Senior Project Manager

RBC; Toronto; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled project manager to join their dynamic Risk Reduction and Strategic Execution team. This role offers the chance to work on high-impact projects while developing your skills and advancing your career in a collaborative environment. You'll be responsible for managing complex project operations, ensuring adherence to timelines and budgets, and fostering strong relationships across teams. With a focus on innovation and continuous improvement, this position provides a unique opportunity to contribute to the bank's strategic objectives and drive meaningful change. Embrace the chance to grow in a supportive workplace that values diversity and inclusion.

Benefits

Comprehensive Total Rewards Program

Annual incentive program

Flexible work model

Coaching and development opportunities

Positive work culture

Community involvement opportunities

Qualifications

• 5+ years of project-related experience with advanced project management knowledge.
• Proficient in MS Project and able to manage ambiguity effectively.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute complex projects, overseeing productivity and performance.
• Manage project scope, risks, and communications with stakeholders.

Skills

Business Oriented

Communication

Group Problem Solving

Long Term Planning

Meeting Management

Organizational Change Management

Resource Coordination

Results-Oriented

Time Management

Waterfall Model

Education

PMP certification or equivalent

Tools

MS Project

MS Suites

Job description

Job Summary

Job Description

What's the opportunity?

The Risk Reduction and Strategic Execution team is part of the RBC Enterprise Control’s Office, designed to unify and strengthen First Line of Defense (1LOD) risk activities across all Business Units (BUs) and Functions. This team is focused on being a trusted advisor to 1LOD risk managers by developing, implementing, and training on a proactive, standardized, scalable process management discipline that empowers the bank to reduce risk and execute processes consistently and independently to drive business improvement and deliver on strategic objectives. The team is responsible for ensuring execution of RBC’s enterprise initiatives meet outcomes, on time, on budget across multiple platforms. Working within a high-performance area of the bank, the team provides opportunities for skill development, career advancement, and the chance to work on the bank’s most ambitious initiatives.

What will you do?

• Plan and execute projects with a high level of complexity and uncertainty. Oversee project operating procedures, monitoring the productivity and performance of the project team.
• Manage project scope by assessing requirements changes, determining and conveying impact on timelines, budget, and resourcing.
• Develop, manage, and ensure adherence to project schedules and completion of project goals.
• Raise and track risks, issues, and conflicts, remove barriers. Resolve minor project risks, issues, and escalate them where appropriate.
• Manage project communications including status reports to executives, stakeholders, business partners, vendors, and project team. Including the effective management of project management repositories.
• Facilitate Project Sponsor awareness of changes being introduced into the organization by the project and appropriately manage organizational change management.
• Establish strong working relationships across platform teams to build influence and impact with key business partners.
• Set up appropriate governance and oversight of all projects, ensuring project follows established Project Management standards.

What you need to succeed?

Must have

• 5+ years’ progressive business project-related experience.
• Advanced project management knowledge including project plan development; scheduling capabilities; project metrics gathering, analyzing, and reporting; risk and issue management; cost/benefit analysis. Proficient in MS Suites including MS Project.
• Able to manage ambiguity and navigate challenging situations effectively.
• Excellent verbal, written communication, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Growth mindset, proactively seek out industry trends and organizational practices to explore alternative approaches and/or solutions.

Nice-to-have

• Experience with Iterative Waterfall, Agile, Kanban delivery methodologies.
• Internal Audit experience an asset.
• PMP certification or equivalent (preferred).

What's in for you?

• A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including great benefits, annual incentive program, and recognition.
• Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities.
• A dynamic, collaborative, and high-performing team environment.
• Opportunities to do challenging work and grow your career.
• Flexible, hybrid work model to balance the benefits of working from home and the collaborative teamwork experience in the office.
• Positive work culture emphasizing diversity and inclusion, volunteerism, and community involvement.

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Job Skills

Business Oriented, Communication, Group Problem Solving, Long Term Planning, Meeting Management, Organizational Change Management, Resource Coordination, Results-Oriented, Time Management, Waterfall Model.

Additional Job Details

Address: 180 WELLINGTON ST W:TORONTO

City: TORONTO

Country: Canada

Work hours/week: 37.5

Employment Type: Full time

Platform: CHIEF LEGAL & ADMIN OFFICE GRP

Job Type: Regular

Pay Type: Salaried

Posted Date: 2025-03-11

Application Deadline: 2025-04-18

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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