Associate Director, Private Markets

What is the opportunity?

The Associate Director, Private Markets Strategy develops and executes RBC's private markets strategy for UHNW clients, Family Offices, and Enterprise Strategic Clients. Working collaboratively across Capital Markets, Commercial Banking & Wealth Management, you'll identify and evaluate private market investment opportunities aligned with sophisticated client objectives. As a strategic partner to coverage teams, you'll provide institutional-quality investment insights, support complex client conversations, and deliver differentiated private investment solutions across the enterprise.

What You'll Do

Private Markets

• Lead the development and execution of RBC's private markets strategy for Enterprise Clients and Family Offices

• Evaluate Private Equity, private credit, infrastructure, real assets, venture capital, hedge funds, secondaries, and bespoke investment opportunities

• Partner with RBC business lines such as Global Investment Banking - Capital Markets, Corporate Client Group, RBCX to identify, curate, and facilitate client participation in investment opportunities

Client Advisory

• Work with relationship managers and coverage teams to identify private market opportunities aligned with client objectives

• Serve as a subject matter expert on private markets across Wealth Management

Enterprise Collaboration

• Build strong partnerships across Wealth Management, Capital Markets, Commercial Banking, Global Asset Management, Legal, Compliance, and Risk

• Coordinate cross-enterprise delivery of private investment opportunities while ensuring regulatory and governance compliance

Market Intelligence & Reporting

• Monitor global private capital markets and identify emerging trends, sectors, managers, and thematic opportunities

• Develop thought leadership and investment content to support client engagement

• Support the development of institutional-quality portfolio analytics and reporting

What You Need to Succeed

Must-Haves

• 7+ years' experience in private markets, investment banking, institutional asset management, family office, or alternative investments

• Strong understanding of Private Equity, private credit, infrastructure, venture capital, secondaries, and co-investments

• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills with the ability to simplify complex investment concepts

• Bachelor's degree required; CIRO licensing or ability to obtain

• Proven ability to influence and collaborate across multiple business lines without direct authority

Nice-to-Haves

• Strong commercial mindset with experience in business development and strategic client relationships

• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities, meet tight deadlines, and deliver under pressure

• Experience leading technology or reporting transformation initiatives

What's in It for You

• Comprehensive Total Rewards Program including competitive compensation, bonuses, commissions, and stock where applicable

• Leaders who support your development through coaching and mentoring

• Opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a dynamic, high-performing team

• Flexible work/life balance options

• Access to progressively greater responsibilities and opportunities across the organization

Job Skills

Business Oriented, Creative Visioning, Customer Service, Delegating Tasks, Finance, Group Problem Solving, Marketing Strategy Implementation, Product Services, Strategic Thinking

Additional Job Details

ROYAL BANK PLAZA, 200 BAY ST:TORONTOTorontoCanada37.5Full timeWEALTH MANAGEMENTRegularSalaried2026-08-142026-08-29

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.