Associate Director, Rapid Application Development

The Rapid Application Development (RAD) team within GRM Market Risk and Counterparty Credit Risk (MCCR) is responsible for developing and maintaining business managed applications used to monitor financials risks to the Bank’s trading book. As Associate Director, you will work on developing a new market risk application, as well as serve as a resource and subject matter expert for the MCCR team, IT and other stakeholders.



As Associate Director, you will also query data and develop tools to enhance ad hoc reporting within MCCR, supporting portfolio monitoring and workflow activities.

What is the opportunity?

The Rapid Application Development (RAD) team within GRM Market Risk and Counterparty Credit Risk (MCCR) is responsible for developing and maintaining business managed applications used to monitor financials risks to the Bank’s trading book. As Associate Director, you will work on developing a new market risk application, as well as serve as a resource and subject matter expert for the MCCR team, IT and other stakeholders.

As Associate Director, you will also query data and develop tools to enhance ad hoc reporting within MCCR, supporting portfolio monitoring and workflow activities.

What will you do?

• Analyze existing market risk applications to identify opportunities for improvement and simplification, ensuring they are fit-for-purpose.
• Manage the development and documentation of market risk applications by liaising with industry teams and the GRM MCCR team.
• Collaborate with various teams to define business requirements for the implementation of market risk applications.
• Serve as a key point of contact for the MCCR team regarding issues related to market risk applications.
• Modernize the development and monitoring process of market risk applications to reflect best practices and meet industry standards.
• Drive innovation within GRM Market & Counterparty Credit Risk by participating in or leading projects that benefit from technical expertise and access to data.

What do you need to succeed?

Must-have

• Minimum 5 years programming or related experience
• Bachelors degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Finance, or a quantitative discipline
• Ability to think critically to understand industry drivers to develop sound recommendations for risk managers
• High degree of programming literacy (JavaScript (ReactJS), TailwindCSS, Python and SQL)
• Advanced organizational skills including the ability to simultaneously manage and prioritize multiple projects
• Strong communication skills (written and verbal)

Nice-to-have   

• Knowledge of market or counterparty credit risk
• UI/UX experience
• Strong communication skills

What is in it for you?

We thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressive thinking, to keep growing, and working together to build and deliver trusted reporting to help our stakeholders succeed 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
• 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

Decision Making, Financial Instruments, Group Problem Solving, Market Risk, Node.js, Performance Management (PM), Python (Programming Language), React.js, Resource Coordination, Risk Management, Structured Query Language (SQL), Waterfall Model

Additional Job Details

ROYAL BANK PLAZA, 200 BAY ST:TORONTOTORONTOCanada37.5Full timeGROUP RISK MANAGEMENTRegularSalaried2025-01-062025-01-21

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