Associate, Office Of The Coo, Rbc Capital Markets

What is the opportunity?

The Associate is a member of theRBC Capital Markets (RBCCM) Business Transformation and Governance (BT&G) team, which reports to the COO.

Reporting to the Head, COO Business Management, you will be an integral member of the team and a major contributor to the team’s deliverables, which include the following:

• COO Business Management
  • Facilitate annual COO Group priorities / goals setting working with the COO group leadership across Canada, the U.S., Europe, and APAC
  • Support in the annual business planning process (in partnership with Performance Mgmt.), including plan and preparing the deck for the CEO
  • Help in organizing leadership offsites to identify and frame new opportunities within COO Group and with key projects
  • Assist in the preparation of the COO Scorecard (financials + progress on priorities + key KPIs) including insights / opportunities to action
  • Plan and facilitate quarterly COO Town Halls
  • Understand and monitor COO cost allocations to the business
  • Talent Strategy / Resource Management – including employee engagement and custom training
• Special Projects
  • Provide support in cross-CM projects sponsored by COO Leadership
  • Support policy implementation (e.g. Standing Orders)
  • Support enterprise priority initiatives from CAO / CFO

 What will you do?

• Apply exceptional business acumen and strategic / financial analysis to execute on assigned projects and/or project tasks, including planning, analysis, assessment of alternatives / develop recommendations, and communication of results
• Develop key relationships within the Businesses and Functions, as well as broadly across RBC, to facilitate project execution and the transfer of knowledge after project completion
• Apply knowledge of theCapital Markets industry to recognize opportunities and develop business-aligned recommendations for revenue generation and cost savings in collaboration with Strategy and Transformation / COO leadership, the Businesses, and Functions (e.g. Finance,   IT, and Risk)
• Regularly report progress of work stream status, milestones, achievements, and risks / issues in both formal and informal settings
• Provide coaching and mentoring to the team’s Associates / Analysts

What do you need to succeed?

Must-have:

• 3-5 years of management consulting work experience and/or business management experience
• Demonstrated track record, strong business analysis and business communication skills
• Proficiency with PowerPoint (strong storyboarding of presentations) and Excel (financial modelling, pivot tables, lookups, etc.)
• Demonstrated ability in stakeholder and relationship management
• Eagerness to learn and passion for solving complex ambiguous business problems
• General financial acumen
• Undergraduate university degree required

Nice-to-have:

• General knowledge of Capital Markets Industry/Products (e.g., Corporate & Investment Banking, Global Markets) and/or experience working in Capital Markets
• Understanding of risk management and financial performance management
• Masters university degree (e.g. MBA, MFin)

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.

• Opportunity to develop broad exposure to RBCCM and gain an inside look at how the RBCCM business works
• Opportunity to build and maintain a strong network across the Bank and interact with various executive levels of the organization  
• In this valuable role, you will utilize your strategic mindset to create a great career opportunity within RBCCM

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ROYAL BANK PLAZA, 200 BAY ST:TORONTOTORONTOCanada37.5Full timeCapital MarketsRegularSalaried2024-02-162024-03-01