Participates in and supports the operational activities of a business unit. Applies experience and complete working knowledge of the job and policies/practices to perform a combination of routine tasks and varied administrative/operational assignments.
Please note: This posting is for a 12-month Student 2025 placement with a start date of January 2025 and end-date of December 2025. In order to be eligible for this 12-month Student position, you must either:
Be returning back to school after the work term end-date of December 2025; or
If you are not returning back to school (i.e. are graduating in December 2024), but you require the work term as a mandatory component to in order to graduate successfully.
Please ensure that you meet these eligibility requirements before applying - candidates who apply but are found to be ineligible are not able to be considered.
What is the opportunity?
You will work as part of the RBC Personal & Commercial Banking Mutual Funds Distribution team. You will help to drive acquisition and retention in the Mutual Funds and Personal Investments area. You will support data efforts to identify trends and opportunities to improve the support RBC employees can offer to clients to help them realize their investment goals.
You will have access to world class experts in investing, and the data & analytics teams that drive their strategies. You will be guided and coached by a senior leader within Mutual Funds Distribution and will play a pivotal role in supporting data-driven business decisions by identifying, understanding, organizing, and presenting data trends.
What will you do?
We’re looking for people that have a mix of strong analytical, quantitative, and problem solving skills, communicate well and are able to work through complex and ambiguous challenges. You need to be a self-driven and hyper engaged individual that’s willing to learn finance and data analytics from world class teams in a fast paced and challenging environment. Your responsibilities may include:
Leverage database querying, data manipulation, and predictive analytic techniques to execute on opportunities to improve mutual fund leads distribution
Create new tools and capabilities and think of creative ways to improve current functionality to increase automation and interconnections to our data utilizing next generation technology
Provide analytical support on ad hoc requests originating from various stakeholders
Participate in specialized strategic projects
Create/maintain concise and well thought out reports for senior leadership
Foster an environment of engagement by participating in internal RBC or external events
What do you need to succeed?
Must-have
Enrolled in an undergraduate degree/combination of experience that demonstrates mastery of math, computer science, data analytics, or complex problem solving
Creative and analytical thinker who is self-driven, self-sufficient, able to understand new information and concepts quickly, and capable of working in a fast paced environment
Passion for finance and investing and generally striving to learn new things and develop skillsets
Strong interpersonal and communication skills – able to effectively work in a team environment
You teach and learn from your teammates and truly value making others successful.
Nice-to-have
Proficiency in programming and/or database programs (e.g. SAS, SQL, MS Access, R, Python) and other software such as Tableau, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
Knowledge of and experience in the investment industry
Equally effective and conversant in business and technical environments
Demonstrated leadership in cross-functional environment
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 build close relationships
Additional Job Details
RBC WATERPARK PLACE, 88 QUEENS QUAY W:TORONTO
TORONTO
Canada
37.5
Full time
PERSONAL & COMMERCIAL BANKING
Student/Coop (Fixed Term)
Salaried
2024-09-06
2024-09-17
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