Director, IT Risk Reporting & Insights (Global Security)

RBC • Toronto, ON

5d • Onsite

About The Position

This role is responsible for setting the strategic direction for the design, development, and implementation of domain-level reports for IT Risk Management. The Director will lead a team to achieve excellence in developing and publishing an accurate view of both Operational Risk and IT Risk profiles, including regional specifics. A key aspect of this role is establishing strong governance for all reports, securing sign-offs from senior leaders and stakeholders, and fostering collaborative relationships across the enterprise to ensure alignment on metrics and reporting. The position drives standardization, consistency, and transparency in risk reporting and insights, identifies emerging risks, and collaborates with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to develop strategic and actionable insights. The Director will also ensure clear messaging and accurate reporting by working with domain owners, provide effective challenge on risk materials before committee presentations, and establish a strategy for delivering critical risk information to senior leaders, boards, and committees. This role also involves staying current with regulatory developments and industry best practices, responding to regulatory and internal audit requests, and undertaking ad-hoc assignments as priorities shift.

Requirements

• University graduate or equivalent, Professional designations i.e. CRISC, CISSP, PMP
• Strong Risk Management foundation, experience specifically with IT Risk.
• Attention to detail is essential and non-negotiable.
• Solid communication skills (both written and oral) and strong diplomatic and interpersonal skills to communicate with multiple stakeholders including senior management.
• Ability to manage well under pressure and tight deadlines; works well with changing priorities in a dynamic small team environment.
• Strong problem-solving, analytical (including qualitative analysis), research and quantitative skills.

Responsibilities

• Set the strategic direction of the design, development, and implementation of domain-level reports for IT Risk Management.
• Lead a team to a standard of excellence for the development and publication of a current and accurate view of both the Operational Risk and IT Risk profiles, including regional specific profiles.
• Establish strong governance of all reports produced, including signoffs from Senior Leaders, and required stakeholders.
• Develop strong relationships with diverse stakeholders across the Enterprise, focusing on collaboration and alignment for both metrics and reporting.
• Drive standardization, consistency, and transparency across all elements of risk reporting and insights.
• Identify and investigate emerging risks, taking initiative to engage with SMEs to create ‘risk features’ and strategic and actionable insights.
• Work in collaboration with domain owners to ensure messaging is clear, and reporting is accurate and sufficient.
• Provide effective challenge on all risk materials prior to presentation to committees, including preparing required speaking notes and communications.
• Establish a strategic strategy to deliver critical Operational and IT Risk information to senior leaders, boards and committees.
• Keeps abreast of regulatory developments, industry best practices and leading trends in governance practices. Responds to regulatory and Internal Audit as required.
• As priorities shift within the department, ad-hoc assignments will inevitably occur, and resources are expected to be allocated as needed.

Benefits

• A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits, competitive compensation, commissions, and stock where applicable
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
• Flexible work/life balance options
• Opportunities to do challenging work

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: Associate degree