Associate Director - Cyber and IT Risk
Top Benefits
About the role
Job Summary
** Job Description**
What is the Opportunity?
Reporting to the Director, Cyber and IT Risk within Group Risk Management Enterprise Resilience Risk (ERR), you will drive the Second Line of Defense engagement across all Regulatory Examinations and Regulatory Issue Issues Remediation. The work entails collaborating effectively with global Cyber and Technology Risk, Business Regulatory & Issues Management Team, US Regulatory Relations Team and Global IT Risk (Global Cyber Security, Technology & Operations) teams to ensure that regulatory examination requirements across first and second lines of defense are met. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a high profile role that provides a broad perspective and exposure across Technology and ORM.
What will you do?
- Responsible for performing review and challenge for all regulatory submissions to ensure accuracy, validity, completeness, and alignment with internal RBC policies, standards, and regulatory requirements
- Identify areas requiring improvements through the review of regulatory submissions and communicate issues, risks and control gaps with the broader Second Line of Defense team and subject matter domain leads to ensure that issues are targeted for deep dives
- Coordination and drafting of Second Line of Defense Regulatory Exam First Day Letter Requests
- Responsible for the planning, execution and delivery of Second Line oversight, review, and challenge for regulatory workstreams within the US
- Partners with senior leaders within the US Operations and Global Technology to ensure integrated activities across regulatory remediation
- Partners with senior leaders to ensure that output from remediation activities has traceability back to root causes and regulatory responses and has proper signoff through appropriate governance channels, as necessary
- Responsible for performing review and challenge for all regulatory remediation activities to ensure alignment to the corrective actions stemming from the regulatory issue and to ensure documentation appropriately evidences remediation activities
- Tracking and reporting on trends and gaps within regulatory activity and submissions
What do you need to succeed?
- Undergraduate degree in Technology or Business followed by a minimum of 7 years of experience in progressively responsible Technology, IT Risk or IT Internal Audit experience including risk analysis and reporting roles
- Detail-oriented and operationally savvy, action-oriented individual who continually strives for improvement
- Knowledge and understanding of regulatory and risk management in the financial services industry
- Strong interpersonal, influencing, and communications skills with an ability to interact effectively with stakeholders and regulators, and the ability to effectively manage and build relationships across large organizations
- Experience in working within a large, global financial services company preferred
- CISSP, CRISC or other Information Security Certifications preferred
- 5 years’ experience in IT risk management preferred
- Working knowledge of GRC tools (e.g., Archer, ServiceNow, etc.) preferred
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
- Opportunities to do challenging work
- Opportunities to build close relationships with clients
The good-faith expected salary range for the above position is $110,000 - $190,000 (New Jersey), $85,000 - $150,000 (MN) depending on factors including but not limited to the candidate’s experience, skills, registration status; market conditions; and business needs. This salary range does not include other elements of total compensation, including a discretionary bonus and benefits such as a 401(k) program with company-matching contributions; health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance; and paid time-off plan.
RBC’s compensation philosophy and principles recognize the importance of a highly qualified global workforce and plays a critical role in attracting, engaging and retaining talent that:
- Drives RBC’s high performance culture
- Enables collective achievement of our strategic goals
- Generates sustainable shareholder returns and above market shareholder value
#LI – POST
Job Skills
Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (BCDR), Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA), Cyber Security Management, Firewall Management, Information Security Management, Information Technology (IT) Risk, IT Network Security, Operational Delivery, Problem Management, Process Management, Risk Management, Threat Management
Additional Job Details
Address:
GOLDMAN SACHS TOWER, 30 HUDSON STREET:JERSEY CITY
City:
Jersey City
Country:
United States of America
Work hours/week:
40
Employment Type:
Full time
Platform:
GROUP RISK MANAGEMENT
Job Type:
Regular
Pay Type:
Salaried
Posted Date:
2025-03-28
Application Deadline:
2025-10-04
Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above
About RBC
Royal Bank of Canada is a global financial institution with a purpose-driven, principles-led approach to delivering leading performance. Our success comes from the 94,000+ employees who leverage their imaginations and insights to bring our vision, values and strategy to life so we can help our clients thrive and communities prosper. As Canada's biggest bank and one of the largest in the world, based on market capitalization, we have a diversified business model with a focus on innovation and providing exceptional experiences to our more than 17 million clients in Canada, the U.S. and 27 other countries. Learn more at rbc.com. We are proud to support a broad range of community initiatives through donations, community investments and employee volunteer activities. See how at www.rbc.com/community-social-impact.
La Banque Royale du Canada est une institution financière mondiale définie par sa raison d'être, guidée par des principes et orientée vers l'excellence en matière de rendement. Notre succès est attribuable aux quelque 94 000+ employés qui mettent à profit leur créativité et leur savoir faire pour concrétiser notre vision, nos valeurs et notre stratégie afin que nous puissions contribuer à la prospérité de nos clients et au dynamisme des collectivités. Selon la capitalisation boursière, nous sommes la plus importante banque du Canada et l'une des plus grandes banques du monde. Nous avons adopté un modèle d'affaires diversifié axé sur l'innovation et l'offre d'expériences exceptionnelles à nos plus de 17 millions de clients au Canada, aux États Unis et dans 27 autres pays. Pour en savoir plus, visitez le site rbc.com/francais
Nous sommes fiers d'appuyer une grande diversité d'initiatives communautaires par des dons, des investissements dans la collectivité et le travail bénévole de nos employés. Pour de plus amples renseignements, visitez le site www.rbc.com/collectivite-impact-social.
