Director, Early Talent Wealth Management and Insurance

What is the Opportunity?

The Director, Early Talent – Wealth Management and Insurance is accountable and responsible for the leadership and delivery of all early talent, talent acquisition activity for RBC’s Wealth Management and Insurance portfolios globally.  He/she liaises with the Human Resource Business Partners, HR COE partners, TA leadership and business leaders to ensure best in class early talent strategies are in place for each business group.  The Director is accountable for the effectiveness and efficiency of the Early Talent team by building their capability, and supporting and implementing new tools, programs and processes to ensure RBC’s external competitiveness. She/He is also responsible for ensuring Early Talent processes and operations are seamlessly executed and aligned with partner teams.

What will you do?

• Lead, manage, coach and develop a team of Early Talent Recruiters to ensure RBC early talent recruitment goals are achieved

• Consult with business leaders to identify recruitment needs and create targeted and proactive recruitment strategies including segmented approaches where appropriate.

• Act as a subject matter expert for RBC Early Talent recruitment.

• Manage early talent recruitment performance against established key metrics.  In partnership with experienced talent acquisition leaders, ensure accurate and timely reports and communications to management, hiring managers, and Human Resource Partners.

• Partner with the HR Business Partners and business leaders to obtain workforce planning and talent management requirements and ensure the right resources and solutions are in place to meet these early talent needs. 

• Coach and counsel Early Talent talent acquisition team on sourcing techniques including recruitment strategies and consulting capability.

• Demonstrate knowledge of current best practices in early talent, talent acquisition including leveraging technology, social media, and industry networks.

• Provides strategic leadership and operational management to ensure seamless working relationships and handoffs to partner COE HR teams

• Remain current with industry trends, competitive knowledge and ensure RBC approach remains current and competitive in relation to early talent recruitment Social media – (LinkedIn / Twitter) act as a Champion & Ambassador while positioning RBC as a leader

• Build and promote a strong employee value proposition and pitch on campus and with external partner organizations enticing students to join the RBC team!

What do you need to succeed?

Must-have

• Strong business acumen and knowledge of the financial services industry

• Proven experience leading an early talent recruitment function supporting revenue generating businesses

• Proven ability to formulate strategies that will enhance early talent talent acquisition practices and outcomes

• People management experience with a dispersed team

• Ability to develop and nurture productive business relationships, and influence and educate managers/executives

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.

* A comprehensive Total Rewards Program

* 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.

* Opportunities to build close relationships with clients.