Senior Manager, IT & Operational Risk Management

apartmentRoyal Bank of Canada placeToronto calendar_month 

Job Summary

This role leads the Issue Management areas of the Wealth Management Technology (WMT) 1B risk management function. Technical manager with 1-2 direct reports, expert understanding of IT & Operational risk management practices, providing control and advisory services to: application development, support teams and the Wealth Management Business.

Services provided cover IT & operational risk analysis, risk & compliance exposure reporting, risk awareness & advisory, and regulatory response.

Job Description

What will you do?
  • Lead identification, assessment and treatment recommendations for IT & Operational risks
  • Responsible for execution and completion of security exemption and acceptance workflow process from start to finish
  • Lead preparation and participate in execution of executive level meetings (attended by WMT SVP and Senior Leadership Team) on various control and risk topics (e.g. areas of focus and risk acceptances)
  • Lead execution of risk profile review meetings (attended by Vice Presidents/Senior Directors and their delegates) to ensure SMT risk profiles are adequately managed
  • Lead/manage direct reports to ensure risk register workflow is executed effectively
  • Contribute to the delivery of the WMT IT & Operational risk awareness program
What do you need to succeed? Must-have
  • Experience conducting threat risk assessments on enterprise applications
  • Expert knowledge in IT and operational risk management processes, methods and tools
  • Strong knowledge of IT infrastructure & software security architectures
  • Demonstrable technical knowledge and experience covering the operating systems (e.g. Unix, Windows, zOS) and database systems (e.g. Oracle, SQL Server, Sybase, DB2) in use in Finance IT
  • CRISC or CISSP Certification
  • Good communication (verbal and written) skills, including strong appreciation of relationship management
Nice-to-have
  • CCSP certification
  • Knowledge of GRC tools (e.g. ServiceNow, Archer)
  • Knowledge of Wealth Management/Financial Services industry

Job Skills

Application Security, Critical Thinking, Cyber Security Management, Decision Making, Detail-Oriented, Information Security, Information Security Management, Information Technology Security, Interpersonal Relationship Management, IT Security Architecture, Operational Risks, Operation Risk Management, Risk Analysis, Risk Awareness, Risk Management

Additional Job Details

Address:

RBC CENTRE, 155 WELLINGTON ST W:TORONTO

City:

TORONTO

Country:

Canada

Work hours/week:

  1. 5

Employment Type:

Full time

Platform:

TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS

Job Type:

Regular

Pay Type:

Salaried

Posted Date:

2025-03-14

Application Deadline:

2025-04-30

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

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