Royal Bank of Canada

Job Summary

This role is to support RBC Asia Pacific Business Continuity Management and Operational Resilience (APAC BCM & OpRes) Head in implementing and maintaining BCM and OpRes programs in the APAC region, with a focus on Singapore and Hong Kong. This includea business continuity planning activities such as Business Impact Analysis (BIA), Business Continuity Plan (BCP) maintenance and exercises coordination, execution and reporting; as well as operational resilience planning activities such as Service Categorization, Harm Assessment, Dependency Mapping, Scenario Testing and Self-Assessment Reporting. This role also acts as the Secretary and Recovery Advisor to the Incident Management Teams.

Job Description

What is the opportunity?

This role is to support RBC Asia Pacific Business Continuity Management and Operational Resilience (APAC BCM & OpRes) Head in implementing and maintaining BCM and OpRes programs in the APAC region, with a focus on Singapore and Hong Kong. This includea business continuity planning activities such as Business Impact Analysis (BIA), Business Continuity Plan (BCP) maintenance and exercises coordination, execution and reporting; as well as operational resilience planning activities such as Service Categorization, Harm Assessment, Dependency Mapping, Scenario Testing and Self-Assessment Reporting. This role also acts as the Secretary and Recovery Advisor to the Incident Management Teams.

What will you do?

• Maintain and develop BCM and OpRes programs.
• Conduct BCM program maintenance and review activities: Business Impact Analysis; BCP plan development, documentation and implementation including DR capabilities.
• Conduct OpRes program maintenance and review activities including Harm Assessment, Dependency Mapping and Scenario Testing activities to demonstrate and report on the ability to operate consistently within agreed impact tolerances.
• Develop and implement the operational resilience roadmap.
• Partner with Regional / Local Executives to ensure the BCM & OpRes programs are aligned to the latest business requirements.

What do you need to succeed?

Must-have

• 10 years’ experience in an BCM/OpRes role with incident management responsibilities
• Minimum Undergraduate degree
• BCM certification in one or more of the following BCI, DRII, etc.
• Strong knowledge of business continuity and operational resilience best practices and protocols, IT disaster recovery planning
• Extensive experience working with senior executive, auditors and regulators
• Excellent communication skills, especially related to documentation and reporting

Nice-to-have

• 10 years' experience in a banking, operations and/or technology organization
• Audit or IT Risk experience/certification e.g. CPA, CIA, CISA
• Well-developed documentation, project management and facilitation skills
• Knowledge of trading systems and experience in supporting electronic trading system infrastructure
• Good network/relationships across BCM industry/financial sector peers
• Knowledge of ITIL and its associated disciplines / processes

What is 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, flexible benefits and competitive compensation
• Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities
• Opportunities to work with the best in the field
• 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 Skills

Audits Compliance, Critical Thinking, Data Gathering Analysis, Decision Making, Financial Regulation, Industry Knowledge, Interpersonal Relationship Management, Product Services, Risk Management, Strategic Thinking

Additional Job Details

Address:

8 MARINA VIEW, #26-01 ASIA SQUARE TOWER 1:SINGAPORE

City:

Singapore

Country:

Singapore

Work hours/week:

40

Employment Type:

Full time

Platform:

CAPITAL MARKETS

Job Type:

Regular

Pay Type:

Salaried

Posted Date:

2025-06-12

Application Deadline:

2025-07-12

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

Inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment

At 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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