Job Description
What is the opportunity?
RBC is hiring an Operational Risk Manager on a 12-month maternity cover FTC to support day-to-day risk oversight and monitoring activities.
This is a great opportunity for someone who is detailed-oriented, and comfortable working with risk processes, risk data, and stakeholder communication.
In this role, you will support the delivery of key operational risk activities across daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly cycles, ensuring reporting is accurate, risks are tracked effectively, and stakeholders are kept informed.
This role requires 4 days a week in the office.
What will you do?
Risk reporting and monitoring
* Produce daily risk summaries covering new events, issues, and items in review queues
* Prepare weekly and monthly risk reports and dashboards
* Monthly reconciliation of reportable events and risk registers identifying discrepancies and escalating gaps
* Help identify opportunities to improve reporting, controls, and operational risk processes.
Oversight and challenge of Risk programs
* Support oversight and challenge of various Operational Risk programs including Risk Registers and RCSAs, Issues, ICAAP scenarios and Operational Resilience
* Coordinating the allocation of oversight activities within the Wealth Management Europe team.
Stakeholder communication and coordination
* Send recurring communications to stakeholders (e.g., risk event reminders, overdue actions)
* Support discussions with stakeholders by preparing clear summaries and evidence.
What do you need to succeed?
Must-have
* Strong attention to detail and ability to work accurately with recurring reporting cycles
* Ability to manage multiple tasks across different deadlines (daily/weekly/monthly deliverables)
* Basic understanding of financial markets and risk concepts
* Comfortable working with data
* Strong analytical and Excel skills (filters, pivots, reconciliations, basic data analysis).
Nice-to-have
* Experience in risk, compliance, controls, operations, audit, or a similar governance environment
* Experience using PowerBi or other data visualisation tools
* Interest in improving processes (automation, templates, reporting structure improvements).
What is 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, flexible benefits and competitive compensation
* Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities
* Opportunities to work with the best in the field
* Ability to make a difference and lasting impact
* Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
* A world-class training program in financial services.
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Job Skills
Business Process Design, Decision Making, Financial Risk Management (FRM), Operational Risks, Risk Control, Risk Management, Teamwork
Additional Job Details
Address:
144 MORRISON STREET:EDINBURGH
City:
Edinburgh
Country:
United Kingdom
Work hours/week:
Employment Type:
Full time
Platform:
GROUP RISK MANAGEMENT
Job Type:
Contract (Fixed Term
Pay Type:
Salaried
Posted Date:
Application Deadline:
Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above
Inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment
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