Senior Manager, Enterprise Control Testing Strategy

RBC; Toronto; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Canadian financial institution in Toronto is seeking a Senior Manager for the Enterprise Control Testing Strategy. The role involves leading strategic initiatives, contributing to ECT strategy creation, and providing quantitative analysis. The ideal candidate has over five years in financial services or management consulting, a Bachelor's degree in a related field, and strong analytical and presentation skills. This position offers a competitive total rewards program including bonuses and flexible benefits.

Benefits

Comprehensive Total Rewards Program

Development opportunities

Agile and collaborative team environment

Impactful role interfacing with executives

Qualifications

• 5+ years of financial services, strategy, or related consulting experience.
• Demonstrated business and financial acumen.
• Experience sourcing and aggregating complex data.

Responsibilities

• Provide input to the creation of the ECT strategy.
• Lead/support delivery of ECT strategic initiatives.
• Conduct external benchmarking for leading practices.

Skills

Financial services experience

Analytical mindset

Strategic development

Strong research capabilities

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Engineering or related field

Job description

Job Description

What is your opportunity?

The Enterprise Chief Controls Office (ECCO) is a centralized first line of defense group with the goal of embedding a culture of risk ownership and operational excellence by elevating the control environment and driving consistency and quality of risk practices to minimize loss and regulatory sanction, drive cost efficiencies, and accelerate execution to enable growth.

The Enterprise Control Testing (ECT) team serves as RBC’s central control testing function. As the Enterprise central control testing team, ECT acts on behalf of the 1LOD (first line of defense) Control Owner and is responsible for performing control assurance activities in accordance with RBC’s Internal Control Management Policy and Standard (ICMP and ICMS).

As the Senior Manager, ECT Strategy, you will be a key member of the strategy team, responsible for the lifecycle of the Enterprise Control Testing Strategy. The strategy lifecycle will include the creation, execution, monitoring and storytelling/reporting, and maintenance of the strategy.

What will you do?

• Provide input and insights in the creation of the ECT strategy that includes vision, key strategies/outcomes, enablers and metrics/Objectives and Key Results (OKRs)
• Lead/support in the delivery of key ECT strategic initiatives, including developing the approach, creating and executing the plan, developing and tracking the relevant metrics, coordinating with stakeholders
• Support the consolidation of control testing function, including role design, analyze control inventory data
• Leverage external benchmarking to identify leading practices, including performing secondary research, interviews with experts, review external benchmarks/studies (e.g. control testing reviews/forums by consulting firms)
• Lead quantitative/data analysis and distill insights/research into actionable strategies
• Solve strategic problems/questions by developing an analytical approach, creating hypotheses, analyzing data and developing recommendations; translate complex analysis and recommendations into a cohesive story to drive buy‑in
• Oversight on the strategic outcomes, including reporting on the progress through executive/board presentations
• Continuous review/refresh of the strategy to ensure relevance and to enable RBC to maintain competitive advantage/sound operations

What do you need to succeed?

• 5+ years financial services, strategy, risk, or related management consulting experience with a global and strategic perspective
• Demonstrated business and financial acumen, analytical mindset, strategic development and execution skills
• Strong research capabilities and ability to source, aggregate and distill complex data/information to create insights appropriate for different audiences
• Experience building compelling presentations that are clear and have a logical flow
• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Engineering or other related field

Nice-to-have

• MBA, CPA, CIA, FRM, CFA or other related designations
• Experience in operational risk management (first and/or second line of defense capacities)
• Experience in the design and evaluation of internal controls
• Knowledge and/or experience working across different platforms and/or functional units of a diversified financial services firm, including exposure to multiple geographies

What’s in it for you?

We thrive on the challenge to be our best, thinking progressively 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
• Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities
• Ability to make a difference and lasting impact
• Work in an agile, collaborative, progressive, and high‑performing team
• The opportunity to interface with executives from many different parts of the organization

Job Skills

Additional Job Details

Address: 180 WELLINGTON ST W:TORONTO

City: Toronto

Country: Canada

Work hours/week: 37.5

Employment Type: Full time

Platform: CHIEF LEGAL & ADMIN OFFICE GRP

Job Type: Regular

Pay Type: Salaried

Posted Date: 2025-12-22

Application Deadline: 2026-01-17

Note

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

Inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment

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