Job Description

Please note: This posting is for an 8-month Fall 2022 Student placement with a start date of September 2022, and end date of April 2023. In order to be eligible for this 8-month Student position, you must either:

• Be returning back to school after the work term end-date of April 2023; or
• If you are not returning back to school (i.e. are graduating in April 2023), you must require the full 8-month work term as a mandatory component to in order to graduate successfully.

What is the opportunity?

You will assist a team of Data Scientists and Data Analysts in performing Risk Analytics, Research, and build Executive/Operational Dashboards that help the senior management of the Operational Risk Integrated Services (ORIS) department to have more informed decisions about anticipating and managing Operational Risks (OR) effectively.  The role ensures a robust and authoritative fact based and analytic capabilities, to support of the execution of the Enterprise Operational Risk management framework.

What will you do?

• Ingest and transform large-scale OR datasets to be used for computing key risk indicators (KRIs) and building OR models.

• Conduct exploratory analysis and interpretation of new and different data sources to find solutions to business problems

• Develop Tableau dashboards that present ORIS deliverables to its business partners and stakeholders.

• Support the development of a proactive approach to Operational Risk Management

• Participate in Proof of Concept or Proof of Technology projects to evaluate operational risk technologies and platforms

• Work with Operational Risk subject matter experts to identify key threats to the organization

What do you need to succeed?

Must-have

• 1+ years of experience performing common ETL operations on structured datasets

• 2+ years of experience in developing, supporting, and maintaining Tableau dashboards

• Strong background in programming in Python and/or PySpark with familiarity with common packages; e.g. numpy, scipy, pandas, …

• Strong critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills

• Strong communication skills both in written and verbal

• Solid understanding of data management practices and data pipelines

• Strong analytical skills and competency in mathematics

Nice-to-have

• Experience with common DevOps tools; e.g. Jenkins, Artifactory,

• Experience with source version control such as GitHub and SVN.

• Experience with the Hadoop ecosystem HDFS/Spark/Hive

• Experience working with databases

• Knowledge of Agile methodology

• Knowledge/interest in UX Design and data visualization

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 high-performing team

• Opportunities to do challenging work and make a difference

• Opportunities to building close relationships

RBC requires as a condition of employment that all successful candidates in the United States and Canada be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to their start date, and may require proof of the same. Reasonable accommodation is available where required by law.