2025 Winter - GRM, Global Economic Sanctions Intern (4 Months)

What is the opportunity?

The role of Winter Intern Global Economic Sanctions (GES) is responsible for assisting with the review of client files and activity to assess and address any sanctions risk. Reviews and subsequent investigations ensure that client activity involving a sanctioned country, individual and/or entity is permissible under applicable sanctions regulations i.e. Canadian, US, EU and UK. The intern will also assist with various research projects involving control risk management, geopolitical risk, proliferation finance, and anti-terrorist financing.

What will you do?

• The intern helps support the RBC sanctions program which is critical for the mitigation of regulatory / reputational / financial risk at RBC
• Develop an in-depth knowledge of Canadian, US, UK and EU sanctions regulations
• Assist with the day to day management of the global economic sanctions investigations queue and generic mailbox management
• Help ensure accurate documentation of investigations and assessment of sanctions regulations.
• Participate in projects impacting the GES teams processes and/or technology

What do you need to succeed?

Must-have

• Financial Industry Compliance experience, ideally including sanctions experience
• Legal experience an asset
• Proficiency in a foreign language knowledge is an asset
• Prior experience as a sanctions investigator/payments analyst at a Canadian Financial Institution
• Regulatory Compliance Professional in Financial Institution
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Prior knowledge of sanctions regulations and guidance

Nice-to-have

• 2+ years experience in Sanctions Investigations operations
• Proficient knowledge of US, EU, UK and Canadian sanctions regulations and geopolitics
• Knowledge of the global RBC organizational structure

Whats 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 and competitive compensation
• Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
• Opportunities to do challenging work

Please note:This posting is for a 4-months Winter 2025 Student placement with a start date of January 2025, and end date of April 2025. 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 2025 ; or
• If you are not returning back to school (i.e. are graduating in April 2025), you must require the full 4-months 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.

We encourage you to apply as soon as possible as we accept applications on a rolling basis, but please note that the formal application deadline is September 29, 2025. Should you be selected to progress, someone from our team will reach out directly to provide instructions on next steps. Otherwise, feel free to check for progress updates by logging in to your RBC profile. If the status has not changed, it denotes the fact that your application is still under review.

RBC is committed to supporting flexible work arrangements when and where available. The successful candidate for this role will be required to be located within Ontario for the duration of the work term. Details regarding the specific virtual, hybrid, and in-office arrangementsfor this Integrated Learning/ Co-op position are to be discussed with the Hiring Manager.

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