Posted 4 days ago
Manager, Business Continuity Risk (12-Month Contract)
@ Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
Royal Bank of Canada is hiring a Manager, Business Continuity Risk on a 12-month fixed-term contract in Toronto. The role executes the Business Continuity Risk Management program for Personal and Commercial Banking, working with business units to identify risks, build recovery plans and test them. The posting states a 37.5-hour week and a salaried pay type, with no salary figure given.
Responsibilities:
- Provide business continuity risk expertise to Personal and Commercial Banking business units
- Ensure business continuity risks are identified in business impact analyses
- Develop recovery strategies, contingency plans and workarounds
- Identify recovery objective gaps and single points of failure
- Plan and coordinate testing of plans against severe but plausible scenarios
Requirements summary:
- University degree or equivalent
- 5+ years of operational risk management in financial services
- Strong understanding of Business Continuity Risk Management
- Proficient in MS Office, including Visio
- Able to commit to a 12-month contract
Tools & skills
Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-11-09
- First seen by our source
- 2026-11-10
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-11
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Job details
| Seniority | Mid level |
| Department | Business operations |
| Experience | 5+ years |
| Hours per week | 37.5 |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Office |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
| Education | Bachelor’s degree (required) |
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Royal Bank of Canada
Stock listing: TSX:RY · NYSE:RY · Source checked: 2026-11-02
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Royal Bank of Canada is a global financial institution with a purpose-driven, principles-led approach to delivering leading performance. Our success comes from the 94,000+ employees who leverage their imaginations and insights to bring our vision, values and strategy to life so we can help our clients thrive and communities prosper. As Canada's biggest bank and one of the largest in the world, based on market capitalization, we have a diversified business model with a focus on innovation and providing exceptional experiences to our more than 17 million clients in Canada, the U.S. and 27 other countries. Learn more at rbc.com. We are proud to support a broad range of community initiatives through donations, community investments and employee volunteer activities. See how at www.rbc.com/community-social-impact. http://rbc.com/legalstuff. La Banque Royale du Canada est une institution financière mondiale définie par sa raison d'être, guidée par des principes et orientée vers l'excellence en matière de rendement. Notre succès est attribuable aux quelque 94 000+ employés qui mettent à profit leur créativité et leur savoir faire pour concrétiser notre vision, nos valeurs et notre stratégie afin que nous puissions contribuer à la prospérité de nos clients et au dynamisme des collectivités. Selon la capitalisation boursière, nous sommes la plus importante banque du Canada et l'une des plus grandes banques du monde. Nous avons adopté un modèle d'affaires diversifié axé sur l'innovation et l'offre d'expériences exceptionnelles à nos plus de 17 millions de clients au Canada, aux États Unis et dans 27 autres pays. Pour en savoir plus, visitez le site rbc.com/francais Nous sommes fiers d'appuyer une grande diversité d'initiatives communautaires par des dons, des investissements dans la collectivité et le travail bénévole de nos employés. Pour de plus amples renseignements, visitez le site www.rbc.com/collectivite-impact-social. https://www.rbc.com/conditions-dutilisation/
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Royal Bank of Canada is a global financial institution with a purpose-driven, principles-led approach to delivering leading performance. Our success comes from the 94,000+ employees who leverage their imaginations and insights to bring our vision, values and strategy to life so we can help our clients thrive and communities prosper. As Canada's biggest bank and one of the largest in the world, based on market…
| Field | Value |
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| Industry | Banking |
| Company size | 10,001+ employees |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario |
| Organization type | Public Company |
| Specialties | financebankinginvestinginsurancefinancial planningwealth managementand capital markets |
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Job Description
What’s the Opportunity?
As Manager, Business Continuity Risk, you are responsible for the execution of the Business Continuity Risk Management (BCRM) Program within Personal Banking and Commercial Banking Canada. As a key contributor, this role will provide BCRM subject matter expertise and work directly with the RBC Business Units and Business Risk Managers regarding all policy and standard requirements, ensure viable recovery strategies and business continuity plans are tested. The Manager, Business Continuity Risk also supports RBC Business Unit to prepare and respond to incidents.
What will you do?
- Provide BCRM subject matter expertise and work directly with the RBC Business Units
- Support RBC Business units in the ownership and management of business continuity risk to ensure adherence to the BCRM program, policy and standard
- Partner with RBC Business Units to ensure all business continuity risks have been identified and populated within the business impact analysis (BIA)
- Partner with RBC Business Units to develop clear requirements for recovery strategies & internal contingency plans (long, medium, and short term) and workarounds, including protocols for invoking Business Continuity Plans
- Identify RBC Business Unit recovery time and point objective gaps or single point of failure, challenging business requirements as required and assist in developing workarounds
- Support the planning and coordination with RBC Business Units to validate plans and workarounds by testing severe but plausible scenarios
- Support the incident management process, as required
What you need to succeed?
Must- have:
- University degree, or equivalent
- 5+ years of experience in executing operational risk management practices in the financial services industry, including implementing appropriate strategies to mitigate risk
- Strong understanding of Business Continuity Risk Management
- Proficient in MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Visio)
- Strong critical thinking skills, with the ability to independently recognize problems, propose solutions and execute on them
- Strong program management skills with the ability to independently create and execute a detailed plan
- Strong presentation and communication (verbal and written) skills
- Effective collaboration skills
- Experience working in a complex, matrix environment and proactively managing a diverse set of stakeholders
- Able to commit to completing a 12-month contract in this role
Nice-to-have:
- Operational Risk Management or Internal Audit background
- Business experience in executing business continuity plans
- Knowledge of regulatory requirements and leading practices regarding Operational Risk
- Experience of working in a dynamic environment with changing priorities
What’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 impact.
- Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team.
- Opportunities to take on progressively greater accountabilities
Job Skills
Communication, Decision Making, Detail-Oriented, Operational Risks, Risk Control, Risk Management, TeamworkAdditional Job Details
Address:
RBC WATERPARK PLACE, 88 QUEENS QUAY W:TORONTOCity:
TorontoCountry:
CanadaWork hours/week:
37.5Employment Type:
Full timePlatform:
PERSONAL & COMMERCIAL BANKINGJob Type:
Contract (Fixed Term)Pay Type:
SalariedPosted Date:
2026-11-10Application Deadline:
2026-11-25Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above
Our Employment Opportunities
At 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.
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