Manager, Global Economic Sanctions (GES) Investigations

What is the opportunity?

Reporting to the VP and Global Head of Sanctions and Anti-bribery and Corruption, the Global Economic Sanctions (GES) Investigations team is a unique function in Global AML Compliance group. It is comprised of individuals who are responsible for the review, investigation, and assessment of sanctions risk of cases where a RBC client has been identified as having a possible connection to a sanctioned country, individual and/or entity. The clients are escalated to the GES Investigators who will review the client, account activity, open source information and sanctions regulations where applicable to assess the sanctions risks associated with the client.

The Manager Global Economic Sanctions (GES) Investigations is responsible for the following:

• Review and decision client files where a connection to a sanctioned country, individual, and/or entity has been identified. Investigations review the client, account activity, open source information, and sanctions regulations, where applicable (i.e., Canadian, US, EU, and UK), to assess and mitigate the sanctions risk(s) associated with the client
• Provide sanctions guidance to internal partners, where required (e.g., branch network, AML, Compliance)
• Across investigations mandates, this position directly mitigates RBC’s exposure to regulatory, legal, reputational, and financial risks and requires incidents to be thoroughly reviewed and accurately assessed in a fast faced and high pressure environment. The incumbent’s time allocation will be agile based on operational requirements within the Global Economic Sanctions Investigation Team from week to week.

What will you do?

• Mitigate RBC’s regulatory, legal, reputational, and financial risks by investigating clients that may have a connection to a sanctioned country, individual and/or entity
• Maintain an in-depth knowledge of Canadian, US, UK and EU sanctions regulations and stay abreast of changes to sanctions regulations
• Day-to-day management of the investigation scanning queues in the Global Case Management (GCM) system
• Assess potential sanctions risk(s), ensuring that clients are not engaging in prohibited activities through RBC accounts
• Maintain accurate documentation of investigations and assessments of sanctions regulations per established procedures, including obtaining additional information from key stakeholders and clients and drafting Certification Letters
• Responsible for ensuring that the RBC Internal (RBCINT) List and the Known Associates (KNOAS) List are maintained, and additions and deletions are submitted to the Data Management Control (DMC) Team on a daily basis as required
• Act as a point of escalation to internal partners that require guidance/direction, including in the absence of the Senior Manager, Global Economic Sanctions Investigations
• Identify clients who pose unacceptable sanctions risk(s) to RBC and engage the Senior Management in Global Economic Sanctions for further guidance
• Participate in projects impacting Global Economic Sanctions processes and/or technology
• Demonstrate leadership to ensure positive and professional working relationships within the Global Economic Sanctions Investigation Team, including supporting and providing direction to other team members on sanctions-related issues and advising Senior Management in Global Economic Sanctions on material sanctions issues and potential client escalations

What do you need to succeed?

• Required: Undergraduate Bachelor’s Degree

• 4-7 years of direct Financial Industry Compliance or legal experience, ideally including sanctions experience

• Legal experience is an asset
• Prior sanctions experience at a Canadian Financial Institution
• Experience excelling in a fast paced, high pressure environment
• Experience demonstrating strong written and oral communication skills
• Prior knowledge of sanctions regulations and guidance
• Knowledge of the changing geopolitical landscape and its impact to Financial Institutions
• Ability to review, understand, and apply complex regulations (critical thinking skills)
• Highly developed organizational and time management skills with an ability to be agile to shifting priorities
• Concise and accurate documentation of incidents and sanctions risk mitigation (communication skills)
• Proficient knowledge of US, EU, UK, and Canadian sanctions regulations
• Knowledge of the global RBC organizational structure (organizational awareness)
• Preferred: ACAMS or ACSS Certification

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

• Ability to make a difference and lasting impact

• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team

• Opportunities to take on progressively greater accountabilities

Job Skills

Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Anti-Money Laundering Compliance, Communication, Data Gathering Analysis, Decision Making, Detail-Oriented, Economic Sanctions, Financial Sanctions, Group Problem Solving, Internal Controls, International Sanctions, Operational Integrity, Process Management, Sanctions Compliance, Team Player, Written Communication

Additional Job Details

WATERPARK PLACE, 20 BAY ST:TORONTOTorontoCanada37.5Full timeGROUP RISK MANAGEMENTRegularSalaried2025-10-092025-10-25

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

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