Associate Director, Stress & Impairment

Job Description

What is the opportunity?

The Associate Director, Stress & Impairment will support the execution of live production and infrastructure maintenance for our Credit Measurement System (CMS), which employs a collection of models used to estimate and report forward-looking expected credit losses (ECL), primarily for loans in RBC’s banking book portfolios.

You will focus on models for Wholesale, Retail and Capital Markets products, with opportunity to expand and grow through time in other related areas. You will assist Senior Director and Director Stress & Impairment in the execution and maintenance of forward-looking banking-book credit loss projection models and IFRS 9 and CECL credit provisioning and loan portfolio stress testing requirements. You will assist Senior Management and the Board in understanding critical measurement issues relating to forward-looking portfolio performance matters.

The team has significant impact across the bank and continuous interactions with other groups, including Senior Management and regulators.

What will you do?

• Assist in the execution and maintenance of time-sensitive IFRS 9 and CECL live production runs in CMS.

Support requests from model builders, validators and auditors regarding data and methodology aspects associated with the credit loss models

• Develop and/or implement testing and reporting methodologies, including model testing, calibration and monitoring performance
• Assist in preparation of technical whitepapers and presentations, as well as other documents pertaining to implemented models, technologies, and/or analyses
• Perform scenario/change impact analyses for communication to Senior Management, with focus on business and risk implications
• Facilitate integration and automation of modeling and reporting changes in CMS and their promotion to BAU production processes
• Role focus: analytical and statistical technical tools used for credit risk, data and change management, methodology development & implementation
• Tailor best solutions based on materiality, timelines and available resources
• Research and keep abreast on credit methodologies and data analytics, to ensure RBC is a leading institution on best practices across the industry

What do you need to succeed?

Must-have

• Undergraduate, and preferably graduate, degree in a quantitative discipline such as physics, mathematics, statistics, engineering, economics, econometrics, actuarial science, finance and/or relevant professional qualifications, with focus on quantitative statistical and analytical skills
• 3+ years of relevant business work experience in quant groups (risk, front office, etc.) in the financial industry
• Prior work experience in credit risk modeling, stress testing, credit portfolio analysis, and credit provisioning
• 2+ years of programming experience with tools such as Excel/VBA. Knowledge of database structure and management (SQL, SAS, etc.)
• Ability to communicate complex concepts to a non-technical audience
• Strong conceptual, analytical, and problem solving skills. Ability to tailor analysis to required level of precision

Nice-to-have

• FRM and/or CFA would be an asset
• Programming experience in R, Matlab, Python, C/C++

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.

• 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

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JOB SUMMARY
City: Toronto
Address: 155 Wellington St. W
Work Hours/Week: 37.5
Work Environment: Office
Employment Type: Permanent
Career Level: Experienced Hire/Professional
Pay Type: Salary + Variable Bonus
Required Travel (%): 0
Exempt/Non-Exempt: N/A
People Manager: No
Application Deadline: 01/08/2021
Platform: Group Risk Management
Req ID: 302256
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