Director, Multi Asset QIS Structurer

Job Description

What is the opportunity?

• Help Originate:

• Support the sales in their meetings with clients

• Originate QIS ideas
• Escalate client interest, intel and trends from the Canadian franchise

• Help code, back test and tweak strategies in an autonomous manner

• Build Content: Provide relevant innovative products, features and ideas to our distribution and institutional clients franchises in Canada

• Strategic initiatives: Help further define, lead and deliver initiatives to increase our footprint in the Canadian QIS eco system

• Lead the QIS initiative across the full value chain for Canada in a hub and spoke approach. This includes product development, partnership with trading, origination activities and platform improvement spanning all asset classes, including, Equities, Fixed Income, FX and Commodities as may be required by clients.
• Combine our Multi Asset QIS strength to deliver the solutions spectrum to our sales and client franchises in Canada
• Develop QIS content efforts in coordination with stakeholders (research, strategists, trading…)
• Infrastructure and scalability: help if/where necessary
• Challenge the platform: challenge stakeholders to have the platform evolve considering client interest, RBC's risk appetite, strength and weaknesses.

What will you do?

• Help originate QIS client situations and opportunities, in Canada specifically
• Build content around Canadian client situations
• Manage the QIS Structuring efforts in Canada
• Lead the QIS initiative across the full value chain product development, partnership with trading, origination activities and platform improvement for Canada
• Product innovation and bespoke solutions for Canada
• Identify market opportunities and define strategic guidelines.
• Generate new investment ideas.
• Structure, promote, filter and adapt QIS solutions for clients.

• Pricing:

• Price requests to be automated and or dealt with timely.

• Accompany quants and developers in building suitable models.
• Assist traders with complex structures.
• Platform: contribute to various platform development projects related to service improvement and product development for the Canadian franchise
• Ensure appropriate level of controls on the business from a Structuring perspective.
• Work on cross-geographic origination initiatives by joining client conversations.
• Proactively identify operational risks/ control deficiencies in the business
• Review and comply with Firm Policies applicable to your business activities
• Escalate operational risk loss events, control deficiencies and risks that you identify to your line manager and the relevant risk and control functions promptly. Failure to do so may subject you to disciplinary action, up to and including termination.

What do you need to succeed?

Required

• Degree in Finance and/or Maths
• Good presentation skills, communication skills and quantitative skills
• Expert in financial engineering and Equity Derivative Structuring

Preferred:

• Programming skills
• Applied Mathematics

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 Skills

Adaptability, Critical Thinking, Customer Service, Detail-Oriented, Financial Engineering, Financial Statement Analysis, Investments Analysis, Personal Development, Personal Initiative, Teamwork

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:

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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