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At RBC, our culture is deeply supportive and rich in opportunity and reward. You will help our clients thrive and our communities prosper, empowered by a spirit of shared purpose.

Whether you\xe2\x80\x99re helping clients find new opportunities, developing new technology, or providing expert advice to internal partners, you will be doing work that matters in the world, in an environment built on teamwork, service, responsibility, diversity, and integrity.




































Job Title Senior Manager, Subsidiary Governance Office




































What is the Opportunity? As a Senior Manager, you will have oversight and accountability for the corporate governance of designated (regulated and unregulated) subsidiaries of Royal Bank of Canada. You will provide expertise and support on corporate secretarial and governance matters and ensure a consistent approach to corporate governance is applied to all designated subsidiaries aligned to local legal and regulatory requirements. You will implement a governance framework for designated subsidiaries, and will serve as project manager for certain department initiatives, as assigned. You may also play a key role in the creation, dissolution and reorganization of subsidiaries and lead and/ or provide support on executing transactions on behalf of the global SGO team What will you do?

• Support the Head, SGO in establishing and maintaining effective policies, processes and procedures, within the enterprise Subsidiary Governance Framework, that allow the boards of designated subsidiaries to carry out knowledgeable and independent oversight of management.
• Act as assistant secretary (and may in some cases act as corporate secretary) of designated subsidiaries having primary oversight and accountability for board governance, day-to-day subsidiary related queries and requests for information, and board activities (including planning and preparation of board and committee meetings, preparation of resolutions and minutes, and maintaining the corporate minute books).
• Assist the subsidiary directors in managing the governance responsibilities of the boards and its committees, including independently preparing and conducting director on-boarding training.
• Responsible for managing the records and data integrity of all information pertaining to designated subsidiaries, including data input into GEMS.
• Monitoring emerging best practices relating to corporate governance and assist boards in implementing best and most appropriate governance practices, and monitor changes to local corporate legislation and guidelines that impact corporate governance, and review to assess impact to RBC\xe2\x80\x99s subsidiaries and development of associated action plans to address any gaps.
• Provides assistance to all subsidiaries, responding to enquiries and sourcing solutions to issues on board protocols, board and committee meetings, directorships, orientation and training of new directors, preparation of documentation and other matters pertaining to board activities and corporate governance generally.
• Lead and/or provide support in the creation, dissolution and reorganization of subsidiaries and executing transactions on behalf of SGO.
• Serve as project manager on SGO projects as determined from time to time, including but not limited to transactions

What do you need to succeed? Must have

• Qualified law clerk or paralegal with corporate services experience gained at a major law firm or equivalent experience or have substantial corporate governance experience in a regulated environment
• Exercises discretion and confidentiality, is a team player, with the ability to impact and influence, and work across organizational boundaries
• Excellent communication skills, writing and oral, with a high level of proficiency in Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office suite.
• Highly organized, able to easily shift priorities and manage multiple tasks and deadlines in a fast paced, high pressure and dynamic environment
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy

Nice-to-have

• Conversant with applicable corporate and securities legislation
• Professional corporate secretarial designation
• Strategic planning and implementation experience

What\xe2\x80\x99s 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 and competitive compensation
• Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
• Opportunities to do challenging work and to be immersed in new technologies being leveraged by RBC

Job Summary




































Address: TORONTO, Ontario, Canada




































City: CAN-ON-TORONTO




































Country: Canada




































Work hours/week: 37.5




































Employment Type: Full time




































Platform: Office of the CLO




































Job Type: Regular




































Pay Type: Salaried




































Posted Date: 2023-02-03-08:00




































Application Deadline: 2023-02-18-08:00







































































Inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment At RBC, we embrace diversity and inclusion for innovation and growth. We are committed to building inclusive teams and an equitable workplace for our employees to bring their true selves to work. We are taking actions to tackle issues of inequity and systemic bias to support our diverse talent, clients and communities.

We also strive to provide an accessible candidate experience for our prospective employees with different abilities. Please let us know if you need any accommodations during the recruitment process.




































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