Business Analyst, Risk Reduction and Strategic Execution

apartmentRoyal Bank of Canada placeToronto calendar_month 

Job Summary

Job Description

What’s the opportunity?

The Risk Reduction and Strategic Execution team is part of the RBC Enterprise Chief Control’s Office (ECCO) an RBC cross enterprise function is designed to unify and strengthen First Line of Defense (1LOD) risk activities across all Business Units (BUs) and Functions, driving consistency and bolstering control practices.
The Risk Reduction and Strategic Execution is a new mandate focused being a trusted advisor to 1LOD risk managers by developing, implementing, and training on a proactive, standardized, scalable process management discipline that empowers the bank to reduce risk and execute processes consistently and independently to drive business improvement and deliver on strategic objectives and responsible for ensuring execution of RBC’s enterprise (Board, COE and Group Executive) initiatives meet outcomes, on time, on budget across multiple platforms.

Working within a high-performance area of the bank, the team provides opportunities for skill development, career advancement, and the chance to work on the bank’s most ambitious initiatives.

As Business Analyst, Risk Reduction and Strategic Execution you will support a cross functional team in developing and standardizing the process management practices across the enterprise to ensure consistency in how processes are managed from a risk perspective.

This role is an exciting opportunity to have exposure to a variety of strategic programs taking place across ECCO

What will you do?
  • Assist director and Sr. Mangers with building proposals and presentations to support decisions and program delivery for Sr. Management and executive governance routines
  • Analyze and document preparation and outcomes of strategic working sessions.
  • Perform comprehensive analyses leveraging frameworks, approaches, tools and methodologies and develop robust recommendations
  • Assist in facilitation of design sessions with stakeholders to design implementation plans for business strategies.
  • Support complex business analysis of current state, risk controls, process mapping, process design.
  • Creates strategy materials and proposals to clearly communicate business value and outcomes to key stakeholders across the bank
  • Assist in creation of business cases and develops paths that highlight opportunities for technology enhancement / investment that foster innovation, scalability and efficiency
  • Work closely with senior leadership, business unit leaders, and other key stakeholders to drive alignment and support for operational risk process assessment and standardization initiatives.
  • Communicate effectively with stakeholders to ensure a clear understanding of risk management objectives and progress.

What do you need to succeed?

Must-have
  • 3+ years of experience in business analysis and strategy development Financial Services, FinTech or technology company
  • Demonstrated ability in proposal development, current state / future state design
  • Interpersonal skills and ability to develop strong relationships at every level of the organization
  • Strong written and oral presentation skills and presence; strong technical ability with PowerPoint, Excel and Word
  • Comfortable working in ambiguous situations and across different lines of business

Nice to Have:

  • Minimum two years of deep and broad management consulting experience with an emphasis on business strategy
  • MBA or graduate / post-graduate or professional designations or equivalent
  • Risk Management experience
  • Operations and Process optimization experience

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 and 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

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Job Skills

Adaptability, Commercial Acumen, Communication, Critical Thinking, Decision Making, Group Problem Solving, Long Term Planning, Organizational Change Management, Professional Presentation

Additional Job Details

Address:

180 WELLINGTON ST W:TORONTO

City:

TORONTO

Country:

Canada

Work hours/week:

  1. 5

Employment Type:

Full time

Platform:

CHIEF LEGAL & ADMIN OFFICE GRP

Job Type:

Regular

Pay Type:

Salaried

Posted Date:

2025-04-02

Application Deadline:

2025-05-31

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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