Assistant Manager, Subsidiary Governance

2 weeks ago

Toronto, Ontario, Canada Royal Bank of Canada Full time

Job Summary

What is the Opportunity?
As an Assistant Manager, you will have oversight and accountability for the corporate governance of U.S. subsidiaries of Royal Bank of Canada. You will support the Vice President and Deputy U.S. IHC and Wealth Management in the development and implementation of policies and procedures relating to U.S. subsidiaries.

You will collaborate to develop and maintain a regulatory database to support timely and accurate responses of submissions to regulators and internal audit and be accountable for ongoing and ad hoc requests for materials.


What will you do?

  • Act as a trusted legal advisor to enterprise and U.S. senior management and members of the RBC Law Group and other functions on a broad range of corporate, governance and financial services regulatory matters relating to subsidiaries.
  • Develop, maintain and oversee U.S. standards, protocols and precedents for board governance.
  • Serve as Assistant Secretary of designated U.S. subsidiaries.
  • Assist designated U.S.

boards in the following matters:

setting board agendas; planning and preparing for board and committee meetings; maintaining forward agendas; taking minutes and maintaining corporate minute books and records; overseeing board evaluations of effectiveness; recruiting new directors; organizing orientation and training for new directors and key officers; coordinating and organizing information flow to directors of designated subsidiaries, and meeting the information requirements of the designated subsidiary boards.


  • Support the timeliness and accuracy of responses and submissions to regulators related to U.S. corporate governance matters, including ongoing and ad hoc requests for materials.
  • Ensure alignment of U.S. governance practices and processes to RBC Legal Governance of Subsidiaries Policy and collaborate with Subsidiary Governance Office to support a consistent approach to governance.
  • Responsible for managing records and data integrity of all information pertaining to designated subsidiaries, including data input into RBC's legal entity database (currently GEMS).
  • Provide assistance to all subsidiaries, responding to inquiries and sourcing solutions to issues on board protocols, board and committee meetings, directorships, orientation and training of new directors and senior officers, preparation of documentation and other matters pertaining to board activities and corporate governance generally.
  • Serve as project manager of various enterprise initiatives

What do you need to succeed?

Must have

  • Must be a qualified law clerk or paralegal with corporate services experience, ideally with knowledge of corporate secretarial and corporate governance practices or a keen interest in learning more about this area
  • High level of proficiency in Microsoft Office and able to adapt to new technologies.
  • Conversant with applicable corporate and securities legislation and has a keen attention to detail and accuracy
  • Excellent communication skills (written and oral), excellent interpersonal skills, team player with good influencing skills and exercises discretion and confidentiality.
  • Highly organized, able to prioritize and manage multiple tasks with challenging deadlines in a fast paced and dynamic environment

Nice-to-have

  • Ability to impact and influence through consultation and business rationale
  • Experience in corporate secretarial work and/or corporate governance in a regulated environment
  • Strategic planning and implementation experience

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 and competitive compensation
  • Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities
  • Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and highperforming team
  • Opportunities to do challenging work and to be immersed in new technologies being leveraged by RBC

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Job Skills
Data Gathering Analysis, Effectiveness Measurement, Ethical Business, Fraud Management, Internal Controls, Long Term Planning, Process Management, Results-Oriented, Risk Management, Strategic Thinking

Additional Job Details

Address:

ROYAL BANK PLAZA, 200

BAY ST:

TORONTO

City:

TORONTO

Country:

Canada

Work hours/week:

37.5

Employment Type:

Full time

Platform:

Law and Compliance

Job Type:

Regular

Pay Type:

Salaried

Posted Date:

Application Deadline:

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