Managing Counsel, Environmental, Social

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At RBC, our culture is deeply supportive and rich in opportunity and reward. You will help our clients thrive and our communities prosper, empowered by a spirit of shared purpose.

Whether you’re helping clients find new opportunities, developing new technology, or providing expert advice to internal partners, you will be doing work that matters in the world, in an environment built on teamwork, service, responsibility, diversity, and integrity.

**Job Title**

Managing Counsel, Environmental, Social & Governance

**What is the opportunity?**

As Managing Counsel (Environmental, Social & Governance), you will be a key senior legal advisor to RBC and its subsidiaries on complex, emerging environmental, social and governance (ESG) matters, including climate change matters in particular. You will be providing thought leadership, supporting and collaborating within the Law Group and advising our business and functional partners, including RBC Enterprise Strategy, Corporate Citizenship, Human Resources, Group Risk Management and Finance as well as various RBC working groups on all aspects of ESG matters, including disclosure and best practices, regulatory developments and requirements, products and services, and marketing and communications initiatives as well closely monitoring legal, regulatory and market developments and trends of increasing strategic and reputational significance to RBC. You will also be advising on ESG oversight requirements of regulators and expectations of institutional investors and markets.

**What will you do?**
- Key senior legal advisor supporting the RBC Law Group and our business and functional partners, including RBC Enterprise Strategy, Corporate Citizenship, Human Resources, Group Risk Management and Finance as well as various RBC working groups, on a broad range of complex ESG matters of increasing strategic and reputational significance to RBC.
- Providing strategic legal advice and thought leadership on various aspects of ESG matters, including development of products and services in various Business Segments, marketing and communications, disclosure, development of RBC position statements and policies, as well as monitoring legal, regulatory and market developments and trends and participating as needed in the development of responses to regulatory proposals.
- Reviewing and advising on RBC’s annual ESG disclosure documents, including: the ESG Performance Report, Sustainability Accounting Standards Board Index, Climate Report, Modern Slavery Act Statement, and Public Accountability Statement, Diversity & Inclusion reporting as well as sustainability rating agency surveys and other disclosure documents as may be developed from time to time.
- Monitoring ratings and reviews by proxy advisors and ESG rating agencies for impacts on corporate governance practices and disclosure.
- Providing strategic legal advice on RBC’s climate change governance, strategy, risk management and metrics, including financed emissions, and all related disclosure documents.
- Key legal advisor supporting engagement with institutional and activist shareholder on ESG-related matters, including attending engagement meetings and drafting responses to shareholder proposals and reports to the Board of Directors and its Committees as required.

**What do you need to succeed?**

**Must-have**
- LLB, called to the Bar of a Canadian province, membership in applicable law society or bar association, 10 years of experience.
- Relevant experience in ESG matters, including regulatory developments, legal issues and risks, market trends and best practices.
- Strong written, oral communication and presentation skills.
- Other relevant experience in one or more of the following: securities law, continuous disclosure, litigation, regulatory or financial institutions experience at an external firm, regulator or public company in-house law department. Understanding of and experience with various ESG reporting frameworks and standards as well as on ESG-related financial products and services, marketing and communications.

**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

**Job Summary**

**Address**:
TORONTO, Ontario, Canada

**City**:
CAN-ON-TORONTO

**Country**:
Canada

**Work hours/week**:
37.5

**Employment Type**:
Full time

**Platform**:
Office of the CLO

**Job Type**: