Director, Virtual Assets Risk Strategy

What Is the Opportunity?

Virtual assets present complex and evolving financial crimes challenges for global financial institutions. This role offers the opportunity to lead RBC's strategic response to money laundering, terrorist financing, sanctions evasion, and other financial crimes risks in the virtual asset ecosystem—working directly with senior executives, regulators, and industry peers to shape how a major global bank manages these threats effectively.

What will you do?

• Develop forward-looking strategies for virtual asset financial crimes risk management

• Inform, maintain, and monitor RBC's financial crimes risk appetite for virtual asset clients, products, and services

• Recommend appropriate, risk-based controls aligned with risk appetite decisions

• Monitor and assess emerging risks, technologies, industry trends, and regulatory developments

• Work with advisory functions, compliance teams, and technology to support the evolution of KYC, CDD, EDD, and CRR policies and methodologies for virtual assets

• Integrate virtual asset strategy across the enterprise financial crimes program

• Coordinate and enable business objectives by partnering with business, product, and technology teams

• Shape policy as a key stakeholder on virtual asset financial crime policies

• Represent RBC in industry forums and contribute to shaping virtual asset standards

• Oversee reporting to executives, internal audit, and external regulators

What do you need to succeed?

• 5-10 years of financial crimes risk management experience

• Demonstrated expertise in virtual asset and emerging technology risks

• Proven track record developing or supporting risk-based strategies and designing controls

• Financial crimes investigative experience, with exposure to virtual asset risks

• Participation in industry forums, regulatory working groups, or thought leadership on emerging financial crimes and virtual asset risks

Expertise:

• Significant understanding of the virtual asset ecosystem (technologies, service providers, integrated business models)

• Strong knowledge of Financial Crimes Risk Management (AML, Terrorist Financing, Sanctions, Anti-Bribery & Corruption)

• Understanding of how risk appetite aligns with business objectives

• Demonstrated ability to stay current on regulatory and technological developments

Skills & Attributes:

• Strategic thinking and ability to translate complex compliance challenges into actionable strategies

• Proven ability to drive impact and influence through effective communication and collaborative partnerships

• Expert ability to identify and articulate risk-based decisions including risk tolerance, metrics, trends, deficiencies, and opportunities

• Experience conducting or directing analytic insights to identify opportunities and drive business value

• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills

• Ability to operate effectively in ambiguity and drive clarity in an evolving regulatory landscape

• Demonstrated ability to manage complex projects and coordinate requirements across multiple stakeholders

Education:

• Post-secondary education or equivalent

• Preferred: Graduate degree (MBA or relevant subject matter), AML & Technical Certifications, Project Management Certifications

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

• A world-class training program in financial services

• Flexible work/life balance options

• Opportunities to do challenging work

• Opportunities to take on progressively greater accountabilities  

• Opportunities to building close relationships with clients

• Access to a variety of job opportunities across business and geographies

Job Skills

Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Business Perspective, Client Counseling, Communication, Cryptocurrency, Decision Making, Digital Assets, Financial Regulation, Interpersonal Relationship Management, Operational Integrity, Organizational Governance, Stablecoin, Strategic Thinking

Additional Job Details

20 KING ST W:TORONTOTorontoCanada37.5Full timeGROUP RISK MANAGEMENTRegularSalaried2026-04-102026-04-28

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.