RBC · 9 hours ago
Head of Liquidity, Funding, & Payment Services
Jersey City, New Jersey, United States of America
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$160K/yr - $250K/yrRBC is a leading global financial institution, and they are seeking a Head of Liquidity, Funding, & Payment Services to oversee critical operational, liquidity, risk, and control challenges. The role involves establishing governance frameworks, monitoring real-time operations, leading incident responses, and driving automation and optimization within the organization.
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Responsibilities
Own the execution governance framework for material operational and risk events
Define and enforce activation criteria, severity classification, and escalation protocols
Serve as the central intake point for cross-pillar execution issues involving liquidity or capital exposure, client or settlement risk, and regulatory or reputational sensitivity
Establish clear decision rights, accountability, and execution ownership
Maintain audit-ready documentation for all engagements
Monitor live KPI dashboard across all pillars with real-time visibility
Facilitate daily standup with all pillar leads to identify risks early
Identify threshold breaches before they become crises
Track escalations (P1–P4) and SLA compliance to ensure accountability
Lead rapid response to high-severity incidents, including intraday liquidity stress, funding disruptions, collateral shortfalls, margin disputes, payments failures, settlement breaks, and control breaches
Coordinate containment actions to protect clients, balance sheet, and liquidity buffers
Perform rapid root cause analysis across process, data, systems, and governance
Provide Crisis Mode execution: rapid incident response, pillar coordination, and escalation management
Design and implement preventive and detective controls as part of remediation
Partner with Operational Risk, Compliance, and Internal Audit to ensure accurate issue capture and severity assessment
Assist in the execution of audit, MRA, MRAI, and regulatory remediation commitments
Coordinate month-end GL close and manage regulatory filing calendar
Conduct monthly stress testing and scenario planning to anticipate risks
Maintain prioritized execution backlog aligned to risk-weighted impact
Identify systemic execution weaknesses requiring structural change
Identify recurring execution failures driven by manual, fragmented, or spreadsheet-based processes
Own delivery of automation and digitization solutions including cash positioning, reconciliation workflows, collateral processing, and incident tracking dashboards
Ensure automation solutions are scalable, controlled, auditable, and strategically aligned
Quantify benefits in terms of risk reduction, capital efficiency, and cost savings
Mobilize temporary execution teams across Operations, Technology, Risk, Finance, and Front Office
Resolve ownership gaps and competing priorities during execution events
Serve as the execution bridge between strategy, technology delivery, and operations
Ensure clean handoff back to BAU with sustained ownership and controls
Provide concise, decision-oriented updates to senior leadership
Reduce recurring incidents through disciplined governance and automation
Qualification
Required
Minimum bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant experience in Finance, Engineering, Science, Math or relevant work experience
Preferred
Strong knowledge of supporting systems used within Operations
Project management expertise
Benefits
401(k) program with company-matching contributions
Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
Paid-time off
Company
RBC
Royal Bank of Canada is a global financial institution with a purpose-driven, principles-led approach to delivering leading performance.
Founded in 1864
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
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$16.3B2025-10-30Post Ipo Debt· $5B
2025-09-15Post Ipo Debt· $1.35B
2025-07-10Post Ipo Debt· $177.74M
Leadership Team
Graeme Hepworth
Chief Risk Officer
Kelly Bradley
Chief Human Resources Officer
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