What is the opportunity?The Senior Manager, Business Governance is responsible for 1st line of defense risk management within Transaction Banking. You will cover an assigned product/service team and/or priority risk horizontal across the business. You are accountable for leading business risk identification and mitigation, managing the controls inventory and ensuring the alignment of strategy to risk posture and risk appetite. This is your opportunity to become a critical member of the Business Governance team, where you'll drive exceptional experiences to manage the risk for highly sophisticated businesses and structured products.Job DescriptionThe Senior Manager, Business Governance is responsible for 1st line of defense risk management within Transaction Banking. You will cover an assigned product/service team and/or priority risk horizontal across the business. You are accountable for leading business risk identification and mitigation, managing the controls inventory and ensuring the alignment of strategy to risk posture and risk appetite. This is your opportunity to become a critical member of the Business Governance team, where you'll drive exceptional experiences to manage the risk for highly sophisticated businesses and structured products.What will you do?Lead and facilitate proactive risk identification and evaluation processes to ensure that risks are understood, and that appropriate mitigation, controls and monitoring are in place for the businessIdentify opportunities for additional reporting and key risk indicators (for the business unit as a whole and within individual business lines) across all risk typesCreate and execute a Quality Assurance framework wherever needed in the businessAssist Commercial Business Risk with completion and execution of RCSA (Risk and Control Self-assessment) to identify risks, report findings and embedded appropriate controlsAct as Business Unit Coordinator to maintain monitored employee lists per Private Side monitoring and conflict policies,



manage Business Impact Analysis and Business Continuity plans, and engage with Global Compliance on related activitiesPartner with the Business Control Owners and Commercial Business Risk team to implement and monitor controls for the effective challenge and oversight of the business' controls inventory, ensuring effective controls are designed, documented, executed and continuously monitored to achieve the intended risk mitigation goalsPartner with Issue Managers to proactively document issues, create and manage actions plans, bring them to a resolution, organize remediation efforts and progress to prevent recurrenceManage Operational Risk Events (OREs) for the business and be the point of contact for root cause analysisSupport the Audit processes with insights and change managementSupport and lead ad hoc or special risk related programs/projects as neededWhat do you need to succeed?Must have:7-10 years of related experience in a financial services role with a solid understanding of Non-Financial Risk Frameworks, process and control design methodologiesStrong knowledge of Treasury, Cash management, Deposits and Trade finance productsExcellent interpersonal and communication skills with ability to build credibility across the organizationStrategic and creative thinker with ability to solve complex issues and drive changeDemonstrated ability to prioritize a broad and demanding workload and execute initiativesCollaborative team memberExperience with emerging communications and technology (i.E., web-based meetings, social media, digital banking, and mobile applications)Nice to have:Post-secondary education in business administration,



financial management or a related field and/or equivalent work experienceExperience with Tableau or advanced data visualization toolsProject management and change management experienceWhat'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.Ability to make a difference and lasting impactWork in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing teamOpportunities to do challenging workJob SkillsChange Management, Operational Risks, Project Management, Risk Framework, Risk Management, Tableau Dashboard Development, Trade Finance Products, Treasury Cash Management, Visualization ToolsAdditional Job DetailsAddress: 16 YORK ST:TORONTOCity: TorontoCountry: CanadaWork hours/week: 37.5Employment Type: Full timePlatform: PERSONAL & COMMERCIAL BANKINGJob Type: RegularPay Type: SalariedPosted Date: 2026-08-13Application Deadline: 2026-08-29Note Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date aboveOur Employment OpportunitiesAt RBC, we are guided by living shared values of Client First, Integrity, Collaboration, Respect and Excellence and winning together as One RBC. We believe an inclusive workplace that has diverse perspectives is core to our continued growth as one of the largest and most successful banks in the world. Maintaining a workplace where our employees feel supported to perform at their best, effectively collaborate, drive innovation, and grow professionally helps to bring our Purpose to life and create value for our clients and communities. RBC strives to deliver this through policies and programs intended to foster a workplace based on respect, belonging and opportunity for all. #J-18808-Ljbffr

📌 Senior Manager, Business Governance (Toronto)
🏢 RBC
📍 Toronto