Associate Director, Senior Project Manager, Strategy and Portfolio Management

RBC; Toronto; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading financial institution as an Associate Director, Senior Project Manager in Strategy and Portfolio Management. You will oversee complex initiatives in Capital Markets, ensuring alignment with strategic goals while managing cross-functional teams. This role demands strong project management skills, with a focus on delivering value and fostering collaboration across departments. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in project management, particularly in financial services, and a strong grasp of Agile methodologies.

Benefits

Comprehensive Total Rewards Program

Opportunity to build cross-asset relationships

Dynamic, collaborative team environment

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years Project Management experience.
• Strong knowledge of SDLC and 2+ years of Agile delivery experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage execution of large & complex strategic change initiatives.
• Support Program Lead with day-to-day execution & management.

Skills

Analytical Thinking

Detail-Oriented

Group Problem Solving

Planning

Prioritization

Taking Initiative

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CompSci, Finance or related degree

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Rally Central

MS Office

Job description

Associate Director, Senior Project Manager, Strategy and Portfolio Management

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Job Description

Associate Director, Senior Project Manager, Strategy and Portfolio Management (SPM) will manage the execution of large & complex strategic change/regulatory initiatives within Capital Markets (CM) & Quantitative & Technology Services (QTS). The role involves planning, directing, and coordinating activities across cross-functional business and technology teams within and outside Capital Markets to ensure program goals and objectives are accomplished within approved timeframe, scope and budget. This role requires an understanding of Capital Markets & QTS Strategy and ensuring program deliverables align to that vision.

Job Summary

Job Description

Associate Director, Senior Project Manager, Strategy and Portfolio Management (SPM) will manage the execution of large & complex strategic change/regulatory initiatives within Capital Markets (CM) & Quantitative & Technology Services (QTS). The role involves planning, directing, and coordinating activities across cross-functional business and technology teams within and outside Capital Markets to ensure program goals and objectives are accomplished within approved timeframe, scope and budget. This role requires an understanding of Capital Markets & QTS Strategy and ensuring program deliverables align to that vision.

What will you do?

• Support the Program Lead with day-to-day execution & management of x-asset strategic & regulatory initiatives with multiple work streams through full project lifecycle (initiation, definition, financials, resourcing, implementation, delivery, enhancement, maintenance)
• Work with Global Business/Technology Owners to ensure that the initiatives successfully deliver against desired business outcomes and enable value creation
• Help establish appropriate governance and oversight for assigned initiatives
• Develop integrated baseline project plans applying estimation models; refines & tracks plans including coordination of inter-work stream dependencies; manages performance against delivery plans
• Raise and track issues and conflicts, removes barriers, resolves project issues and escalates to immediate manager when required
• Manage program communications including status reports to executives, stakeholders, business units, vendors, project team
• Responsible for support & oversight of project and program delivery assurance and lead IT face off to RBC internal audit
  
  

What do you need to succeed?

Must-have

• Minimum of 5 years Project Management experience
• Minimum of 3 years of PM experience in Capital Markets (IT or business) across cross asset large scale ($5M+) complex strategic change and regulatory initiatives.
• Possesses a strong knowledge of SDLC and 2+ years of experience with Agile delivery methodologies & tooling (JIRA, Confluence, Rally Central)
• Strong problem solving capabilities; Strong structured, analytical and methodological thinking
• Demonstrated ability to multi-task across competing priorities
• Proficiency with MS Office (Project, Excel, Powerpoint, Sharepoint
• Bachelor’s degree in CompSci, Finance or related degree/experience. Master’s degree preferred
  
  

Nice-to-have

• Prior consulting experience with “Big Four”
• Domain expertise in one or more asset classes (Rates, Credit, Equities) and F2B functional areas Front Office (trade capture, pricing, trading risk/pnl), Operations, Product Control, Market and Credit Risk.
• PMP and/or PgMP certification
  
  

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 including bonuses and competitive compensation
• Ability to make a difference and have a lasting impact via contributions to high visibility initiatives involving challenging work
• Opportunity to build cross-asset cross functional relationships across the bank
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative and high-performing team
  
  

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Job Skills

Analytical Thinking, Detail-Oriented, Group Problem Solving, Planning, Prioritization, Project Lifecycle, Project Management, Taking Initiative

Additional Job Details

Address:

RBC CENTRE, 155 WELLINGTON ST W:TORONTO

City:

TORONTO

Country:

Canada

Work hours/week:

37.5

Employment Type:

Full time

Platform:

CAPITAL MARKETS

Job Type:

Regular

Pay Type:

Salaried

Posted Date:

2025-05-07

Application Deadline:

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

Inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment

At 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.

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Project Management and Information Technology

• Industries

  Banking and Financial Services

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