Senior Risk Analyst

RBC; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Total Rewards Program with bonuses

Flexible benefits

Stock where applicable

Job summary

RBC in Toronto seeks a Senior Risk Analyst to act as the operational backbone of risk management, maintaining visibility of risk items, audit findings, and compliance deadlines while driving accountability.

The role combines project management discipline with risk acumen to move high-priority items forward, escalate issues appropriately, and ensure proactive risk addressing across teams.

Qualifications

• Degree or diploma in Business Administration, Finance, or transferable field.
• 3+ years of experience maintaining visibility of risk items, audit findings, and compliance deadlines.
• 3+ years of experience escalating stalled items and facilitating remediation decisions.
• Advanced Excel skills for data organization, tracking, and dashboards.
• Experience with risk reporting and leadership communication.
• Experience managing certificate renewals and time-sensitive compliance.
• Knowledge of financial services risk and audit environments.
• Project management mindset with ability to coordinate multiple initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Maintain visibility of pending risk items, audit findings, and compliance issues.
• Track timelines and deadlines; escalate stalled or at-risk items.
• Coordinate risk remediation and compliance activities with stakeholders.
• Document status updates, remediation progress, and resolutions.
• Prepare status reports and dashboards for management visibility.
• Follow up on action items; monitor deadlines and dependencies.
• Identify opportunities to streamline tracking processes and tools.
• Support governance and reporting through timely communication.

Skills

Risk tracking

Escalation management

Project coordination

Stakeholder comms

Advanced Excel

Reporting to leadership

Education

Finance or business degree

Tools

Power BI

ServiceNow

Job description

What is the opportunity?

We’re seeking a Senior Risk Analyst to serve as the operational backbone of our risk management function. This role ensures the team stays on top of critical risk issues, audit findings, compliance requirements, and certificate renewals by maintaining visibility, tracking timelines, and driving accountability.

Job Description

We’re seeking a Senior Risk Analyst to serve as the operational backbone of our risk management function. This role ensures the team stays on top of critical risk issues, audit findings, compliance requirements, and certificate renewals by maintaining visibility, tracking timelines, and driving accountability.

The successful candidate will combine project management discipline with risk acumen to keep high-priority items moving forward, elevate issues appropriately, and ensure the team remains proactive in addressing risk exposure.

What will you do?

• Risk & Compliance Tracking: Maintain comprehensive visibility of all pending risk items, audit findings, compliance issues, and certificate renewals; track status and deadlines
• Weekly Monitoring & Communication: Conduct weekly touchpoints with team members to review pending items, identify blockers, and ensure awareness of high-priority, time-sensitive issues
• Escalation Management: Escalate stalled or at-risk items through appropriate channels; identify course correction needs and facilitate approvals or remediation decisions
• Project Coordination: Manages timelines for risk remediation and compliance activities; coordinate with relevant stakeholders to ensure timely completion
• Issue Documentation: Document risk items, status updates, remediation progress, and resolutions; maintain organized tracking systems for audit trail and reporting
• Accountability & Follow-Up: Follow up on outstanding action items; ensure team members understand deadlines and dependencies; track completion and communicate results
• Reporting & Visibility: Prepare status reports and dashboards for management visibility; highlight critical issues requiring leadership attention or decision‑making
• Process Improvement: Identify opportunities to streamline risk tracking and compliance processes; implement tools or workflows to improve team efficiency

What do you need to succeed?

Must Have:

• Degree or diploma in Business Administration, Finance, or transferable field
• 3+ years of experience maintaining comprehensive visibility of pending risk items, audit findings, compliance issues, and certificate renewals; demonstrated track record tracking status and deadlines across complex, multi-threaded initiatives
• 3+ years of experience escalating stalled or at‑risk items through appropriate channels; demonstrated ability to identify course correction needs and facilitate approvals or remediation decisions in risk and compliance environments
• Advanced Excel proficiency: Strong skills in data organization, tracking, pivot tables, and reporting; ability to build and maintain tracking dashboards and status reports
• Risk reporting experience: Familiarity with risk metrics, status reporting formats, and communicating risk information to leadership and stakeholders
• Certificate and compliance tracking: Experience managing certificate renewals, expiration tracking, and compliance deadlines; understanding of time‑sensitive compliance requirements
• Financial services experience: Familiarity with financial services risk and compliance landscapes; general understanding of audit, control environments, and risk remediation
• Project management mindset: Proven ability to organize, prioritize, and track multiple concurrent initiatives; comfort with detailed planning and accountability

Nice to have:

• Knowledge of financial services regulations or compliance frameworks
• Familiarity with escalation procedures and governance frameworks
• Experience with PowerBI, ServiceNow, or other enterprise tracking platforms
• Knowledge of ISO standards or industry compliance requirements

What’s in it for you?

• 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
• Opportunities to do challenging work
• Opportunities to take on progressively greater accountabilities

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Job Skills

Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (BCDR), Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA), Cyber Security Management, Firewall Management, Information Security Management, IT Network Security, Operational Delivery, Problem Management, Process Management, Threat Management

Additional Job Details

Address:

180 WELLINGTON ST W:TORONTO

City:

Toronto

Country:

Canada

Work hours/week:

37.5

Employment Type:

Full time

Platform:

TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS

Job Type:

Regular

Pay Type:

Salaried

Posted Date:

2026-05-13

Application Deadline:

2026-09-30

Note:

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

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