Director, Risk & Control Assessments

What is the opportunity?

The Director, Risk & Control Assessments serves as a team leader within the RBC US Consolidated US Operations first line of defense, responsible for executing comprehensive risk and control management programs for City National Bank. This role ensures execution of risk identification, assessment, monitoring, and mitigation activities, while fostering a robust risk culture and maintaining regulatory compliance through the execution of effective risk governance frameworks. This role has accountability for leading a team of RCSA subject matter experts within a 1LoD RCSA & PRCSA center of excellence.

This role requires deep expertise in RCSA and PRCSA execution, coupled with an understanding of businesses/products, and regulatory expectations in consumer and commercial banking. This role is part of an interconnected team across businesses groups (global Capital Markets, City National Bank, RBC Bank (Georgia), US Wealth Management), and regions (US, CA, EU, Asia). This role provides direct support to 1LoD risk specialists embedded in the business groups in City National Bank and provides subject matter expert level guidance to stakeholders.

This role is tightly integrated into the RBC US Integrated Operational Risk team and is essential to ensuring that we can articulate how our control environment across businesses is fit for purpose and operating effectively across the 1st line of defense for the US.

What will you do?

Operationalize integrated capabilities:

• Execute comprehensive first line of defense Risk & Control Self-Assessment (RCSA) and Process-level RCSA (PRCSA) programs for City National Bank, including management, maintenance, and oversight of Risk Registers; with real-time input and assessment of inherent and residual risks in collaboration with business and functional stakeholders.
• Execute RCSA and PRCSA practices in alignment with established procedures and processes and ensure alignment with regulatory requirements and industry best practices.
• Ensure maintenance of risk and control inventories across City National Bank.
• Work collaboratively with each of the CUSO 1LOD teams (Capital Markets, City National Bank, RBC Bank (Georgia), US Wealth Management) to consistently execute processes related to risk and control assessments
• Communicate changes to control effectiveness so that relevant CUSO CCO team members can update risk registers and other framework tools (RCSA, ORMS, etc.)

Advisory Support:

• Serve as liaison between first line of defense and second/third line functions for RCSA & PRCSA activities, fostering strong working relationships with stakeholders and representing the RBC US Integrated Operational Risk team at internal meetings and audit activities as required.

Leadership:

• Lead and mentor a team of risk assessment specialists, providing performance management, professional development, and career advancement guidance while ensuring optimal team productivity and capability development.

What do you need to succeed?

Must-have

• Experience leading high performing teams to execute a portfolio of risk assessment activities within 1LOD, 2LOD and/or functions.
• In-depth knowledge of products and services in consumer and commercial banking businesses.
• Experience in 1st line risks and regulatory controls, including across regions and products.
• Advanced experience with how risks are identified and how controls are designed, tested, and integrated into risk and control registers.
• Proficient at independent problem solving and use of judgement when escalation is required.

Nice-to-have

• Proficient in engaging with and presenting to senior executives, regulators, and committees.
• Experience in 1st line leadership of audits, remediation, and issues management, and experience engaging with prudential regulators
• Proficient in engaging with and presenting to senior executives, regulators, and committees.
• Advanced knowledge of Operations processes and complexities and control vulnerabilities therein.

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 include competitive compensation and flexible benefits, such as 401(k) program with company-matching contributions, health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance, and paid-time off.
• 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.
• Opportunities to build close relationships with clients.

The expected salary range for this particular position is $150,000-250,000 depending on your experience, skills, and registration status, market conditions and business needs.

You have the potential to earn more through RBC’s discretionary variable compensation program which gives you an opportunity to increase your total compensation, provided the business meets its performance targets and you meet your individual goals.

RBC’s compensation philosophy and principles recognize the importance of a highly qualified global workforce and plays a critical role in attracting, engaging and retaining talent that:

• Drives RBC’s high-performance culture
• Enables collective achievement of our strategic goals
• Generates sustainable shareholder returns and above market shareholder value

Job Skills

Adaptability, Critical Thinking, Customer Service, Detail-Oriented, Financial Engineering, Financial Statement Analysis, Investments Analysis, Personal Development, Personal Initiative, Teamwork

Additional Job Details

Address:

CNB, 555 FLOWER STREET:LOS ANGELES

City:

Los Angeles

Country:

United States of America

Work hours/week:

40

Employment Type:

Full time

Platform:

CAPITAL MARKETS

Job Type:

Regular

Pay Type:

Salaried

Posted Date:

2026-07-01

Application Deadline:

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above

Our Employment Opportunities

At RBC, we are guided by living shared values of Client First, Integrity, Collaboration, Respect and Excellence and winning together as One RBC. We believe an inclusive workplace that has diverse perspectives is core to our continued growth as one of the largest and most successful banks in the world. Maintaining a workplace where our employees feel supported to perform at their best, effectively collaborate, drive innovation, and grow professionally helps to bring our Purpose to life and create value for our clients and communities. RBC strives to deliver this through policies and programs intended to foster a workplace based on respect, belonging and opportunity for all.

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