Senior Director & Head, Research and Asset Allocation

RBC; Toronto; On-site; CAD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

RBC is seeking a Senior Director & Head of Research and Asset Allocation to lead investment strategies within their Chief Investment Office. This role involves overseeing credit analysis, presenting strategies, and partnering with various teams to ensure successful investment execution. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in public markets and data science, along with strong leadership skills.

Benefits

Comprehensive Total Rewards Program

Flexible benefits

Competitive compensation

Leaders support for development

Dynamic team environment

Opportunities for career advancement

Qualifications

• Tenured Buy or Sell Side Public Markets research experience.
• Experience in evaluating Public/Private/Alternative asset classes.
• Working knowledge of Data Science.

Responsibilities

• Oversee analysis of credit exposure and present credit strategy.
• Partner with teams for execution strategies and portfolio optimization.
• Create analytical frameworks for credit exposure.

Skills

Derivatives

Investment Risk Management

Portfolio Management

Investment Performance Measurement

Long Term Planning

Education

Technical master's degree

CFA

CAIA Designation

Tools

Python

Snowflake

Tableau

Intex

Yieldbook

Job description

Senior Director & Head, Research and Asset Allocation

As the Senior Director & Head, Research and Asset Allocation, you will lead a vertical in the Chief Investment Office of RBC Insurance, which focuses on the deployment of capital from the CIO office, including (but not limited to) investment grade public, private debt, infrastructure finance, and structured product research.

What will you do?

• Oversee staff that are responsible for the fundamentals analysis of credit exposure from a factor model perspective to CUSIP/loan level analytics
• Present a holistic credit strategy to the Global Investment Committees, Enterprise Risk Management and Insurance Boards
• Be the face of the CIO group to street research, private placement, and alternative asset managers
• Partner with the trading team to develop execution strategies and propose ongoing portfolio optimization trades (within appropriate Asset Liability Management frameworks)
• Partner with the fund management group to ensure risk limit frameworks are in place to execute the strategy
• Partner with the data/analytics team to create analytical frameworks for credit exposure and develop ongoing reporting standards

What do you need to succeed?

Must-have

• Tenured Buy or Sell Side Public Markets (Investment Grade/High Yield) Research Experience
• Experience in evaluating Public/Private/Alternative asset classes
• Working knowledge of Data Science (Python, Snowflake, Tableau)
• Culture Carrier – leading by example with an inclusive, collaborative agile mindset

Nice-to-have

• CFA, CAIA Designations
• A portfolio of deployed alternative assets (direct or via external managers)
• Knowledge of structured product evaluation tools: Intex, Yieldbook, Thetica
• Deep understanding of CAR and LICAT capital guidelines
• People Management Experience

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 and competitive compensation
• RBCI software tools to boost your productivity
• Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
• Opportunities to take on progressively greater accountabilities
• Access to a variety of job opportunities across business and geographies

Job Skills

Derivatives, Investment Consulting, Investment Performance Measurement, Investment Risk Management, Investments, Investments Analysis, Long Term Planning, Portfolio Management, Product Services, Risk Control

Job Summary

Job Description

What is the opportunity?

As the Senior Director & Head, Research and Asset Allocation, you will lead a vertical in the Chief Investment Office of RBC Insurance, which focuses on the deployment of capital from the CIO office, including (but not limited to) investment grade public, private debt, infrastructure finance, and structured product research.

What will you do?

• Oversee staff that are responsible for the fundamentals analysis of credit exposure from a factor model perspective to CUSIP/loan level analytics
• Present a holistic credit strategy to the Global Investment Committees, Enterprise Risk Management and Insurance Boards
• Be the face of the CIO group to street research, private placement, and alternative asset managers
• Partner with the trading team to develop execution strategies and propose ongoing portfolio optimization trades (within appropriate Asset Liability Management frameworks)
• Partner with the fund management group to ensure risk limit frameworks are in place to execute the strategy
• Partner with the data/analytics team to create analytical frameworks for credit exposure and develop ongoing reporting standards

What do you need to succeed?

Must-have

• Tenured Buy or Sell Side Public Markets (Investment Grade/High Yield) Research Experience

• Experience in evaluating Public/Private/Alternative asset classes

• Working knowledge of Data Science (Python, Snowflake, Tableau)
• Culture Carrier – leading by example with an inclusive, collaborative agile mindset
• Technical master’s degree

Nice-to-have

• CFA, CAIA Designations
• A portfolio of deployed alternative assets (direct or via external managers)
• Knowledge of structured product evaluation tools: Intex, Yieldbook, Thetica
• Deep understanding of CAR and LICAT capital guidelines
• People Management Experience

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 and competitive compensation
• RBCI software tools to boost your productivity
• Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
• Opportunities to take on progressively greater accountabilities
• Access to a variety of job opportunities across business and geographies

Job Skills

Derivatives, Investment Consulting, Investment Performance Measurement, Investment Risk Management, Investments, Investments Analysis, Long Term Planning, Portfolio Management, Product Services, Risk Control

Additional Job Details

Address:

RBC CENTRE, 155 WELLINGTON ST W:TORONTO

City:

TORONTO

Country:

Canada

Work hours/week:

37.5

Employment Type:

Full time

Platform:

INSURANCE

Job Type:

Regular

Pay Type:

Salaried

Posted Date:

2025-05-28

Application Deadline:

2025-06-11

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

Inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment

At 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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About the company

Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), is a diversified financial services company. The Company provides personal and commercial banking, wealth management services, insurance, investor services and capital markets products and services on a global basis. The Com...

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