Job Description

Job Summary

What is the opportunity?
You will join the growing Responsible Investing team within RBC Wealth Managements Global Investments group. With offices in the US, Canada, the UK, and Asia, the Investments team supports RBCs Wealth Managements client-facing Advisors globally in all matters relating to portfolio construction, security selection, and the provision of timely market insights. It also is responsible for a rapidly growing suite of discretionary investment management mandates. The Responsible Investing team assists with implementation, evaluation, education, and thought leadership relating to RBC WMs responsible investing and ESG efforts. Critical to the team's success is building relationships with individuals both internal and external to RBC, including partnerships with advisors, investment management teams, and stakeholders within the business.
What will you do?
Support RBC WMs efforts to grow its capabilities in Responsible Investing through education, thought leadership, and the development of marketing collateral.
Partner with Training, Marketing, and internal Wealth Management Consulting teams to develop competency and foster a culture of embracing and advocating RI amongst RBC WM Financial Advisors.
Interact with RBC advisors on a day-to-day basis on questions surrounding responsible investing and ESG concepts.
Author thought leadership pieces on responsible investing, ranging from quarterly commentaries, research pieces, and timely market insights utilizing a wide range of media in collaboration with compliance and publishing partners.
Collaborate with Global Investment teams as they seek to deepen the integration of ESG data into their investment processes. As part of the process, look for opportunities to glean learnings and insights to share with clients and advisors.
Understand and utilize ESG data from various ESG data providers on several different investment types.
Collect, measure, and monitor internal and external data on asset growth, investment trends, and client adoption. Utilize this data to report activity up to senior individuals throughout the firm.
What do you need to succeed?
Must-have
Strong written and oral communication skills
Bachelors / Masters degree in related field
Demonstrated interest in financial markets
Basic understanding and desire to learn more about ESG and responsible investing
Passionate about diversity, inclusion, culture, and associate engagement
An entrepreneurial mindset intent on adding value above and beyond specific assigned tasks
Must be self0motivated and able to work autonomously
Ability to collaborate with a wide array of stakeholders and identify which tasks need priority
Nice to Have
1 - 2 years of experience working in the Responsible Investing, ESG, impact, or sustainable investing space
Good understanding of financial services and the investment process
Experience with systems like MSCI ESG Manager, Sustainalytics Global Access, FactSet, or other web application
What is the opportunity?
As part of the RBC Global Asset Management (GAM) IT Risk team, you will contribute to the development of the IT Risk Program for RBC Global Asset Management (GAM) and establish the principles and standards to meet the short-term and long-term goals of the organization. Responsibilities include technology risk assessments, business continuity management, and change management; vendor due diligence, audit facilitation and process re-engineering.
Please Note: This is a 1 year contract opportunity
What will you do?
Ensure GAM has a controlled and secure technology environment, understand control gaps and implement realistic action plans.
Manage application risk assessments and maintain documentation.
Educate business and technology teams on importance of control strategies and frameworks.
Provide leadership within the team, identifying work priorities and ensuring effective communication among team members and with external partners/stakeholders
Determine, recommend, negotiate and manage necessary changes to policies, standards and procedures.
Liaise with project managers to ensure appropriate controls are considered when gap is identified.
Coordinate IT Risk related projects with various stakeholders.
Perform Access Review and identify gaps in the access management process.
What do you need to succeed?
Must Have
Strong understanding of IT risk concepts, analytics and frameworks
Understanding of network, database and application security best practices
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
Strong leadership, influencing and negotiating skills
Exceptional interpersonal and written communication skills
Nice to Have
A degree in information technology, computer science, business or finance, plus 5 years Financial Industry related experience.
Related IT Risk professional designation such as CISSP, CISM, CRISC, CISA, or Security +
Strong knowledge with ServiceNow, Archer GRC, and PowerShell
Proven project management skills such as PMP or Prince2
Whats 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 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
Flexible work/life balance options
Opportunities to do challenging work
Opportunities to take on progressively greater accountabilities
Access to a variety of job opportunities across business and geographies
Job Skills Communication, Critical Thinking, Detail-Oriented, Financial Regulation, Interpersonal Relationship Management, Investment Performance Measurement, Investment Reporting, Personal Development, Quantitative Methods, Sustainability, Taking Initiative
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: Wealth Management
Job Type: Regular
Pay Type: Salaried
Posted Date: 2024-04-23
Application Deadline: 2024-05-09
Inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment
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