Associate Director, Counterparty Credit Risk Analytics

Responsible for the conceptual design, development, and ongoing maintenance of the mathematical models used for the measurement and capitalization of the counterparty credit risk of RBC's derivative portfolio. This includes ensuring that the model's underlying methodologies are appropriate and that they are implemented with integrity, to facilitate the effective management of the bank's CCR.

What is the Opportunity?

As part of the Group Risk Management team, the Associate Director, Counterparty Credit Risk Analytics is responsible for the conceptual design, development, and ongoing maintenance of the mathematical models used for the measurement and capitalization of the counterparty credit risk of RBC's derivative portfolio. This includes ensuring that the model's underlying methodologies are appropriate and that they are implemented with integrity, to facilitate the effective management of the bank's CCR.

What will you do?

Detailed responsibilities of the role include:

• Work with model users to understand their business requirements.

• Conduct research, review regulatory requirements and consult with industry stakeholders to evaluate best practices for modeling.

• Make recommendations on model methodologies, and develop technical implementation, either for production usage or to serve as a prototype for benchmark testing.

• Provide business requirements with technical implementation details and user acceptance criteria to technology teams for production deployment, and validate implementation using independently developed benchmark models.

• Document model methodologies, implementation details and testing results, and work with internal validation to facilitate their approval of the models.

• Develop tools to assess and monitor model performance, including assumptions and limitations, on an ongoing basis for reporting to the various model monitoring governance committees.

• Investigate and remediate modeling issues identified through ongoing monitoring or by internal validation.

• Recalibrate models on a regular basis.

• Re-assessment and testing of models, including assumptions and limitations and benchmarking against alternative models, and documentation of the results in models whitepapers and annual assessments for review by internal validation.

What do you need to succeed?

Must Have:

• Broad knowledge of traded products across various asset classes, and knowledge of regulatory & internal risk management requirements for counterparty credit risk

• Strong analytical and problem solving skills

• Excellent programming skills (e.g., Python, MatLab)

• Data management and analysis skills (SQL and Excel required)

• Ability to work collaboratively to achieve team goals

• Agility to adapt to changing circumstances in a dynamic environment

• Strong English communication skills, both written and verbal, especially in the explanation of complex modeling concepts to senior management and regulators

Nice-to-Have:

• Masters in Financial Engineering, or a degree in another quantitative subject such as physics, statistics, mathematics or mathematical finance and/or a relevant professional qualification, with concentration in quantitative methods and/or finance.

What is in it for you?

We thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressive thinking, to keep growing, and working together to build and deliver trusted reporting to help our stakeholders succeed 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
• Ability to make a difference and lasting impact
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
• Opportunities to take on progressively greater accountabilities

Job Skills

Client Counseling, Competitive Markets, Critical Thinking, Financial Instruments, Financial Regulation, Investment Risk Management, Long Term Planning, Quantitative Methods, Risk Management

Additional Job Details

ROYAL BANK PLAZA, 200 BAY ST:TORONTOTORONTOCanada37.5Full timeGROUP RISK MANAGEMENTRegularSalaried2024-10-212024-11-09