Royal Bank of Canada

Manager, Technology Risk Governance

Royal Bank of Canada • $100K — $120K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • University graduate or equivalent, with professional designations such as CRISC, CISSP, or PMP
  • 3-5 years of IT Risk Management experience with knowledge of risk and control management
  • Experience in stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration
  • Proficient in written and oral communication, with strong analytical and documentation skills
  • Strong knowledge of collaboration tools like JIRA and Confluence
  • Excellent decision-making and problem-solving skills
  • Business acumen and organizational awareness with a customer-focused mindset

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with domain stakeholders to develop governance forums and charters
  • Partner with senior business stakeholders for Technology & Cyber Risk Management governance
  • Support risk issue identification and prioritization processes
  • Work with risk management functions to implement controls across domains
  • Contribute to the development of domain key performance metrics
  • Recommend process improvements to align with enterprise standards
  • Coordinate with internal and external service partners on performance agreements

Benefits

  • Comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits
  • Work in a collaborative and high-performing team environment
  • Flexible work/life balance options
  • Engagement in challenging work opportunities
Full Job Description
Job Description

What is the opportunity?

As a part of the Global IT Risk organization in Global Security, IT Risk Domain Governance focuses on the strategic implementation of a structured risk stewardship model across RBC's technology functions. This department facilitates the uniformity of risk management practices across RBC's IT Risk Management framework, strengthening IT governance and oversight.

We are seeking an experienced and collaborative professional to support the Technology Risk Governance team. You will work alongside the IT Risk Domain Governance leadership to support the execution of Global IT Risk's Technology and Cyber Risk Management domain governance practices. In this role, you will collaborate with our distributed risk management community to help ensure IT risk governance practices remain audit and regulatory ready and are compliant with internal and external standards.

What will you do?
  • Collaborate with domain stakeholders to support the development of governance forums, charters, and escalation protocols, contributing to clarity on roles and responsibilities
  • Partner with senior business stakeholders on Technology & Cyber Risk Management domain governance, serving as a collaborative point of contact for governance-related inquiries
  • Support the domain risk issue identification and prioritization process, helping maintain visibility into remediation volumes and emerging risks across business units
  • Work with embedded risk management functions to support consistent implementation of controls across Technology & Cyber Risk Management domains
  • Contribute to the development and maintenance of domain key performance metrics, supporting transparent reporting across regions, entities, and business lines
  • Support process improvement recommendations by collaborating with teams to ensure alignment with enterprise standards and regulatory expectations
  • Work alongside internal and external service partners to support the establishment and monitoring of domain service expectations and performance agreements


What do you need to succeed?

Must-have
  • University graduate or equivalent, Professional designations i.e. CRISC, CISSP, PMP
  • Minimum of 3-5 years IT Risk Management experience with solid knowledge of risk and control management across IT domains
  • Demonstrated experience with stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration, including experience in organizational change management
  • Proficient at written and oral communication skills to effectively and timely communicate with stakeholders. Analytical and rationale thinking, supported by strong writing skills, are essential to document and communicate IT risk governance expected outcomes.
  • Strong knowledge of collaboration tools - JIRA and Confluence
  • Strong organizational awareness, business acumen, customer orientation and strong analytical skills
  • Excellent decision-making and problem-solving skills to analyze and resolve complex issues


Nice-to-have
  • Strong problem-solving, analytical (including qualitative analysis), research and quantitative skills
  • Working experience in cybersecurity and/or IT risk management spaces
  • Big 4 IT risk consulting and/or audit 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.

  • A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits, competitive compensation, commissions, and stock where applicable
  • Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
  • Flexible work/life balance options
  • Opportunities to do challenging work


Job Skills
Cyber Security Management, Information Security Management, Information Technology (IT) Risk, Operational Delivery, Process Management

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:

2026-09-24

Application Deadline:

2026-11-27
Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above

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