Director, Worker Screening and Onboarding Governance

RBC; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Total rewards program

Coaching and development

World-class training

Challenging work opportunities

Job summary

RBC in Toronto is seeking a Director, Worker Screening & Onboarding Governance to lead globally standardized processes and controls across regions. You will design, implement, and monitor risk-aligned screening programs, ensuring regulatory compliance and service quality for HR operations.

The role requires strategic thinking, cross-functional leadership, and strong stakeholder management to drive change and deliver measurable impact across the organization.

Qualifications

• Strategic thinking to develop and implement innovation strategies aligned with goals.
• Strong leadership to drive cross-functional teams and process improvements.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management with senior leadership.
• Ability to present innovation strategies clearly to executives and partners.
• Analytical skills to measure benefits and track change initiatives.
• Risk, compliance and regulatory expertise to translate requirements into controls.

Responsibilities

• Act as the design authority of globally standardized worker screening and onboarding processes and controls.
• Develop a comprehensive control framework for HR Operations including identity verification and background checks.
• Oversee Onboarding Process Redesign initiatives to improve speed, consistency, and compliance.
• Establish and chair Global Service & Controls Governance Committee with geographic leads.
• Lead coordination of audit finding remediation including evidence-ready documentation.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to prioritize HR Initiatives against strategic alignment.

Skills

Strategic Thinking

Leadership

Communication

Presentation Skills

Storytelling

Analytical Skills

Change Management

Technical Skills

Job description

Job Description

What is the Opportunity?

RBC offers an exciting role as a Director, Worker Screening & Onboarding Governance. In this role you will lead the design, implementation, and monitoring of globally consistent worker screening and onboarding processes and controls. This role serves as the design authority and control steward for all geographic regions, ensuring alignment with RBC’s relevant policies, Operational Risk Framework, regulatory requirements, and service quality standards.

What will you do?

• Act as the design authority of globally standardized worker screening and onboarding processes and associated controls aligned with RBC’s policies and regulatory requirements
• Develop comprehensive control framework for HR Operations addressing identity verification, background checks, pre-employment and periodic screening, data integrity, and segregation of duties
• Oversee Worker Screening Change Program which includes Onboarding Process Redesign initiatives to improve speed, consistency, control effectiveness, and compliance
• Establish and chair Global Service & Controls Governance Committee with geographic leads to review KPI, assess regional compliance, address deviations, oversee issue remediation, and elevate material issues
• Lead the coordination of audit finding remediation including tracking of timely and quality remediation, maintenance of audit-ready documentation for evidence validation and examination and associated oversight reporting for senior leadership awareness
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to inform prioritization of HR Operations initiatives against strategic alignment, maximum impact, and delivery requirements

What do you need to succeed?

Must have:

• Strategic Thinking: Ability to develop and implement comprehensive innovation strategies that align with organizational goals.
• Leadership: Proven experience in leading cross-functional teams and driving process improvements.
• Proven track record of driving innovation and process improvements in a large organization.
• Communication: Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills to effectively collaborate with external stakeholders and senior leadership.
• Presentation Skills: Ability to effectively communicate innovation strategies and plans to senior leaders, stakeholders, and external partners.
• Storytelling: Ability to craft and deliver compelling stories that illustrate the value and impact of innovation initiatives.
• Analytical Skills: Ability to conduct benefit realization analysis and measure the success of change initiatives.
• Risk, Compliance & Regulatory Expertise: Strong understanding of enterprise ORM principles, KRI development, and risk appetite definition. Ability to translate risk requirements into effective, testable controls; design control matrices and risk/control alignment
• Change Management: Experience in managing and implementing change initiatives to improve operational efficiency.
• Technical Skills: Familiarity with HR systems, processes, and technologies to drive innovation and improvement.

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 including bonuses and flexible benefits, competitive compensation, commissions, and stock where applicable.
• 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.
• A world-class training program in financial services.
• Opportunities to do challenging work.

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Job Skills

Audit Remediation, Business Oriented, Change Management, Continuous Improvement, Creative Visioning, Decision Making, HR: Trends and Direction, Human Resources Policies, Influential Leadership, Operational Governance, Organizational Savvy and Politics, Program Management, Regulatory Remediation, Strategic Influence, Strategic Thinking

Additional Job Details

Address: 20 KING ST W:TORONTO

City: Toronto

Country: Canada

Work hours/week: 37.5

Employment Type: Full time

Platform: HUMAN RESOURCES & BMCC

Job Type: Regular

Pay Type: Salaried

Application Deadline: 2026-09-18

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