ML Engineer, Agentic AI Risk & Compliance, GFT

Job Description What is the opportunity? RBC's AI Innovation team, within Technology & Operations, designs and delivers agentic AI solutions that transform how Risk and Compliance functions operate. We engage stakeholders to identify pain points and build AI-powered solutions – from intelligent document analysis and automated report generation to virtual agents that handle complex, manually intensive tasks. Working alongside subject matter experts, product owners, and engineering teams, we leverage large language models, agentic frameworks, and cloud infrastructure to bring these solutions to production. This is a roving, high-impact role that will require parachuting into any risk or compliance domain area to deliver AI solutions. It is ideal for someone who is energized by building AI-powered automation and decision-making solutions. The challenges will be a mix of building from scratch and integrating existing systems. What will you do? Development: Design, build, and deploy agentic AI systems using Python, large language models, and modern AI frameworks. You will prototype rapidly and iterate solutions into production-grade systems that can interpret natural language queries, retrieve and validate information, automate complex analysis, and triage alerts. Stakeholder Engagement: Partner with subject matter experts, product owners, and business stakeholders across risk and compliance to understand pain points, scope solutions, and deliver working software that addresses real operational needs. Infrastructure: Build and maintain data pipelines, automated workflows, and integrations on cloud platforms (AWS, Snowflake). Establish and promote best practices related to MLOps, tooling, and deployment. Research & Innovation: Stay current with advances in LLMs, agentic frameworks, and AI tooling. Apply emerging techniques to real-world problems, develop reusable tools and packages, and share insights with the team. What do you need to succeed? Must-have Proficient programming skills in Python; comfortable writing clean, production-quality code Strong SQL skills and experience working with cloud data platforms Ability to work independently across unfamiliar domains and ramp up quickly Strong communication and interpersonal skills Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related quantitative field Nice-to-have Experience with large language models or agentic AI frameworks such as LangGraph, PydanticAI or CrewAI Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools and agent protocols (e.g., MCP) Experience with AWS services, Snowflake, or similar cloud infrastructure Background in risk management, compliance, or financial services Experience with version control, CI/CD, and software engineering best practices What's in it for you? As a team, we thrive on the challenge to be our best, encourage progressive thinking for continued growth, and collaborate with one another to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and our communities prosper. We respect and care about all of our team members and support one another in reaching our fullest potential. This opportunity will provide you with: Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities Flexibility to work on projects that you are passionate about Ability to make a difference and lasting impact Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team Opportunities to do challenging work across a variety of domains Job Skills Artificial Intelligence (AI), Big Data Management, Collaboration, Communication, Data Modeling, Data Science, Decision Making, Deep Learning, Innovative Solutions, Logical Data Modeling, Machine Learning (ML), Predictive Analytics, Programming Languages, Relationship Building Additional Job Details Address: 120 WESTERN PKY:BEDFORD City: Bedford Country: Canada Work hours/week: 37.5 Employment Type: Full time Platform: TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS Job Type: Regular Pay Type: Salaried Posted Date: 2026-04-14 Application Deadline: 2026-06-15 Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above Our Employment Opportunities At RBC, we are guided by living shared values of Client First, Integrity, Collaboration, Respect and Excellence and winning together as One RBC. We believe an inclusive workplace that has diverse perspectives is core to our continued growth as one of the largest and most successful banks in the world. Maintaining a workplace where our employees feel supported to perform at their best, effectively collaborate, drive innovation, and grow professionally helps to bring our Purpose to life and create value for our clients and communities. RBC strives to deliver this through policies and programs intended to foster a workplace based on respect, belonging and opportunity for all. Join our Talent Community Stay in-the-know about great career opportunities at RBC. Sign up and get customized info on our latest jobs, career tips and Recruitment events that matter to you. Expand your limits and create a new future together at RBC. Find out how we use our passion and drive to enhance the well-being of our clients and communities at jobs.rbc.com. RBC is presently inviting candidates to apply for this existing vacancy. Applying to this posting allows you to express your interest in this current career opportunity at RBC. Qualified applicants may be contacted to review their resume in more detail. Royal Bank of Canada is a global financial institution with a purpose-driven, principles-led approach to delivering leading performance. Our success comes from the 84,000+ employees who bring our vision, values and strategy to life so we can help our clients thrive and communities prosper. As Canada’s biggest bank, and one of the largest in the world based on market capitalization, we have a diversified business model with a focus on innovation and providing exceptional experiences to more than 16 million clients in Canada, the U.S. and 34 other countries. Learn more at rbc.com.‎ We are proud to support a broad range of community initiatives through donations, community investments and employee volunteer activities. See how at rbc.com/community-social-impact.