Senior Manager, Program Managment/Finance

RBC; Toronto; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled Project Manager to join their Payroll & Compensation Modernization team. In this role, you will enhance operational performance and drive strategic priorities through effective stakeholder collaboration. Your analytical skills will be key in identifying risks and opportunities, while your project management expertise will ensure successful execution of complex initiatives. This dynamic and high-performing team offers a collaborative environment where you can make a significant impact and grow your career in the financial services sector.

Benefits

Comprehensive Total Rewards Program

Flexible work/life balance options

World-class training program

Opportunities for career development

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in managing large complex projects.
• Strong analytical skills with a focus on financial metrics.

Responsibilities

• Manage overall program financials and project progress.
• Facilitate gathering of business requirements and project issues.

Skills

Project Management

Financial Analysis

Communication Skills

Risk Assessment

Problem Solving

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Project Management Certification

Tools

HRIS

Financial Reporting Tools

Job description

Job Summary

Job Description

WHAT IS THE OPPORTUNITY?

As a member of RBC’s Payroll & Compensation Modernization team, reporting to the Senior Program Director, you will work as part of a fast-paced and high-performing team to enhance performance and outcomes driven by the program.

You will proactively assess opportunities for operational improvements and application of best practices, and build relationships across stakeholder groups to achieve strategic priorities. You will also use your analytical and storytelling capability to proactively seek out opportunities, risks, and issues from the various sources of information you will work with on a day-to-day basis.

WHAT WILL YOU DO?

• Manage, control and communicate overall program financials and project progress to multiple audiences across the program governance.
• Key resource in the preparation of funding requests for future program phases.
• Support project execution across multiple teams including managing project scope, requirements changes, multiple and competing demands and priorities as well as determining and conveying impact on budget, time and risk using appropriate fact-based metrics / assumptions.
• Work with multiple Business/Technology stakeholders to ensure that the deliverables achieve the business result that enables value creation. Seek out industry trends and organizational knowledge to understand alternative approaches and/or solutions.
• Facilitate and/or manage the gathering of business requirements and alternative options for project issues/risks and decisions.
• Work with multiple project stakeholders to ensure effective controls on integrated baseline project plans applying estimated models; documents estimating assumptions, refines plans and manages performance against them.
• Anticipate and quantify tactical, operational and strategic risks applying risk-based approach to forecasting.
• Manage project communications including status reports to executives, stakeholders, business units, vendors, project team, etc.

WHAT DO YOU NEED TO SUCCEED?

Must have:

• 5+ years of Project Management experience in large complex projects or program.
• Excellent financial/analytical/program, communication (oral & written) and interpersonal skills to establish strong relationships at all levels across the enterprise.
• Proven advanced project management knowledge including plan development; scheduling methodology; project metrics gathering, stakeholder and executive reporting; risk and issue assessment and quantification methodologies; cost/benefit analysis and alternatives identification; budgeting, financials and benefits management.
• Strong collaborative skills with the ability to work leverage global resources to achieve objectives.
• Proven planning, organizational and problem solving skills and ability to deal with competing priorities and tight deadlines.

Nice-to-have:

• Work experience gained through a varied working career including positions in numerous facets of RBC or another financial institution
• Experience designing and implementing risk controls
• Proactive, self starter with the ability to facilitate between and influence key decision makers

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 flexible benefits, competitive compensation, commissions, and stock where applicable
• 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
• A world-class training program in financial services
• Flexible work/life balance options
• Opportunities to do challenging work

Job Skills

Annual Budgeting Process, Benefit Programs, Decision Making, Financial Information, Financial Reporting and Analysis, Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS), Human Resources Operations, Incentive Programs, Management Reporting, Payroll Administration, Program Management, Results-Oriented

Additional Job Details

Address:

20 KING ST W:TORONTO

City:

TORONTO

Country:

Canada

Work hours/week:

37.5

Employment Type:

Full time

Platform:

HUMAN RESOURCES & BMCC

Job Type:

Regular

Pay Type:

Salaried

Posted Date:

2025-05-01

Application Deadline:

2025-06-30

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

Inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment

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