Senior Business Continuity Analyst

Job Description

What is the opportunity?

Support the Business Segment or Geographical Unit, ensuring RBC Businesses meet the maximum level of preparedness, conforming to RBC BCM Standards for Incident Management and Business Continuity Planning (BCP).  Supports business recovery strategies and co-ordinates tactical planning and activities to achieve these.

What will you do?

Primary Responsibilities:

• Responsibility for the Business Continuity Management (BCM) Plan Development/Maintenance, to implement appropriate BCM contingency plans and associated controls.
• Prepare business lines for potential disruption through communication and reporting processes re: Incident Management, Business Continuity and Recovery Strategy within area(s) of responsibility.
• Coordinates tactical activities of BCM including:
  • Complete Business Impact Assessments (BIA) to understand the impact of process failures.
  • Remain apprised of environmental and potential business impacting BCM related risks.
  • Conducts BCM exercises to validate planning assumptions and test controls (including work area recovery, contact exercises and simulations as required)
• Advise and recommend on continuity strategies in the identification of risks, the determination of risk tolerances, the selection of appropriate recovery strategies.
• Identify gaps in application capabilities requirements working with the business and IT to resolve the gap through acceptance, work arounds or an enhancement project.
• Ensures all Business Continuity Plans conform with Enterprise BCM standards.
• Provide analysis and insights on platform specific KRI's to support management reporting and investigate and resolve deficiencies.
• Partnering with BCM Central team, Regional and Business Line Executive to create, coordinate and maintain a multi-discipline Incident Management Team to provide a resilient response to incidents.
• Track outstanding audit items or regulatory findings relative to the respective business lines, as they relate to BCM, assuring established timelines are met.
• Secretary to the Business Line(s) Regional Incident Management Team, maintaining a working relationship/liaison with other Crisis Management Teams
• Support business change initiatives as it relates to BCM, including completion of associated BIA, BCP and required recovery testing.

What do you need to succeed?

• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• A high level of attention to detail
• Ability to manage multiple competing priorities and thrive in a fast-paced and challenging environment
• Value and possess strong competency in the following behaviors: Collaboration, Relationship Building, Communication, Integrity and Operating with Diverse and Inclusive Mindset
• The ability to perform effectively in a team environment and excel under pressure amid demanding deadlines
• Well-rounded set of interests and extra-curricular activities beyond academics

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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Job Skills

Adaptability, Critical Thinking, Decision Making, Emerging Technologies, Group Problem Solving, Information Technology Trends, Interpersonal Relationship Management, Long Term Planning, Oral Communications, Organizational Change Management, Strategic Thinking

Additional Job Details

Address:

ROYAL BANK PLAZA, 200 BAY ST:TORONTO

City:

Toronto

Country:

Canada

Work hours/week:

Employment Type:

Full time

Platform:

CAPITAL MARKETS

Job Type:

Regular

Pay Type:

Salaried

Posted Date:

Application Deadline:

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.

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