation, and grow professionally helps to bring our Purpose to life and create value for our clients and communities. RBC strives to deliver this through policies and programs intended to foster a workplace based on respect, belonging and opportunity for all.