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Job Description What is the Opportunity? The Director is responsible for leading and expanding the Financial Risk Oversight function within GRM Insurance. They are responsible for providing risk management oversight and guidance to the Insurance business through independent monitoring, assessments of the control environment, and communication of all material market risk positions- including developments, trends/concentrations, and ensuring the implementation of, and compliance with Insurance and Enterprise risk management policies. What will you do? Responsible for the implementation and coordination of an integral market risk management framework for the Insurance Companies’ balance sheet. Perform and identify gap analysis to establish remediation plans for adherence to internal policies, and compliance with regulatory requirements. Implement and enhance market risk practices and key oversight programs within the second line. Provide senior management with insights on potential developments, risk concentrations, and risk trends that could result in significant financial losses under adverse market conditions. Demonstrate a deep, detailed understanding of market risks at RBC Insurance as well as of the current market environment and be able to conduct reasonability reviews of risk assessments. Conduct regular reviews of the Risk Appetite and Risk Limits frameworks for Market Risk, ensuring that risks are appropriately managed, and tolerances are appropriately calibrated at the Enterprise level and by key business lines. Develop and execute market risk projects to implement a feasible infrastructure and enable reliable market risk measures, providing requirements in the design of key components of the strategic market risk platform, and ensuring these components are delivered effectively. Develop and maintain comprehensive Financial Risk Oversight policies and procedures and conduct due diligence for new products. Act as key business partner to first line and enterprise second line functions. What do you need to succeed? Must-have 7 years’ experience in risk management or market oversight roles. Strong conceptual, analytical, and problem-solving skills. Business Advisory experience with the proven ability to communicate complex concepts concisely to technical and non-technical audiences, in written and verbal forms. Strong understanding of financial markets, trading businesses, alternative assets, exchange traded and over the counter markets and applicable risk frameworks. Thorough knowledge of traded products including derivatives and their associated risks. Excellent written and oral communication skills, including presenting to senior audiences. CFA, CA or other related professional qualifications. People Leadership experience. Nice-to-have MBA, MS or equivalent, with emphasis in finance, economics or a quantitative discipline. Good understanding of the bank and insurance dealer regulatory environment. Understanding of Insurance products. Strong knowledge of financial accounting practices 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 Business Analytics, Derivatives, Effectiveness Measurement, Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), Financial Risk, Investment Banking Analysis, Long Term Planning, Market Analysis, Market Risk, Results-Oriented, Risk Appetite, Risk Management, Risk Management Framework Additional Job Details Address: MEADOWVALE BUSINESS PARK, 6880 FINANCIAL DR:MISSISSAUGA City: Mississauga Country: Canada Work hours/week: 37.5 Employment Type: Full time Platform: GROUP RISK MANAGEMENT Job Type: Regular Pay Type: Salaried Posted Date: 2025-12-21 Application Deadline: 2026-01-12 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. Join our Talent Community Stay in-the-know about great career opportunities at RBC. Sign up and get customized info on our latest jobs, career tips and Recruitment events that matter to you. Expand your limits and create a new future together at RBC. Find out how we use our passion and drive to enhance the well-being of our clients and communities at jobs.rbc.com. RBC is presently inviting candidates to apply for this existing vacancy. Applying to this posting allows you to express your interest in this current career opportunity at RBC. Qualified applicants may be contacted to review their resume in more detail. 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