Vice President, Sustainable Finance, Corporate - Toronto, Canada - Royal Bank of Canada

Royal Bank of Canada

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Toronto, Canada

1 week ago

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Come Work with Us
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
Vice President, Sustainable Finance, Corporate Client Group.

What is the opportunity?

In this role, you will be part of the Corporate Client Group (CCG) - Sustainable Finance (SF) team which is responsible for the mid-market ESG strategy as it relates to client engagement, framework design and execution.

The SF team integrates environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors across the core mid-market platform to position CCG as a market leader in sustainable (green, social, transition) finance.

CCG SF provides structuring advice relating to Sustainable Finance loan products, including Green Loans (GL) and Sustainability Linked Loans (SLL), thereby supporting the financing requirements of borrowers in CCG.

We have responsibility for SF related matters on these transactions, from sustainable business advice, to informing them on product offerings, evaluating and establishing KPI/appropriate use of proceeds, reviewing loan documentation, coordinating with environmental risk as well as monitoring and compliance.

CCG SF works closely with partners across the enterprise, including Capital Markets Sustainable Finance Group, BFS Strategy, Enterprise & Transformation Strategy, Corporate Citizenship and Group Risk Management.

What will you do?

Support the Head, CCG Sustainable Finance to develop and grow relationships with sustainability officers across Corporate Client Group's client base
Develop and lead sustainable finance advisory engagements with clients
Work with deal teams and Relationship Managers to structure sustainable finance loan products including ESGperformance linked loans
Support deal teams credit submissions, including research and due diligence as part of transaction processes
Develop pitch books and clientrelated materials related to sustainable finance products
Partner across the Enterprise to integrate ESG offerings into our Sustainable Finance practice
Coach and develop SFG team members at the Associate level
Monitor global sustainability and ESG trends, themes, and topics
Analyze quantitative data related to Sustainable Finance
Review research and reports to distill insights to support clientfacing thoughtleadership

What do you need to succeed?

Must-have

Undergraduate or master's degree in business, accounting or finance
5+ years' experience in either finance/investment management/management consulting and/or sustainability
Knowledge of key trends, themes and issues related to ESG, sustainable finance and sustainability
Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to maintain relationships with clients and at all levels of the organization
Well organized, able to set priorities and devote appropriate attention to each assignment resulting in performing well under pressure, meeting time sensitive deadlines, prioritizing work and being able to work on multiple projects.
Ability to take initiative and function independently, balanced with strong teamwork and collaboration skills
Strong written and oral communication skills
Proven quantitative and qualitative analytical skills
Strong attention to detail

Nice-to-have

Knowledge of Capital Markets, credit, credit metrics, and credit structuring
Previous trackrecord in Sustainable Finance and/or integrating ESG factors into financial product structures and into corporate advisory engagements
Experience with Bloomberg, S&P and thirdparty ESG data services such Sustainalytics and MSCI
Knowledge of sustainability standards and frameworks including SASB and TCFD
Ability to commit to over and above regular work hours

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.

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 highperforming team.
Opportunities to do challenging work and make a difference.
Opportunities to build close relationships.

Job Summary

Address:

TORONTO, Ontario, Canada

City:

CAN-ON-TORONTO

Country:

Canada

Work hours/week:

37.5

Employment Type:

Full time

Platform:

Personal and Commercial Banking

Job Type:

Regula