Director, Control Design & Evidence

Job Description

What is the opportunity?

The Control Evidence & Assurance Lead is a senior technical leadership role responsible for ensuring AI controls are working through rigorous evaluation and documentation. You will design and assure the effectiveness of the evaluation framework that verifies the controls operate effectively, partner with control owners across the enterprise to maintain control efficacy and generate audit-ready evidence that proves controls reduce risk. Operating at the intersection of evaluation and governance requirements, you’ll translate control requirements into testable assertions, establish evidence traceability, and ensure documentation meets regulatory and audit standards. You’ll partner closely with and inform the Governance Design Lead and Runtime Governance to ensure evaluations serve governance needs and feed decision-making effectively.

What will you do?

You will be responsible for creating, documenting, maintaining, escalating and partnering in the following areas to ensure operational excellence in the following areas:

• Defining Eval Strategy & Design Framework
• Control-Specific Eval Design & Execution
• Test Case Generation & Coverage Management
• Eval Execution & Evidence Capture
• Eval Quality & Continuous Improvement
• Evidentiary Artifact Management & Assurance Partnership
• Evidence Partnership & Governance Integration
• Control Documentation & Owner Partnership
• In this role, you will communicate and interact frequently with RBC partners and/or employees located across Canada and/or worldwide.

What do you need to succeed?

Must-have

• You have built and implemented evaluation frameworks that verify AI controls operate as intended and produce defensible, audit-ready evidence.
• You have demonstrated ability to review system architecture, evaluate technical implementations, and understand code well enough to validate that controls are effective. Hands-on coding experience (python) is a strong asset.
• You thrive in partnerships. Partnering with engineering, governance and risk teams to convert policy and control requirements into testable assertions, measurable outcomes, and repeatable evaluation processes.
• You are passionate about driving quality through data. You have designed scalable approaches for control validation, evidence traceability, telemetry, and continuous monitoring to improve AI control effectiveness over time.
• You are influential, adept at communicating complex technical findings in a way that enables engineers, risk partners, business stakeholders to make informed, evidence-based decisions.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, Risk Management, Systems Engineering, or related field with proficiency in evaluation frameworks and tools

Nice-to-have

• Good understanding of LLM evaluation methodology including grounding, factuality, policy compliance, and adversarial testing
• Professional certifications in quality assurance, risk management, or auditing (e.g., FRM, CISM, CIA, or equivalent)
• Advanced degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, Risk Management, or related discipline
• Direct experience with output assurance, content moderation, policy compliance evaluation at scale, or model risk management control design and verification
• Experience with adversarial attack methods, robustness testing, model monitoring systems, drift detection, or regulatory testing requirements (e.g., bias testing, fairness assessment)

What’s in it for you?

• A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses, flexible benefits, competitive compensation, and stock where applicable
• Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities to build deep expertise in AI evaluation and control verification
• Ability to make a lasting impact by designing the evaluation frameworks that ensure RBC’s AI systems are safe, compliant, and effective
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, high-performing team at the forefront of AI risk management and quality assurance in financial services
• Flexible work/life balance options that support your professional and personal priorities
• Opportunities to take on challenging, technical work that shapes how AI controls are verified and how evidence is captured for governance
• Access to cutting-edge evaluation tools and methodologies with opportunities for continuous learning and professional growth

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Job Skills

Accountability, Accountability, Auditing, Audits Compliance, Business Analytics, Compliance Assessments, Compliance Verification, Continuous Improvement, Decision Making, Design, Design Controls, Design Evaluations, Design Execution, Evaluation Methodology, Evaluation Strategy, Financial Risk Management (FRM), Information Security Management, Model Monitoring, Model Risk, Occupational Safety and Health, Operational Delivery, Policy Compliance, Quality Management, Regulatory Testing, Results-Oriented {+ 3 more}

Additional Job Details

Address:

RBC WATERPARK PLACE, 88 QUEENS QUAY W:TORONTO

City:

Toronto

Country:

Canada

Work hours/week:

37.5

Employment Type:

Full time

Platform:

Job Type:

Regular

Pay Type:

Salaried

Posted Date:

2026-06-29

Application Deadline:

2026-07-31

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above

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