Senior Manager, Real Estate Governance

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

Job summary

A major financial institution in Toronto is seeking a Senior Manager for Real Estate Governance. This role involves overseeing operational risk and managing compliance programs. The ideal candidate should have 5-7 years of experience in governance, risk, or compliance and possess strong communication and interpersonal skills. This full-time position offers competitive benefits and a chance to make a significant impact.

Benefits

Comprehensive Total Rewards Program

Flexible work/life balance options

World-class training program

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of experience in Governance, Operational Risk, Compliance, or Audit.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal, organizational, and presentation skills.
• Technical aptitude and system documentation proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Lead compliance related meetings and provide oversight of the CRE controls.
• Manage and maintain control documentation and the Regulatory Compliance Program.
• Track Audit, Regulatory Compliance, Ops Risk and IT issues.
• Develop action plans with service lines to ensure timely completion.

Skills

Governance

Operational Risk

Compliance

Audit

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Education

University degree or equivalent post-secondary education

Job description

Overview

What is the opportunity?

The Senior Manager, Real Estate Governance role is responsible for overseeing operational risk mitigation and the Regulatory Compliance Program for Corporate Real Estate (CRE). The role will support the execution of global operational deliverables to ensure that CRE maintains a strong controls posture. The incumbent will work closely with the 1B & 2nd Lines of Defense functions to align CRE to RBC policies and act as a liaison where required with Internal Audit and external regulators to provide information and manage any gaps identified to resolution, while maintaining the global Corporate Real Estate (CRE) control management program.

Responsibilities

• Lead and facilitate compliance related meetings while providing governance and oversight of the CRE controls and monitoring program to ensure CRE maintains a strong risk mitigation and control posture.
• Work closely with 1B, 2nd and 3rd lines of defense functions to ensure alignment and information is communicated back to the service lines.
• Manage and maintain relevant control and risk documentation ensuring processes, control reporting and tools are documented and kept up to date (i.e. Playbooks).
• Manage and maintain the CRE Regulatory Compliance Program second line of defense model to track and report on regulatory compliance for all identified owned RBC locations.
• Internal Audit Continuous Monitoring – Liaise with the IA team for all requests through this quarterly exercise and coordinate with CRE stakeholders.
• Operational Risk – Liaise with the Ops Risk team on key controls, self-identified issues, emerging threats, ongoing assessments and reporting.
• Ongoing monitoring of controls – develop and implement a process for monitoring controls across all CRE service lines to ensure adequate oversight by the CRE teams of the service partners and key controls, including but not limited to identifying risk & control improvement opportunities that can be leveraged and implemented globally.
• Track Audit, Regulatory Compliance, Ops Risk and IT issues - work with the service lines to develop action plans and monitor them to ensure timely completion.
• As well as other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Must have: University degree or equivalent post-secondary education.
• 5-7 year of experience or equivalent in Governance, Operational Risk, Compliance or Audit.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication, Strong interpersonal, organizational and presentation skills.
• Technical aptitude and system documentation proficiency.
• Nice-to-have: Experience within a Financial institution.
• Nice-to-have: Real Estate knowledge/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, 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
• Flexible work/life balance options
• Opportunities to do challenging work
• Opportunities to take on progressively greater accountabilities

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Job Details

• Address: BAY WELLINGTON TOWER, 181 BAY ST, 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: 2025-09-05
• Application Deadline: 2025-09-23

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