Senior Director & Head, Research and Asset Allocation

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

Job summary

A leading insurance company in Toronto is seeking a Senior Director & Head, Research and Asset Allocation. This role involves leading a team focusing on credit exposure analysis, managing investments, and developing asset allocation strategies. The ideal candidate should possess extensive research experience in public markets, a technical master's degree, and knowledge of data science tools. Competitive compensation and a comprehensive rewards program are offered.

Benefits

Comprehensive Total Rewards Program

Flexible benefits

Coaching and development opportunities

Dynamic high-performing team environment

Opportunities for career advancement

Qualifications

• Tenured experience in public markets research.
• Strong evaluation skills for various asset classes.
• Knowledge of data science tools.

Responsibilities

• Oversee fundamental analysis of credit exposure.
• Execute private placements and external manager deployment.
• Develop execution strategies and optimize portfolios.

Skills

Tenured Buy or Sell Side Public Markets Research Experience

Experience in evaluating Public / Private / Alternative asset classes

Working knowledge of Data Science (Python, Snowflake, Tableau)

Culture Carrier with an inclusive mindset

Technical master’s degree

Education

Master's degree

Tools

Python

Snowflake

Tableau

Job description

Overview

Senior Director & Head, Research and Asset Allocation – RBC Insurance

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, private credit 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
• Oversee staff that are responsible for the fundamental credit review of all capital deployment under the CIO purview
• Execute private placement and external manager deployment
• Present a holistic credit strategy to the Global Investment Committees, Enterprise Risk Management and Insurance Boards
• Drive thought leadership on asset allocation across general and passthrough accounts
• 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 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: 2025-09-04
• Application Deadline: 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 growth as one of the largest and most successful banks in the world. RBC strives to deliver a workplace based on respect, belonging and opportunity for all.