Senior IT Risk & Compliance Analyst

Job Description

• Senior IT Risk & Compliance Analyst

• What is the opportunity?

• We are seeking a highly motivated risk analyst to support the oversight and governance of technology and operational risk activities at Information & Technology (I&T). This role is responsible for monitoring risk indicators, providing first-line challenges, ensuring compliance with governance frameworks, and producing reporting to senior stakeholders.

  The successful candidate will play a key role in strengthening the organization's risk culture and resilience while collaborating across the enterprise to identify, assess, and mitigate technology and operational risks that could impact business objectives.

• What will you do?

  KRI Compliance Monitoring and Governance

• Oversee Key Risk Indicators (KRIs) to ensure compliance with enterprise standards
• Monitor performance against thresholds and drive results by escalating breaches where necessary to hold stakeholders accountable
• Track and analyze operational risk KRIs; provide oversight to ensure timely detection of risk trends, emerging issues, and proper escalation
• Ensure first-line challenge of risk activities and adherence to governance frameworks

• Risk Reporting & Analytics

• Prepare, consolidate, and present weekly and monthly risk management reports and dashboards for senior management
• Leverage AI-assisted tools to enhance productivity, data accuracy, and insight generation across risk analytics workflows
• Communicate risk findings and recommendations clearly to senior stakeholders

• Corrective Action & Issue Resolution

• Implement corrective action plans to address identified risks and compliance gaps
• Provide guidance on risk mitigation strategies and how to avoid similar issues in the future
• Collaborate with stakeholders to develop and execute resolution plans

• Risk Automation

• Identify, develop, and manage automation solutions to streamline evidence collection for I&T risk campaigns
• Leverage advanced technologies, including GenAI, to design, develop, and optimize high-quality prompts that automate evidence collection processes, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and efficiency

• What do you need to succeed?

  Must Have:

• Undergraduate degree in business, project management, risk management, or related field, or equivalent work experience
• Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in technology risk, operational risk, governance, or audit roles within financial services or technology environments
• Demonstrated proficiency in Information Technology Risk Management processes
• Strong writing and oral communication, presentation, and storytelling skills
• Ability to communicate effectively and timeously with stakeholders; determine information needs and present data clearly and persuasively
• Proficiency in leveraging AI-assisted tools to enhance productivity and data accuracy across risk analytics
• Strong critical thinking and decision-making capabilities
• Thorough understanding of risk governance, compliance standards, and control testing methodologies

• Nice to Have:

• Risk or Information Security Designation (e.g., CISO, CISSP etc.)
• Knowledge of Financial Services Industry and Personal Banking Technologies
• Knowledge of Tableau, Confluence, and JIRA
• Knowledge of GRC tools such as Archer or ServiceNow
• Experience in large, matrixed organizations
• Knowledge of emerging technology and cybersecurity trends

• What's in it for you?

• A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits, competitive compensation, commissions, and stock where applicable
• Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities
• Ability to make a difference and lasting impact
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
• A world-class training program in financial services
• Flexible work/life balance options
• Opportunities to do challenging work

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Job Skills

Atlassian Confluence, Atlassian JIRA, Business Process Design, Controls Testing, Critical Thinking, Decision Making, Effective Written Communication, Emerging Technologies, Information Technology (IT) Risk, Operational Risks, Problem Management, Reporting and Analysis, Standards Compliance, Tableau (Software), Technology Risk Management, Threat Management

Additional Job Details

Address:

RBC WATERPARK PLACE, 88 QUEENS QUAY W:TORONTO

City:

Toronto

Country:

Canada

Work hours/week:

37.5

Employment Type:

Full time

Platform:

TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS

Job Type:

Regular

Pay Type:

Salaried

Posted Date:

2026-07-17

Application Deadline:

2026-08-10

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

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