Senior Director, Technology Strategy, Risk Data, Analytics and Systems

Job title: Senior Director, Technology Strategy, Risk Data, Analytics and Systems

Job description: .What is the opportunity?

The Senior Director, Technology Strategy, Risk Data, Analytics and Systems will be responsible for the technology and data strategy to support the enterprise’s ability to anticipate and manage operational risks. You will develop a multi-year plan to implement the technology and data changes required. You will be the product owner for the Operational Risk Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) system and are accountable for the development and implementation of the product roadmap to enhance and automate our risk management practices across all non-financial risk areas of the bank. You will lead a team of systems, analytics and data science professionals who will support the strategy and related implementation.

What will you do?

• Working with stakeholders from across the bank, develop a multi-phased technology and data strategy to support operational risk.
• As Product Owner for the operational risk management system, lead a team of professionals to define and deliver solutions that enable better experiences for users, enhance our risk management practices, as well as drive value for RBC businesses.
• Manage the end-to-end planning, development, implementation, change management and closing phases of large and complex technology projects related to Operational Risk Management that support RBC’s strategic objectives
• Drive business value by presenting and delivering innovative new approaches to complex technology and data problems
• Partner with IT in identifying and implementing tools/software/architecture required to meet the analytics needs of the operational risk team; build advanced analytics capabilities that enable operational risk to become more predictive and prescriptive vs. descriptive and reactive
• Responsible for the design and implementation of controls around the sourcing and use of data
• Ensure compliance with data governance and management policies of RBC.
• Direct data science initiatives to uncover business value using statistical, machine learning and analytics techniques

What do you need to succeed?

Must-have:

• Proven success building multi-year technology strategies that meet the needs of diverse and complex user groups
• Experience leading multi-disciplinary technology and data teams, with exceptional interpersonal skills in order to effectively source information, build relationships, and provide sufficient influence to achieve success
• Strong working knowledge of Risk Management concepts and processes. Strong knowledge of design, development, and implementation experience
• Hands on experience with distributed computing and big data technologies – Hadoop (Pig, Hive), SQL databases and Apache Spark
• Ph.D. or Masters in Business Administration, Computer Science, Statistics, or related fields
• Strong process engineering and performance management background including data management and analysis

Nice-to-have:

• Knowledge of Project Management (PMF) process/disciplines
• Working knowledge of industry Integrated Risk Management solutions/packages – Archer
• Familiarity with RBC’s existing data infrastructure is an asset
• Strong knowledge and skills of RBC data, analytics methodology, practices and tools

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
• Ability to make a difference and lasting impact
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
• Opportunities to take on progressively greater accountabilities

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JOB SUMMARY
City: Toronto
Address: 20 King Street West
Work Hours/Week: 37.5
Work Environment: Office
Employment Type: Permanent
Career Level: People Manager
Pay Type: Salary + Variable Bonus
Required Travel (%): 0
Exempt/Non-Exempt: N/A
People Manager: Yes
Application Deadline: 06/21/2021
Platform: Group Risk Management
Req ID: 372716
Ad Code(s):

Company: Royal Bank of Canada

Expected salary:

Location: Toronto, ON

Job date: Wed, 09 Jun 2021 00:35:56 GMT