Fall 2026 Student – Risk Governance, Personal Banking

RBC • Toronto, ON

11d • Onsite

About The Position

This posting is for a 4- or 8-month student placement for Fall 2026, with a start date of September 8, 2026. To be eligible, candidates must be returning to school after the work term or require the work term as a mandatory component for graduation. The opportunity is for detail-oriented students with a curiosity for risk management, compliance, and governance to join the Personal Banking team. These roles are for Risk & Governance Analysts who will define, develop, and document business requirements, as well as design and implement analytics and reporting solutions. This position offers an exciting opportunity to collaborate with cross-functional teams, contribute to strategic problem-solving, and enhance risk management practices across various business areas within RBC Personal Banking, including the Regulatory Integration team, Operational Risk, and Business Risk Management.

Requirements

• Currently enrolled in a post-secondary program in Business, Finance, Risk Management, or a related field.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a keen eye for detail.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
• Passion for risk management and governance.
• Strong proficiency with technology - Excel (Macros & Pivot Tables), Tableau, Word and PowerPoint
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Collaborative work style and commitment to get the job done in a detail-oriented environment
• Leadership acumen and a passion to apply it in a dynamic business environment

Nice To Haves

• Comfortable with ambiguity and highly adaptable
• Related work experience, including in a risk management and monitoring/oversight role
• Business knowledge - revenue & cost drivers, understanding of risks and controls

Responsibilities

• Look critically at processes and engagement model and find opportunities to enhance and/or automate risk process or promote collaboration
• Explore AI opportunities for risk management
• Build reports and/or provide analysis in support of issue and event management
• Support risk reporting, training and documentation including the Operational Risk Scorecard, Regulatory requirements and pipeline, Risk Appetite, Issues & Events Reports
• Re-organize information, reports, approval documents and presentation materials, including audit materials
• Assists in the sustainment of a disciplined environment around issues and events, risk appetite and governance & risk oversight
• Work with business partners to define, develop, and document detailed business requirements.
• Design and produce regular ad-hoc reports and dashboards.
• Utilize strategic problem solving tactics and analyze data to provide insights and recommendations.
• Contribute to the articulation of results, conclusions, and memos of regulatory activities and communicate to key stakeholders.
• Build effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Benefits

• 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.
• Opportunities to do challenging work and make a difference.
• Opportunities to build close relationships

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees