Royal Bank of Canada

Manager, Wealth Management Surveillance

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

Qualifications

  • Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in a financial institution or regulatory body.
  • Proven experience in Tier 1 branch supervision or Tier 2 surveillance in Wealth Management.
  • In-depth knowledge of retail suitability and sales practice regulations in Canada.
  • Familiarity with Wealth Management products and operational procedures.
  • Strong communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to manage competing priorities effectively.
  • University degree with CSC, CPH, or Trader Training Course certifications.

Responsibilities

  • Conduct routine reviews of trade surveillance alerts for retail suitability and sales practices.
  • Manage and escalate potential compliance concerns to senior management.
  • Identify and advise on financial, reputational, and regulatory risk areas.
  • Enhance and optimize retail surveillance scenarios and framework with the management team.
  • Collaborate with Global Surveillance Strategy team on scenario development and UAT testing.
  • Maintain and update procedures; compile surveillance statistics for reporting.
  • Assist in targeted reviews and special projects as assigned.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive Total Rewards Program with bonuses and flexible benefits.
  • Leadership that supports professional development through coaching.
  • Opportunity to make a significant impact within the organization.
  • Collaborative, agile, and high-performing team environment.
  • Access to senior executives and cross-department collaboration opportunities.
Full Job Description
Job Description

What is the opportunity?

You will be part of the RBC Compliance Surveillance Team, which is a core, global, second-line-of-defense function within Compliance that works closely with the first-line and the third-line (Internal Audit) and other second-line functions as part of an integrated controls framework. It performs routine (mostly automated), post-event monitoring of trading activity and communications (electronic and voice) for controlling and mitigating specific relevant risks(e.g. market abuse and manipulation) associated with the supported Capital Markets and Wealth Management businesses.

As Manager, Wealth Management Trade Surveillance, you will be responsible for conducting daily/monthly or ad-hoc trade surveillance alerts focusing on Retail Suitability and Sales Practices (S&SP) reviews for applicable retail line of business (eg. Wealth Management) and assisting Associate Director, Wealth Management Surveillance critical projects including scenario development and system UAT testing.

What will you do?

Surveillance Alert Review (50%):
  • Conduct routine reviews of post trade surveillance alerts generated by surveillance systems to detect potential retail suitability and sales practices concern; to ensure compliance with company policies and applicable regulations (i.e. CIRO)
  • Manage the escalation and resolution of items that may present concerns
  • Identify potential areas of risk (financial, reputational, and regulatory), advise senior management of potential issues as they arise, make recommendations with regards to potential courses of action.
  • Assist surveillance management team to continue enhancing and optimizing retail surveillance scenarios and framework.

Projects and governance (50%)
  • Partner with Global Surveillance Strategy team to develop retail S&SP surveillance scenario and conduct UAT testing prior production release.
  • Assist Associate Director in developing and maintaining up-to-date procedures, as well as compiling and surveillance statistics for periodic management reporting and oversights.
  • Assist in other specific projects and targeted reviews as assigned.


What do you need to succeed?

Must-have
  • Minimum 5 years of related work experience at a financial institution and/or regulated securities dealer/and or securities regulatory body.
  • Experience in conducting Tier 1 branch supervision or Tier 2 surveillance activities or compliance role in Wealth Management space.
  • Strong understanding of retail suitability and sales practices regulatory requirements in Canada eg. CIRO Investment Dealer and Partially Consolidated Rules; National Instrument 31-103 (NI 31-103)
  • Good knowledge of Wealth Management products, account types and operations procedures.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Strong problem-solving, analytical, and critical thinking skills.
  • Ability to thrive amid rapid change and competing priorities with tight deadline.
  • University degree
  • CSC, CPH and/or Trader Training Course

Nice-to-have
  • Experience in UAT (user acceptance testing) to test system release; especially in surveillance scenarios development.
  • Demonstrated comfort with AI tools and emerging technologies.


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 an agile, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
  • The opportunity to interface with senior level executives from many different parts of the organization


Job Skills
Audits Compliance, Critical Thinking, Data Gathering Analysis, Decision Making, Financial Regulation, Industry Knowledge, Interpersonal Relationship Management, Product Services, Risk Management, Strategic Thinking

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:

CHIEF LEGAL & ADMIN OFFICE GRP

Job Type:

Regular

Pay Type:

Salaried

Posted Date:

2026-06-09

Application Deadline:

2026-08-08
Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above

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