Operations Manager - Trade Support

What is the opportunity?

As a key member of the Trade Support Team, the Manager is responsible for providing supervision and leadership for a team supporting time sensitive, complex exception-based and/or highly specialized processes. Incumbent will hire, onboard, and train new team members. Incumbent will provide training, coaching, recognition and development for team members, foster teamwork and planning for succession. In addition, this position supports escalated complex customer service situations, completes process oversight, provides new initiative/process implementation support, and maintains accurate department procedures/reference materials. Incumbent must understand regulatory and organizational risks associated with work processes, how work is processed from beginning to end, and dependencies to other areas and departments. Work is completed under minimal supervision. Incumbent will address escalated questions independently, seeking assistance from Manager or other Operations resources as appropriate. Position contains increased elements of risk which are managed through operational reviews, system checks, and adherence to procedures.

What will you do?

• Hire, onboard, and train new team members. Supervise and direct time sensitive, complex, and/or highly specialized daily workflows to ensure department service levels are met. Develop and provide ongoing training support for team members related to the department's processes and systems. Provide feedback to department leadership team when appropriate. Develop and maintain department procedures. Ensure team members are aware of any new system functionality changes and document modifications.

• Provide training, coaching, recognition, and development for the team members, fostering teamwork and planning for succession. Serve as a subject matter expert for department processes supported by team.
• Liaise and provide customer service support for individuals requiring research, problem resolution, or securing information from other Operations departments, RBC Business Units, external customers or industry participants.
• Address escalated questions independently, seeking assistance from Senior Manager or other Operations resources as appropriate.
• Leverage the value in unit, department, and enterprise-wide teams to develop better solutions and achieve a cross-enterprise mindset.

• Conduct operations process oversight on complex exception-based and/or highly specialized processes to ensure adherence to department procedures, risks are mitigated, and regulatory requirements are met. Review exceptions to standard processing to ensure overall compliance with regulations, firm policies, and accepted business practices. Accurately review, verify, and/or record data into technology supporting department processes.
• Provide support with department volume metrics, staffing models, financial forecasts, and budgets as required.

• Reduce risk, increase efficiencies, or enrich customer service by suggesting process changes and/or system modifications. Participate in business requirement development, UAT testing, end-user training, and implementation support for enhancements and new firm initiatives for changing technology systems supporting department processes.

What do you need to succeed?

Must-have

• 4-year degree from an accredited university or equivalent or High school diploma or equivalent AND 5+ years of securities, banking, technology and/or job specific industry experience
• 3+ years prior securities, banking, technology and/or job specific related industry experience
• Securities license 7 and/or 99 (or able to obtain license within 120 days)
• 4+ years demonstrated and sound managerial experience leading and managing a high stress, fast paced team

Nice-to-have

• Ability to work effectively in situations involving rapid change, shifting priorities, and/or simultaneous demands
• Proven change leadership and change management skills
• Fully proficient with MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook)
• 3+ years credit operations, project management, vendor management, analysis, and/or risk control experience

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
• Flexible work/life balance options
• Opportunities to do challenging work
• Opportunities to take on progressively greater accountabilities
• Access to a variety of job opportunities across business

The good-faith expected salary range for the above position is $70,000 - $130,000 depending on factors including but not limited to the candidate's experience, skills, registration status; market conditions; and business needs. This salary range does not include other elements of total compensation, including a discretionary bonus and benefits such as a 401(k) program with company-matching contributions; health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance; and paid time-off plan. RBC's compensation philosophy and principles recognize the importance of a highly qualified global workforce and plays a critical role in attracting, engaging and retaining talent that:

• Drives RBC's high performance culture
• Enables collective achievement of our strategic goals
• Generates sustainable shareholder returns and above market shareholder value

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Note: 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.

RBC is presently inviting candidates to apply for this existing vacancy. Applying to this posting allows you to express your interest in this current career opportunity at RBC. Qualified applicants may be contacted to review their resume in more detail.