Associate Director - Enterprise Control Testing

Royal Bank of Canada; Putrajaya; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Royal Bank of Canada in Putrajaya, Malaysia seeks a Team Lead with ECT to oversee control testing program execution. You will lead, coach and develop a team of Analysts, Senior Analysts and Managers to deliver timely, high-quality testing results across control evaluations.

The role emphasizes risk management, collaboration with functions, and strategic escalation when issues remain unresolved. Opportunity to shape the ECT framework and reporting to senior management.

Qualifications

• Must lead, guide and coach a team of Analysts, Senior Analysts and Managers in testing controls for assigned programs.
• Understand RBC/Enterprise control evaluation standards and partner with Functions to identify and assess risks and controls.
• Develop action plans in response to employee feedback and engagement surveys.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day team management: talent attraction, hiring, allocation of work, conflict resolution.
• Perform performance management and provide constructive feedback.
• Create and manage control evaluation coverage plans and maintain ECT tools/archive system.
• Review and sign-off on control evaluation work papers and results as needed.
• Provide strategic escalation on unresolved issues at tester/assessor level.
• Build relationships across the organization to facilitate communication and partnerships.
• Advise ECT partners on Control Testing status for the assigned program.
• Present comprehensive results to ECT Management and stakeholders; socialize gaps and issues.

Skills

Credit Analysis

Fraud Risk Management

Investment Economics

Investment Management Systems

Investment Risk

Investment Risk Management

Long Term Planning

Market Risk

Operational Risks

Quantitative Methods

Risk Control

Risk Management

Waterfall Model

Job description

Job Description

Team Lead with ECT and oversee control testing program execution

Demonstrate strong leadership skills to effectively Lead, guide and coach a team of Analysts, Senior Analysts and Managers in managing and completing the testing of controls for the assigned Testing Program.

Build skills, competencies, and identify training needs to develop subject matter expertise in risk management and control evaluation activities.

Demonstrate advanced level of risk management knowledge. To understand RBC/Enterprise control evaluation standards, methodology, deeper understanding of RBC's businesses/subsidiaries to facilitate partnership and support Functions in identification and assessment of risks and controls.

Day-to-day management of team (e.g., attract, hire, and retain talent, resource planning, distribution of assignments, conflict resolution).

Participate in performance management of staff and provide feedback to staff.

Develop and implement action plans in response to employee feedback and engagement surveys

Create and manage control evaluation coverage plans, metrics and maintain ECT tools/archive system.

Perform review and sign-off on control evaluation work papers and results, as needed.

Provide strategic escalation oversight to issues not resolved at control testers/ assessor's level.

Develop relationships across the organization as to facilitate communication and strategic partnerships.

Facilitate and advise ECT partners on the Control Testing status for the assigned program.

Provide comprehensive results of the Testing program to ECT Management and other stakeholders. Demonstrate negotiation and persuasion skills to conduct periodic meetings/presentations to socialize controls gaps and issues identified.

Ensure control evaluations are completed timely and meet quality standards.

Resolve issues and escalations resulting from control evaluations.

Project & Strategic Support

Stakeholder management when liaising with Platform stakeholders and local managers on work/program assignments.

Support ECT in maintaining oversight of Book of Work & ECT control testing program execution and support any change initiatives.

Contribute to ad-hoc assignments/special process improvement projects to enhance maturity of ECT program/increase efficiencies etc,

Participate in regular discussions with ECT Senior Management on ECT strategies, work plans and other matters.

Leverage on advanced writing and communication skills to develop Senior Management briefing materials and periodic management reporting.

Lead development and maintenance of ORM tools/templates utilized to execute qualitative risk assessments and control testing.

Job Skills

• Credit Analysis
• Fraud Risk Management
• Investment Economics
• Investment Management Systems
• Investment Risk
• Investment Risk Management
• Long Term Planning
• Market Risk
• Operational Risks
• Quantitative Methods
• Risk Control
• Risk Management
• Waterfall Model

Additional Job Details

Address:

PERSIARAN IRC 2, IOI RESORT CITY IOI CITY TOWER ONE:PUTRAJAYA City:

Putrajaya Country:

Malaysia Work hours/week:

40 Employment Type:

Full time Platform:

Job Type:

Regular Pay Type:

Salaried Posted Date:

2026-10-26 Application Deadline:

2026-11-30 Note : Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above

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