Manager - Investigative Research - Toronto, Canada - Royal Bank of Canada

Royal Bank of Canada

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Toronto, Canada

1 week ago

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At RBC, our culture is deeply supportive and rich in opportunity and reward. You will help our clients thrive and our communities prosper, empowered by a spirit of shared purpose.

Whether you're helping clients find new opportunities, developing new technology, or providing expert advice to internal partners, you will be doing work that matters in the world, in an environment built on teamwork, service, responsibility, diversity, and integrity.

Job Title
Manager - Investigative Research

What is the opportunity?

As Manager, you will conduct and lead complex domestic and international enhanced due diligence ("EDD") investigations across the Enterprise which mitigate financial, reputational, regulatory and legal risk using established investigative research procedures and in accordance with RBC Policies.

These reactive investigations include sophisticated analysis and professional reporting of fraud, corruption, international political stability and other risk factors.

Your assignments are often very sensitive and highly confidential, and some will involve providing recommendations and advice to senior executives and in-house and external legal counsel.

You will identify and document intelligence that mitigates financial, reputational, regulatory and legal risk

What will you do?

Conduct specialized investigative research, analysis and professional reporting for largescale fraud/AMLrelated or internal code of conduct investigations, complex and difficult referrals escalated from other internal partners, such as CIS, AML, Compliance, HR, Ombudsman Office, the Corporate Secretary and Law Group.
The fraudrelated investigations may include performing comprehensive background information, locating assets, people and connections, criminal convictions and civil proceedings, analysing the validity and ownership of websites, and other relevant factors
Other requests may include privileged senior executive due diligence in compliance with OSFI regulations, proposed RBC vendors with multimillion dollar product/service contracts, and highrisk financing requests from Group Risk Management
Develop and expand sophisticated sources of intelligence used to conduct EDD and to prevent fraud.
Advise Financial Crime senior management of EDD and fraud issues, significant control weaknesses or deficiencies and trends identified using standardized reporting in a timely manner
Provide assistance to clients in the event of the EDD Associate Director's absence
Manage EDD vendor contracts
Provide statistical reporting to the EDD Senior Manager as required

What do you need to succeed?

Must-have

Minimum 5 years of experience in conducting investigative research/EDD and information retrieval
Ability to fluently read, write and conduct open source research in English and Chinese
Sophisticated knowledge of the content and skilled in social media investigative research, accessing information aggregators such as LexisNexis, Infomart, Factiva, Pacer, Quick Law, and obtaining open source intelligence
Strong knowledge of the content of Canadian, American and UK public records (such as corporate registries, land title records, bankruptcy, secured loans and liens, court filings) and the ability to obtain these records from electronic sources and third parties if necessary.
Advanced knowledge and skills in using Google and "deep web" internet search engines including the ability to identify authoritative sources
Proven outstanding analytical skills in reviewing large amounts of complex information, assessing risk and making recommendations
Excellent written skills to prepare comprehensive and professional reports to the investigators, senior executives, inhouse and external legal counsel.
Superb time management and prioritization skills in order to balance multiple complex files under extreme pressure and strict deadline.

Nice-to-have

University degree or equivalent experience
Knowledge of applicable foreign government and United Nations public records
Ability to conduct and/or coordinate domestic and international EDD investigations with third party vendors.
Certified Fraud Examiner designation

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.
Ability to make a difference and lasting impact
Opportunities to do challenging work
Opportunities to take on progressively greater accountabilities.