Director, Digital Asset Risk & Governance Leader

Socket.dev; Toronto; On-site; CAD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Leadership development

Collaborative culture

Competitive compensation

On-site work

Toronto location

Job summary

RBC is seeking a Director of Digital Assets Risk Governance to lead the enterprise risk framework for digital assets, bridging Group Risk Management and policy execution. You’ll drive policy development, risk assessment improvements, and alignment across teams to ensure the risk appetite is consistently applied.

The role requires extensive experience in financial services risk/compliance related to crypto, with strong communication skills and the ability to navigate complex organizational

Qualifications

• 7+ years of relevant work experience in the financial industry.
• Experience in Compliance, Risk, or Operations related to crypto/blockchain products, data, services.
• Strong organizational awareness and ability to navigate complex matrix structures.
• Curiosity and a passion to drive change and ideate outside of the box.
• Demonstrated excellence in cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder management.
• Excellent verbal and written communication to variety of audiences, including the Board of Directors and senior risk and business executives.
• Ability to demonstrate proficiency for critical thinking, problem solving in ambiguity.
• Strategic thinking combined with execution capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Drive integration of Digital Assets-related risk identification and controls into enterprise structures, including risk policies, tools, assessments and control inventory.
• Facilitate development of digital assets-specific risk policies and procedures.
• Identify policy gaps across frameworks and recommend updates for consistent digital assets considerations.
• Collaborate with GRM, compliance, operations and business units to align risk governance.
• Ensure policies complement and do not conflict with regulatory and operational frameworks.
• Act as central contact across GRM to provide oversight on digital assets.
• Streamline risk assessment processes for digital assets activities.
• Identify opportunities for new or enhanced risk assessment tools and analytics capabilities.
• Support ongoing monitoring and periodic review of digital assets risk exposures and disclosures.

Skills

Risk governance

Digital assets

Policy development

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic thinking

Job description

RBC is seeking a Director of Digital Assets Risk Governance to lead the enterprise risk framework for digital assets, bridging Group Risk Management and policy execution. You’ll drive policy development, risk assessment improvements, and alignment across teams to ensure the risk appetite is consistently applied.

The role requires extensive experience in financial services risk/compliance related to crypto, with strong communication skills and the ability to navigate complex organizational