Director, Risk Intelligence

What is the opportunity?

As part of RBC Financial Crimes, you'll have an opportunity to make a difference in the global fight against financial crime. The Director of Risk Intelligence will develop and oversee the production of strategic intelligence to identify, inform and advise leadership on global priorities, emerging trends and thematic risks.

In this role you will develop relationships, conduct research and establish capabilities to provide insight on specific threat vectors and risk typologies. As part of Financial Crimes Risk Strategy, you'll work with your peers and the broader financial crimes teams to understand risks, evaluate RBC's exposure, demonstrate compliance and identify opportunities to enhance the program.

As part of this role, you will also work with government and industry partners to identify opportunities and enable innovative information sharing solutions across the financial crimes industry.

What will you do?

• Establish capabilities, direct and execute the collection, production and dissemination of strategic intelligence
• Identify and prioritize emerging risk topics for further analysis based on regulatory guidance and advisories, global enforcement actions, industry trends and global events.
• Coordinate and conduct assessments on the prevalence, severity and mechanisms of specific threat vectors and risk typologies
• Identify innovative approaches and collaborate across the financial crimes program to identify opportunities to develop or enhance controls.
• Maintain a population of existing and emerging risks and facilitate integration into program risk and coverage assessments.
• Provide regular reporting and briefings on RBC's threat environment.
• Actively engage with industry initiatives and public-private partnerships to further enable an effective industry response to specific threats.
• Build and maintain collaborative relationships amongst key stakeholders including government bodies, law enforcement, academia, and data/technology providers.

Execution of the mandate will:

• Protect RBC, our clients and communities through improved prevention, detection, investigation and mitigation of money laundering and terrorist financing activities.
• Inform and advise RBC leadership to further enable risk-based decisions.
• Allow RBC and the broader industry to realize efficiencies from consolidated efforts, shared costs, and alignment to national priorities

What do you need to succeed?

Must Have

• 7+ Years of experience in financial crimes or a related industry

• Significant experience with operational investigations and the production of strategic analysis

• Specific experience with 2 or more specific national priorities, threat vectors or typologies
• Deep understanding of the AML and sanctions controls environment.
• Expert ability to identify and articulate risk-based decisions including risk tolerance, metrics, trends, deficiencies, and opportunities.
• Proven ability to establish relationships, drive impact and influence through effective communication and collaborative, non-authoritative, partnerships

Nice to Have

• Knowledge of a variety of financial products and services across personal, commercial banking, wealth management and capital markets
• Experience conducting or directing quantitative analysis
• Familiarity with industry trends in regulatory expectations, financial crimes, analytics, and technology
• Experience developing and articulating transformative strategy & oversight reporting.

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, commissions, and stock where applicable
• Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities
• Ability to make a difference and lasting impact
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
• A world-class training program in financial services
• Flexible work/life balance options
• Opportunities to do challenging work
• Opportunities to take on progressively greater accountabilities
• Opportunities to building close relationships with clients
• Access to a variety of job opportunities across business and geographies

Job Skills

Communication, Data Analysis, Emerging Risks, Financial Crime Investigations, Financial Crime Risk Management, Identifying Opportunities, Industry Trends, Information Exchange, Leadership, Management Reporting, Organizational Governance, Public Communication, Regulatory Risk, Relationship Building, Research Methodologies, Strategic Intelligence

Additional Job Details

20 KING ST W:TORONTOTORONTOCanada37.5Full timeGROUP RISK MANAGEMENTRegularSalaried2025-04-022025-04-17

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

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