Royal Bank of Canada

Director, Risk, Controls and Regulatory (Global Security)

Royal Bank of Canada$125K — $150K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • University/College graduate or equivalent required.
  • Demonstrated strong leadership and mentoring capabilities.
  • Proven experience in strategic direction alignment with organizational goals.
  • Experience in Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance (GRC) or Audit roles.
  • Knowledge of cyber technology domains (network, cloud, endpoint security) required.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills essential.
  • Strong abilities in stakeholder management and relationship building achieved through diverse interactions.
  • Detail-oriented with strong problem-solving skills and adaptability.

Responsibilities

  • Lead strategic direction for risk, controls, and regulatory functions in CTO.
  • Drive results and ensure stakeholders meet risk and compliance obligations.
  • Communicate effectively with project teams and executives across the organization.
  • Provide tactical direction for risk management across regulatory programs.
  • Partner with control testing and defense teams for effective project execution.
  • Manage conflicting priorities among various stakeholders.
  • Identify and address program risks and operational gaps for continuous improvement.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits.
  • Support for development through coaching and management opportunities.
  • Collaboration with top professionals in the field.
  • Ability to impact the organization and community positively.
  • Dynamic and high-performing work environment.
  • World-class training programs in financial services offered.
  • Flexible work/life balance options available.
Full Job Description
Job Description

What is the opportunity?

Reporting to the Senior Director, Risk, Controls & Regulatory, the Director, Risk, Controls, & Regulatory will lead a team to provide comprehensive risk management, controls, and regulatory governance and oversight in support of the Cyber Technology Office (CTO) and its functionally aligned with RBC subsidiaries. With strong leadership and risk management experience and expertise, you will partner closely with stakeholders within the CTO and across the Enterprise to drive effective risk management and governance while ensuring the department meets and successfully delivers on its regulatory, audit, risk, compliance, and governance obligations.

What will you do?
  • Lead and set the strategic direction and vision for the risk, controls, and regulatory function within the CTO with a focus on governance.
  • Drive results and hold stakeholders accountable to bring tasks to closure, meeting risk, compliance, and regulatory obligations with high quality deliverables.
  • Execute effective communication with project managers, program teams, stakeholders, executives, and sponsors across the organization.
  • Provide strategic and tactical direction for effective risk management across regulatory programs and governance domains.
  • Partner closely with control testing, GRC, first, second, and third-line of defense teams to ensure effective execution of projects.
  • Manage conflicting priorities between various stakeholder groups.
  • Identify, raise, and address, where feasible, program/domain risks, ongoing process and program improvements, operational gaps, and inefficiencies.


What do you need to succeed?

Must Have:
  • Experience in GRC, Audit, or comparable risk management or governance role.
  • Proven experience in setting and driving strategic direction, ensuring alignment with organizational goals while effectively guiding teams through complex challenges.
  • Demonstrated strong leadership abilities, including the capacity to inspire, mentor, and coach team members to achieve their full potential.
  • Experience with various cyber technology domains such as network security, cloud security, endpoint security, etc.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Strong stakeholder and relationship management skills.
  • Keen attention to detail with an aptitude for problem-solving, challenging the status quo, and thinking outside the box.
  • Effective time management and organization skills with the ability to multi-task and flexibly adapt to changing priorities.


Nice to Have:
  • One or more related professional designation such as CRISC, CISA, CISM, CISSP.
  • Experience responding to and/or participating in regulatory requests and exams.
  • Experience building and leading governance of a cybersecurity domain.
  • Proven track record of driving complex initiatives to completion on time.
  • Strong Cyber Security Technical Background


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, flexible benefits and competitive compensation
  • Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities
  • Opportunities to work with the best in the field
  • 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


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Job Skills
Critical Thinking, Cyber Security Management, Decision Making, Detail-Oriented, Information Security Management, Information Technology Security, Interpersonal Relationship Management, IT Security Architecture, Performance Management (PM)

Additional Job Details

Address:

16 YORK ST:TORONTO

City:

Toronto

Country:

Canada

Work hours/week:

37.5

Employment Type:

Full time

Platform:

TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS

Job Type:

Regular

Pay Type:

Salaried

Posted Date:

2026-03-10

Application Deadline:

2026-09-04
Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above

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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