Royal Bank of Canada

Senior Director, Market Risk & Actuary

Royal Bank of Canada$160K — $200K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 7-10 years of risk management or market oversight experience
  • Strong executive-level engagement skills and persuasive communication abilities
  • Proven business advisory experience presenting complex concepts clearly
  • In-depth knowledge of financial markets, trading, and risk frameworks
  • Thorough understanding of traded products and derivatives risks
  • Professional qualifications such as CFA, CA or equivalent
  • Demonstrated people leadership experience

Responsibilities

  • Lead coordination of the market risk management framework for Insurance Companies
  • Perform gap analyses and establish compliance remediation plans
  • Enhance market risk practices within the second line of defense
  • Advise senior management on risk trends and concentrations
  • Oversee review of Risk Appetite and Limits frameworks for Market Risk
  • Develop and execute market risk infrastructure projects
  • Maintain Financial Risk Oversight policies and conduct due diligence for new products

Benefits

  • Comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits
  • Supportive leaders focused on your development
  • Opportunity to make a significant impact
  • Dynamic, collaborative, and high-performing team environment
Full Job Description
Job Description

What is the opportunity?

As the Senior Director you will drive growth and leadership of the Financial Risk Oversight function within Group Risk Management Insurance. In this role, you will lead the independent risk management oversight of the Insurance business, delivering critical organizational guidance through rigorous monitoring, control environment assessments, and transparent communication of material market risk positions, trends, concentrations, and policy compliance.

What will you do?
  • Lead the implementation and coordination of an integral market risk management framework for the Insurance Companies' balance sheet.
  • Perform and identify gap analysis to establish remediation plans for adherence to internal policies, and compliance with regulatory requirements.
  • Implement and enhance market risk practices and key oversight programs within the second line.
  • Advise senior management with insights into potential developments, risk concentrations, and risk trends that could result in significant financial losses under adverse market conditions.
  • Oversee regular reviews of the Risk Appetite and Risk Limits frameworks for Market Risk, ensuring that risks are appropriately managed, and tolerances are appropriately calibrated at the Enterprise level and by key business lines.
  • Develop and execute market risk projects to implement a feasible infrastructure and enable reliable market risk measures, providing requirements in the design of key components of the strategic market risk platform, and ensuring these components are delivered effectively.
  • Develop and maintain comprehensive Financial Risk Oversight policies and procedures and conduct due diligence for new products.


What do you need to succeed?

Must Have
  • Proven track record leading risk management or market oversight functions
  • Executive-level engagement skills, including the ability to debate and advocate positions with conviction and passion.
  • Business Advisory experience with the proven ability to communicate complex concepts concisely to technical and non-technical audiences
  • Strong understanding of financial markets, trading businesses, alternative assets, exchange traded and over the counter markets and applicable risk frameworks.
  • Thorough knowledge of traded products including derivatives and their associated risks.
  • CFA, CA or other related professional qualifications.
  • People Leadership experience.


Nice to Have
  • Actuarial or insurance industry experience.
  • Good understanding of the bank and insurance dealer regulatory environment.
  • Strong knowledge of financial accounting practices


What's in it for you?

  • 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


Job Skills
Business Analytics, Effectiveness Measurement, Financial Derivatives, Investment Banking Analysis, Long Term Planning, Market Analysis, Market Risk, Results-Oriented, Risk Management

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:

GROUP RISK MANAGEMENT

Job Type:

Regular

Pay Type:

Salaried

Posted Date:

2026-08-14

Application Deadline:

2026-08-28
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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