RBC is a financial services organization seeking a Market Risk Analyst for a 4-month Winter 2027 student placement. The role supports daily market risk oversight for Global Commodities, manages risk reporting, analyzes trading strategies and exposures, collaborates with stakeholders, and improves processes through Python and AI tools.
Responsibilities
Provide market risk oversight for Global Commodities, acting as a key link between trading staff, management, and Group Risk Management
Support the management of market risk reporting process and ensure accuracy of key risk metrics
Analyze key trading strategies and products to ensure they are in line with RBC’s risk tolerance and objectives
Monitor changes in portfolio and market to extract value-added insight for senior management. Highlight key market themes and events that form risk thematic relevancy to your coverage
Monitor trading activities and exposures to ensure they are within approved policies and limits, and that reports are timely and accurate. Review significant transactions to help facilitate businesses while ensuring proper risk controls
Collaborate with trading teams to ensure cohesion on key risk issues: systems, limits, risk management
Collaborate and coordinate among different stakeholders to meet enterprise/business line project deliverables. This will include projects related to capital requirements, risk modernization, as well as on-demand ad-hoc requests from internal partners
Identify opportunity to automate, improve and standardize processes within the market risk team using python and AI tools
Qualification
Required
Bachelor or MS in Finance, Economics or a Quantitative subject
Education in risk management or related work experience in capital markets including knowledge of market risk concepts (sensitivity analysis, VaR, stress testing etc.)
Knowledge of financial derivative products in most asset classes, preferably in Commodity, Fixed income, and Foreign Exchange space
Proficient in Python and SQL; Other strong technology experience with proven track record is a plus
Strong written and oral communication skills
Strong collaborator and have a high level of curiosity
In order to be eligible for this 4-months Student position, you must either:
Be returning back to school after the work term end-date of April 2027
If you are not returning back to school (i.e. are graduating in April 2027), you must require the full 4-months work term as a mandatory component to in order to graduate successfully
The successful candidate for this role will be required to be located within Ontario for the duration of the work term
Preferred
Proficient in working with complex dataset and building tools with multiple data source for time-series analysis and data visualization
Ability to learn and absorb new concepts quickly and apply new knowledge
Flexible work arrangements when and where available; specific virtual, hybrid, and in-office arrangements for this Integrated Learning/Co-op position are to be discussed with the Hiring Manager.
Royal Bank of Canada is a global financial institution with a purpose-driven, principles-led approach to delivering leading performance.