Associate Director - Cyber and IT Risk
Top Benefits
About the role
Job Summary
** Job Description**
What is the Opportunity?
Reporting to the Director, Cyber and IT Risk within Group Risk Management Enterprise Resilience Risk (ERR), you will drive the Second Line of Defense engagement across all Regulatory Examinations and Regulatory Issue Issues Remediation. The work entails collaborating effectively with global Cyber and Technology Risk, Business Regulatory & Issues Management Team, US Regulatory Relations Team and Global IT Risk (Global Cyber Security, Technology & Operations) teams to ensure that regulatory examination requirements across first and second lines of defense are met. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a high profile role that provides a broad perspective and exposure across Technology and ORM.
What will you do?
- Responsible for performing review and challenge for all regulatory submissions to ensure accuracy, validity, completeness, and alignment with internal RBC policies, standards, and regulatory requirements
- Identify areas requiring improvements through the review of regulatory submissions and communicate issues, risks and control gaps with the broader Second Line of Defense team and subject matter domain leads to ensure that issues are targeted for deep dives
- Coordination and drafting of Second Line of Defense Regulatory Exam First Day Letter Requests
- Responsible for the planning, execution and delivery of Second Line oversight, review, and challenge for regulatory workstreams within the US
- Partners with senior leaders within the US Operations and Global Technology to ensure integrated activities across regulatory remediation
- Partners with senior leaders to ensure that output from remediation activities has traceability back to root causes and regulatory responses and has proper signoff through appropriate governance channels, as necessary
- Responsible for performing review and challenge for all regulatory remediation activities to ensure alignment to the corrective actions stemming from the regulatory issue and to ensure documentation appropriately evidences remediation activities
- Tracking and reporting on trends and gaps within regulatory activity and submissions
What do you need to succeed?
- Undergraduate degree in Technology or Business followed by a minimum of 7 years of experience in progressively responsible Technology, IT Risk or IT Internal Audit experience including risk analysis and reporting roles
- Detail-oriented and operationally savvy, action-oriented individual who continually strives for improvement
- Knowledge and understanding of regulatory and risk management in the financial services industry
- Strong interpersonal, influencing, and communications skills with an ability to interact effectively with stakeholders and regulators, and the ability to effectively manage and build relationships across large organizations
- Experience in working within a large, global financial services company preferred
- CISSP, CRISC or other Information Security Certifications preferred
- 5 years’ experience in IT risk management preferred
- Working knowledge of GRC tools (e.g., Archer, ServiceNow, etc.) preferred
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
- Opportunities to do challenging work
- Opportunities to build close relationships with clients
The good-faith expected salary range for the above position is $110,000 - $190,000 (New Jersey), $85,000 - $150,000 (MN) depending on factors including but not limited to the candidate’s experience, skills, registration status; market conditions; and business needs. This salary range does not include other elements of total compensation, including a discretionary bonus and benefits such as a 401(k) program with company-matching contributions; health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance; and paid time-off plan.
RBC’s compensation philosophy and principles recognize the importance of a highly qualified global workforce and plays a critical role in attracting, engaging and retaining talent that:
- Drives RBC’s high performance culture
- Enables collective achievement of our strategic goals
- Generates sustainable shareholder returns and above market shareholder value
#LI – POST
Job Skills
Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (BCDR), Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA), Cyber Security Management, Firewall Management, Information Security Management, Information Technology (IT) Risk, IT Network Security, Operational Delivery, Problem Management, Process Management, Risk Management, Threat Management
Additional Job Details
Address:
GOLDMAN SACHS TOWER, 30 HUDSON STREET:JERSEY CITY
City:
Jersey City
Country:
United States of America
Work hours/week:
40
Employment Type:
Full time
Platform:
GROUP RISK MANAGEMENT
Job Type:
Regular
Pay Type:
Salaried
Posted Date:
2025-03-28
Application Deadline:
2025-10-04
Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above
About RBC
Royal Bank of Canada is a global financial institution with a purpose-driven, principles-led approach to delivering leading performance. Our success comes from the 94,000+ employees who leverage their imaginations and insights to bring our vision, values and strategy to life so we can help our clients thrive and communities prosper. As Canada's biggest bank and one of the largest in the world, based on market capitalization, we have a diversified business model with a focus on innovation and providing exceptional experiences to our more than 17 million clients in Canada, the U.S. and 27 other countries. Learn more at rbc.com. We are proud to support a broad range of community initiatives through donations, community investments and employee volunteer activities. See how at www.rbc.com/community-social-impact.
La Banque Royale du Canada est une institution financière mondiale définie par sa raison d'être, guidée par des principes et orientée vers l'excellence en matière de rendement. Notre succès est attribuable aux quelque 94 000+ employés qui mettent à profit leur créativité et leur savoir faire pour concrétiser notre vision, nos valeurs et notre stratégie afin que nous puissions contribuer à la prospérité de nos clients et au dynamisme des collectivités. Selon la capitalisation boursière, nous sommes la plus importante banque du Canada et l'une des plus grandes banques du monde. Nous avons adopté un modèle d'affaires diversifié axé sur l'innovation et l'offre d'expériences exceptionnelles à nos plus de 17 millions de clients au Canada, aux États Unis et dans 27 autres pays. Pour en savoir plus, visitez le site rbc.com/francais
Nous sommes fiers d'appuyer une grande diversité d'initiatives communautaires par des dons, des investissements dans la collectivité et le travail bénévole de nos employés. Pour de plus amples renseignements, visitez le site www.rbc.com/collectivite-impact-social.