Royal Bank of Canada

Lead Business Systems Analyst

Royal Bank of Canada$90K — $120K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Undergraduate degree in Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering, or Finance.
  • 5+ years as a Senior Business Systems Analyst in banking.
  • Deep understanding of banking book and trading book products.
  • Advanced SQL skills with strong data analysis capabilities.
  • Proven ability to lead independent projects and collaborate effectively.
  • Proficiency with project management tools such as JIRA and Confluence.

Responsibilities

  • Lead requirements gathering and analysis for medium to large scale projects.
  • Document system specifications and manage project requirements effectively.
  • Analyze data integration options and assess data quality issues.
  • Contribute to the development of data models and solution architectures.
  • Support development and quality assurance throughout the SDLC.

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional growth through coaching and development.
  • Direct impact on critical enterprise and regulatory projects.
  • Collaborative and dynamic team culture focused on high performance.
  • Challenging work that encourages innovation and long-term solutions.
  • Purpose-driven work aimed at benefiting clients and communities.
Full Job Description
Job Description

What is the opportunity?

Credit Risk Reporting (CRR) is a risk reporting platform application within Risk Compliance Technology(RCT) under GFT. In this role you will be responsible for leading project for requirements gathering; and supporting development and testing teams for medium to large size project initiatives. The role will coordinate, lead, communicate and execute activities to ensure objectives are accomplished according on time. In addition, using AI tool like Github Copilot/RBC Assist is required to reduce the admin related work through the SDLC process.

The Lead Business Systems Analyst (BSA) will be responsible for requirements gathering; and supporting development and testing teams for medium to large size project initiatives. Our projects are large-scale and high-profile that include both critical internal business initiatives and regulatory projects that work with high data volume. You will be exposed to understanding the business nature and data representation of major banking products. You will work with business stakeholders, development teams, quality assurance teams and vendors to build industry leading, efficient, and scalable solutions.

What will you do?
  • Lead BSA activities across analysis and design; govern adherence to enterprise requirements methodology.
  • Elicit, document, and manage requirements (system specs, data catalogs, use cases) for medium-large initiatives.
  • Analyze data integration options; assess materiality and impact of data quality issues; recommend solutions.
  • Contribute to data model and solution architecture decisions for high-volume risk data.
  • Support development and QA through the SDLC; identify risks and drive mitigation to deliver on time and on budget.


What do you need to succeed?

Must-have
  • Undergraduate degree or higher, preferable in Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering or Finance.
  • 5+ years as a Senior BSA in banking delivering system implementation/integration/re-engineering programs.
  • Deep understanding of banking book and trading book products.
  • Advanced SQL with strong data analysis and root-cause problem solving.
  • Proven collaboration, professionalism, and ability to lead while executing independently across priorities.
  • Proficiency with JIRA, Confluence, SQL; ability to leverage AI tools (GitHub Copilot, RBC Assist).


Nice-to-have
  • Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and/or Financial Risk Manager (FRM) designations
  • Experience with Big Data or Database technologies (Hadoop, Hive, Spark, Pyspark)
  • Data Science, Data Analytics or Data Reporting 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.
  • Leaders committed to your growth through coaching and meaningful opportunities.
  • Visible impact on enterprise-critical and regulatory initiatives.
  • Dynamic, collaborative, high-performing team culture.
  • Challenging work with the chance to innovate and build lasting solutions.
  • A purpose-driven environment focused on helping clients and communities thrive.


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Job Skills
Business Case Design, Business Data Analysis, Communication, Critical Thinking, Data Modeling, Document Management, GitHub Copilot, Group Problem Solving, Information Capture, IT Standards, Software Knowledge

Additional Job Details

Address:

RBC CENTRE, 155 WELLINGTON ST W: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:

2026-06-17

Application Deadline:

2026-08-29
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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