Senior Manager, Technology and Cyber Risk, RBC Clear (Winnipeg)

What is the opportunity?

The IT and Cyber Risk Senior Manager is responsible for supporting the management of technology and cyber risk for Commercial & Payment Technology (CPT) and RBC Clear. This role entails collaborating with cross‑functional risk, technology and business teams to identify, assess, and mitigate technology risk profiles across the CPT portfolio.

Key responsibilities include monitoring and reporting on risk, technology, and security compliance metrics, as well as leading initiatives to promote risk, security, and compliance awareness within CPT. The incumbent will work closely with risk and technology teams across CPT and the broader Technology and Operations (T&O) organization to ensure applications within the portfolio adhere to established compliance thresholds and maintain a strong security posture.

What will you do?

• Identify, assess, recommend, and monitor mitigation of technology risk profiles within RBC Clear and across the CPT portfolio.
• Monitor and report on risk, technology, and security compliance metrics.
• Lead initiatives to promote risk, security, and compliance awareness.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional risk teams to ensure applications adhere to established compliance thresholds and maintain a strong security posture.
• Analyze areas of perceived elevated or emerging cyber risks, recommending mitigation strategies and escalating where required.
• Manage Key Risk Indicators (KRIs) and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) related to IT security and technology risks.
• Support technology leads and application custodians in technology risks and compliance to ensure health of risk profile.
• Assist in supporting project teams with risk assessments related to technology and cyber.
• Monitor vulnerability management reporting, server hygiene, and penetration test vulnerabilities and ensure application teams remain compliant with RBC security requirements.
• Prepare and present risk dashboards, reports, and metrics to senior management and governance forums on IT risk and cyber security.
• Oversee and drive the implementation of risk mitigation plans, control enhancements, and issue remediation related to technology and cyber risks.
• Lead risk and control assessments to ensure compliance with RBC's IT risk management practices and programs.
• Liaise/participate in internal/external audit requests, understand gaps identified, monitor remedial efforts to ensure timely completion.

Must‑have

• Extensive experience in operational risk management, risk assessments, and leadership.
• Strong knowledge and experience of risk and control assessment processes, risk protocols, regulatory compliance, and industry best practices for risk management.
• Professional technology risk designations (e.g. CISA, CRISC, CISSP) and university graduate or equivalent.
• Strong understanding of banking operations, financial services regulatory landscape, and relevant technology.
• Excellent communication, problem‑solving, detail‑oriented, strong analytical skills and self‑organized with proven time management skills.
• Solid influencing, collaboration, and relationship‑building skills, with an inquisitive nature and comfort challenging current practices.

Nice‑to‑Have

• Experience with Archer, SharePoint, and collaboration tools (e.g. JIRA and Confluence) with expertise in MS Office (Excel and PowerPoint).
• Familiarity with RBC's organization and culture.
• Knowledge of RBC businesses and products.
• Strategic thinking with excellent communication skills across management at all levels of seniority.

What’s in it for you?

• An opportunity to be part of the design and foundation of the IT risk and cyber processes.
• Competitive compensation.
• Ability to make a difference and lasting impact.
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high‑performing team.
• Opportunities to do challenging work and take on progressively greater accountabilities.

Job Skills

• Critical Thinking
• Cyber Security Management
• Decision Making
• Detail‑Oriented
• Information Security Management
• Information Technology Security
• Interpersonal Relationship Management
• IT Security Architecture
• Performance Management (PM)

Job Details

• Address: RBC CENTRE, 155 WELLINGTON ST W, Toronto, Canada
• Work hours/week: 37.5
• Employment Type: Full time
• Platform: CAPITAL MARKETS
• Job Type: Regular
• Pay Type: Salaried
• Posted Date: 2026-05-28
• Application Deadline: 2026-06-20