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Associate Director Governance, Risk and Compliance

2 months ago


Toronto, Ontario, Canada Royal Bank of Canada Full time

Job Summary

Job Description

What is the opportunity?

This role is part of the 1st line of defense function, providing challenge and oversight on Security Risk to RBC as part of the Corporate Security team. The purpose is to support the 2nd Line of Defense governance model, ensuring the Security Risk profile is fairly presented in ongoing reporting, including escalating to senior management as required. This involves supporting the oversight and challenge of security controls, delivering a global impact across all RBC subsidiaries and entities. The role provides an independent opinion on RBC's security risk posture, analyzing Key Risk Indicators to measure and monitor Security Risk, and contributing to the maintenance of enterprise policies and standards governing Corporate Security Management. This role also supports the provision of expertise, advice, and counsel to executives and senior management across the organization to enhance their ability to anticipate and manage security risk effectively.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Challenge and Oversight:

  • Provides challenge and oversight over enterprise-wide security risk and controls through several core capabilities:
  • Leverage data-driven insights to analyze key risk indicators and/or provide opinions and challenge on same
  • Support scenario-driven and operational risk event reviews to assess the controls effectiveness against key scenarios and/or provide insight into recommended controls
  • Actively challenge risk owners to ensure that the security risk profile is balanced, comprehensive, and transparent; falling within risk appetite
  • Work collaboratively with the 2nd line GRM team to embed understanding of the security risk profile and risk appetite into strategic decisioning with Senior Leadership at RBC; challenge executive decisioning that contradicts the risk profile and risk appetite

Governance, Monitoring, and Reporting:

  • Identifies opportunities and initiates enhancements to guidelines, playbooks, and processes
  • Applies an advanced understanding in the provision of oversight, analysis, and monitoring of Security risks globally
  • Supports the reporting of the Security risk profile, analysis, and exposure to Executives and Senior Management on a regular basis
  • Supports the delivery of presentations and updates to key business stakeholders
  • Authority to request the business to conduct certain activities related to Security risk assessments, including new or revised assessments

Review and Support Issue and Change Management:

  • Reviews, documents, and provides qualified oversight and constructive challenge on identified security risks pertaining to RBC projects and change initiatives
  • Demonstrates advanced understanding in evaluating and challenging RBC security controls, risk assessment findings, methodologies, and other outcomes
  • Manages first, second, and third-line raised issues through remediation or risk acceptance with business partners

Regulatory Management:

  • Assists in identifying regulatory obligations impacting the business and maintaining the Security Risk regulatory universe and library
  • Implements evolving regulatory requirements and executes activities under the RBB Regulatory Compliance Reliance Model
  • Supports the completion of regulatory risk assessments and provides input and opinion on existing controls to meet supervisory expectations

Relationships and Leadership:

  • Develops effective business and corporate security relationships with key stakeholders
  • Educates the 1st line on a balanced Security risk approach and risk acceptances
  • Manages complex and sometimes competing relationships with key local, regional, and global stakeholders on a regular basis
  • Supports the maturity of Security risk as an embedded discipline across RBC
  • Promotes and nurtures a risk-aware culture

Requirements:

Must-Haves:

  • University degree or equivalent experience
  • Experience in Audit, GRC, Assurance, or a comparable experience in building out policies, guidelines, playbooks, and strategic initiatives at a leadership level
  • Strong metrics and performance management background, including data management and analysis
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills, well-developed impact and influencing skills
  • Proven track record of building strong relationships across business functions in matrixed organizations

Nice-to-Haves:

  • Experience in the financial services sector with a deep understanding of Security risk in a Global Financial Institution
  • Experience in Risk Management, Operational Risk Management, Internal Audit, or Compliance

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, commissions, and stock where applicable
  • Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities
  • Ability to make a difference and lasting impact
  • Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
  • Flexible work/life balance options
  • Opportunities to do challenging work
  • Opportunities to take on progressively greater accountabilities
  • Opportunities to build close relationships with clients