Associate Director - Environmental & Social Risk Management

Reporting to the Director, ESG Risk Governance & Integration, the Associate Director will support the team’s day-to-day operations, proactively create capacity by adapting internal processes, and helping to facilitate the team’s risk oversight role as part of the 2nd Line of Defense.

What is the Opportunity?

RBC’s ESG Risk Management is looking for an Associate Director, ESG Risk Integration to join their team, supporting the ESG Risk team to develop, implement, and communicate of our approach to integrate ESG risk into existing risk management processes.

ESG risk is a transverse risk, that is complex and dynamic, providing the Associate Director with the opportunity to learn and support the design and implementation of ESG Risk management practices. The Associate Director will apply experience with risk management, governance, and controls to integrate ESG risk recommendations that support the organization’s objective to pro-actively manage ESG risk and meet regulatory and stakeholder expectations.

Reporting to the Director, ESG Risk Governance & Integration, the Associate Director will support the team’s day-to-day operations, proactively create capacity by adapting internal processes, and helping to facilitate the team’s risk oversight role as part of the 2nd Line of Defense.

What will you do?

• Support the design, implementation, and ongoing improvement to embed ESG risk into RBC’s existing risk management framework, policies, tools, and risk appetite/limits to proactively manage ESG risk.
• Collaborate with the business and GRM colleagues to coordinate and align our approach to integrating ESG risk; support the development of a governance process and our capability in identifying, managing, and overseeing ESG risks across jurisdictions.
• Keep abreast of evolving regulatory requirements, stakeholder expectations, current best practices in relation to risk integration and governance for ESG risk and communicate these expectations across RBC.
• Support preparation of materials for internal management reports and presentations for GRM senior management and others related to the integration of ESG risk into enterprise risk management and business practices.
• Support the design and implementation of ESG Risk team’s internal processes, controls and reporting to strengthen the team’s 2nd Line of Defence oversight roles and responsibilities.

What do you need to succeed?

Must-have

• 5+ years of related experience with in-depth knowledge in any of the following disciplines: risk management, compliance or sustainability
• MBA, CPA-CA/CMA, CFA or other finance/accounting/risk management certificate
• Sound knowledge of internal controls, risk management and/or compliance methodologies
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate complex topics effectively to external stakeholders and internal executives and reviewers (e.g. legal, finance, audit).

Nice-to-have

• Sound knowledge of RBC’s business lines and activities, as well as our ESG commitments, strategies, and regulatory environment
• Previous experience in sustainability.
• Experience working in large enterprise transformation projects

What’s in it for you?

• A comprehensive Total Rewards program that includes competitive compensation, bonuses, flexible benefits and investment and retirement savings plans
• Flexible work/life balance options and career development opportunities
• Opportunity to work in a dynamic, collaborative and high-performing team
• Opportunity to engage with a range of stakeholders across the organization, gain exposure to different areas of RBC, and broaden your capabilities.

Job Skills

Business Performance Management, Investment Economics, Investment Risk, Investment Risk Management, Market Risk, Performance Management (PM), Risk Control, Risk Management, Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)

Additional Job Details

885 GEORGIA ST W:VANCOUVERVANCOUVERCanada37.5Full timeGROUP RISK MANAGEMENTRegularSalaried2025-04-082025-04-22

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above

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