Associate Director - US ALM Risk Manager

Job Summary

Job Description

What is the Opportunity?

The US GRM-Balance Sheet Risk (US GRM-BSR) group provides independent and effective on-site monitoring, controlling and communication on the nature and extent of all material liquidity risk and banking book market risk (non-trading market risk, interest rate risk in the banking book [IRRBB]) across RBC’s Combined US Operations (CUSO), which includes RBC’s US branches and agencies, RBC’s Intermediate Holding Company (RIHC) and its material entities: RBC Capital Markets LLC (CM LLC), City National Bank (CNB), RBC Bank Georgia, N.A. (RBC Bank). The group is relied up to ensure the implementation of and compliance with risk management policies and procedures.

The incumbent will support the Lead, US ALM Risk Management and the Head, US GRM-BSR in the oversight of banking book market risk and funds transfer pricing (FTP) activities across RBC CUSO as part of the Group Risk Management (GRM) mandate and will promote a “Best of Class” risk oversight environment.

The role involves providing complex analytical support for managing risk across large portfolios of assets and liabilities, along with the associated risk factors. The complexity exists at both the RBC CUSO level and within individual legal entities.

What will you do?

• The incumbent is responsible for applying a working level of knowledge of Asset Liability Management (ALM) (also referred to as banking book market risk, non-trading market risk, or interest rate risk in the banking book - IRRBB) and Funds Transfer Pricing (FTP); a primary responsibility of this role is to provide support to the Lead, ALM Risk Management on matters pertaining to the oversight of ALM and management of CUSO entities.

• This role will be one of coordination, working within established policies and procedures and assuming responsibility for interpretation and delivery within established policies and procedures.

• Demonstrate a good understanding of procedures and concepts within ALM and respond to moderately complex functional queries.

• Adhere to operating policies and procedures and regulatory guidelines and make recommendations within scope of ALM and/or provide input into policy and procedure amendments.

• Provide independent oversight of FTP activities, including review of associated methodologies, policies, and procedures across CUSO.

• Promote alignment between RBC CUSO and RBC Enterprise FTP policies, procedures, standards and controls.

• Analyze data and prepare reports of observations, and relatively simple recommendations based on findings.

• Ensure a strong control environment by aligning data management, methodology and quantitative models

• Understand and quantify the impacts from model and parameter assumptions (quantitative and qualitative) employed within the banking book market risk framework, including deposit duration models, retail pricing models, and loan prepayment models

• Create consolidated reporting that includes additional sensitivity measures and stress testing, with consistent aggregation and integration across business lines, legal entities, etc.

What do you need to succeed?

• 2+ years’ experience in the financial services sector

• Bachelor’s Degree.

Other Required Qualifications:

• Knowledge and experience in ALM, interest rate risk oversight, or funds transfer pricing at a financial institution.

• Knowledge of and experience with US bank regulations for liquidity, capital and interest rate risk management.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

• Strong understanding of risks in the financial services sector, effective risk management approaches and global risk issues. 

• Strong record of work experience in financial service industry with good exposure to operational processes, financial products, credit and/ or risk management activities. 

• Self-starter with the ability to work independently and in an organized manner, with attention to detail, prioritize, and handle multiple work streams

• Excellent problem solving, analytical, organizational, written and oral communication skills

• Good personal computing skills, with knowledge of MS Office programs

• Diplomatic and an effective consensus builder. Strong interpersonal skills with ability to develop and maintain relationships across business platforms and control functions of RBC, as well as with external counterparts

What’s in it for you?

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