Manager, GRM Operational Risk – Global Risk Oversight

Royal Bank of Canada; Putrajaya; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Royal Bank of Canada is seeking a Global Risk Oversight professional in Putrajaya, Malaysia, to support the Operational Risk 2LOD function. You will oversee risk controls, perform assurance testing, and coordinate with 1LOD and other stakeholders across regions to ensure effective risk management aligned with enterprise standards.

The role emphasizes analytical thinking, documentation of evidence, and preparation of management reports to guide risk decisions within the GROUP RISK MANAGEMENT

Qualifications

• Analytical thinking and meticulous attention to detail are essential.
• Experience applying operational risk frameworks and controls.
• Ability to engage stakeholders across functions and geographies.

Responsibilities

• Perform 2LOD controls assurance/testing of key controls mitigating operational risks across segments and geographies.
• Oversight of Internal Operational Risk Events and Root Cause Analysis.
• Support 2LOD domains such as Third Party Risk, Information Management Risk and Fraud Risk.
• Document evidence of oversight; produce summaries for stakeholders.
• Create presentations and periodic reports on risk oversight activities.

Skills

Analytical Thinking

Controls Assurance

Detail-Oriented

Operational Risk Assessment

Operation Risk Management

Risk Control

Risk Framework

Stakeholder Engagement

Teamwork

Job description

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The GRM Operational Risk – Global Risk Oversight team in Malaysia is a centralized 2LOD group responsible to provide Operational Risk and Control oversight and related support across RBC segments and geographies leveraging consistent set of tools, practices, procedures, and subject matter expertise. This centralized Global Risk Oversight team contributes to the implementation and execution of the global Operational Risk framework vision and strategy and rolls up into the global GRM Operational Risk function for the Enterprise, headquartered at Toronto, Canada.

Activities performed by the Global Risk Oversight team in Malaysia include those that support the execution of the Operational Risk 2LOD practices (e.g., oversight of Operational Risk & Control Assessments, performing Controls Assurance as a 2LOD function, oversight of Internal Operational Risk Events, Root Cause Analysis, Risk Register etc.).

In addition, the team may also be required to support with additional deliverables as the global Operational Risk policies, practices and tools evolve over time in response to internal/ external drivers and/or in keeping pace with emerging risks.

• Perform 2LOD controls assurance/ testing of key controls mitigating Operational Risks in a business segment (Retail & Commercial Banking, Capital Markets, Wealth Management) and geography (Canada, US, UK, Asia Pacific).
• Support the oversight and challenge of 1LOD's execution of Internal Operational Risk Events and related Root Cause Analysis for a business segment (Retail & Commercial Banking, Capital Markets, Wealth Management) and geography (Canada, US, UK, Asia Pacific).
• Provide oversight inputs and support to relevant 2LOD Operational Risk Domains (e.g., Third Party Risk, Information Management Risk, Fraud Risk)
• Record evidence of 2LOD oversight and challenge on the Operational Risk Management System (ORMS).
• Provide comprehensive results/ outputs of Operational Risk oversight activities to relevant Operational Risk teams supporting a segment or geography highlighting trends or exceptions, if any.
• Provide evidence supporting the work output leveraging Operational Risk tools/templates and supporting applications.
• Support the review and oversight of Risk Register (and related Risk & Control Self-Assessment activities) by 1LOD segments and functions across geographies.
• Create presentations summarizing the periodic work output to support broader Operational Risk decision making/ stakeholder engagements.
• Provide periodic reports/ summary of the oversight activities supporting individual Operational Risk practices to relevant Operational Risk stakeholders.

Quality Assurance & Oversight Activities

• Perform/ support periodic quality assurance of Operational Risk work output to analyze any gaps or opportunities for improvement.
• Support the Department Head in maintaining oversight of Operational Risk practice execution for team members as required.
• Develop/ update procedures or templates as the Enterprise policies or Standards evolve and ensure consistency in practice execution.
• Support training of new team members as may be necessary.

Job Skills

Analytical Thinking, Controls Assurance, Detail-Oriented, Operational Risk Assessment, Operation Risk Management, Risk Control, Risk Framework, Stakeholder Engagement, Teamwork

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:

GROUP RISK MANAGEMENT

Job Type:

Regular

Pay Type:

Salaried

Posted Date:

2026-09-10

Application Deadline:

2026-12-31

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

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