2025 Summer Student - Product Associate (4 months)

Participates in and supports the operational activities of a business unit. Applies experience and complete working knowledge of the job and policies/practices to perform a combination of routine tasks and varied administrative/operational assignments.

Please note: This posting is for a 4-month Summer 2025 STUDENT placement with a start date of May 2025 and end-date of August 2025. In order to be eligible for this 4-month Student position, you must either:

• Be returning back to school after the work term end-date of August 2025; or
• If you are not returning back to school (i.e. are graduating in April 2025/August 2025), but you require the work term as a mandatory component to in order to graduate successfully.

Please ensure that you meet these eligibility requirements before applying - candidates who apply but are found to be ineligible are not able to be considered.

What is the opportunity?

The opportunity is to be a part of a dynamic team within RBC Royal Bank's National Office group responsible for Credit Cards, Payments, Loyalty, and Transformation. You will work as part of an experienced team of Product, Business, Risk and Compliance or Program Management experts drawing on your leadership potential to support development of new opportunities and business priorities to drive acquisition and growth in the competitive and innovate payments space where RBC leads with brands such as Avion Rewards, Ion+, RBC Avion Visa, payment innovations and partnerships.

What will you do?

Working under the direction of a business, product, compliance, or program leader in one of our teams across Transformation, Payments, Credit Cards, or Loyalty you will:

• Be aligned with specific projects or business priorities
• Work and collaborate with colleagues to identify, test and/or implement opportunities to enhance products, processes, and competitiveness.
• Assist in designing internal controls, monitoring and evaluation of the effectiveness of regulatory risk management practices
• Contribute ideas and perspectives to drive to better outcomes
• Develop relationships and coordinate within and across teams to complete and facility project execution
• Use various data sources to research, identify opportunities, calculate benefits, and make recommendations
• Leverage PowerPoint and other tools to effectively communicate recommendations to various stakeholders
• Utilize Excel to manage data, support reporting and/or identify new opportunities

What do you need to succeed?

Must-have

• Currently enrolled at a post-secondary institution with an interest in Financial Services and Product Management
• An innovative thinker who is proactive, is well organized with attention to detail, and thrives in a fast-paced environment
• Leadership acumen and a passion to apply it in a dynamic business environment
• Strong critical thinking, analytical skills and a passion for solving ambiguous and complex business issues
• Business knowledge - revenue & cost drivers
• Strong communication skills, including experience in creating PowerPoint presentations for senior audiences
• Comfort with ambiguity and highly adaptable
• Strong collaboration skills, ability to grasp new concepts quickly, and work with cross-functional teams
• Strong MS Office skills - Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint

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. In this role you will also:

• Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities
• Work in a dynamic, agile, collaborative, progressive and high performing culture
• Opportunities to do challenging work and make a difference
• Gain insights and build relationships to inform your career journey

Communication, Computer Literacy, Detail-Oriented, Interpersonal Relationships, Listening Effectively, Personal Development, Personal Initiative

Additional Job Details

RBC WATERPARK PLACE, 88 QUEENS QUAY W:TORONTOTORONTOCanada37.5Full timePERSONAL & COMMERCIAL BANKINGStudent/Coop (Fixed Term)Salaried2025-01-072025-01-16

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

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