[ref. w76893500] Senior Project Manager
Job Summary
Manages the planning, organization and implementation of projects. Applies experience and seasoned knowledge, skills, and practices to perform a variety of assignments.
Job Description
What's the opportunity?
The Risk Reduction and Strategic Execution team is part of the RBC Enterprise Control’s Office an RBC cross enterprise function is designed to unify and strengthen First Line of Defense (1LOD) risk activities across all Business Units (BUs) and Functions, driving consistency and bolstering control practices.The Risk Reduction and Strategic Execution is a new mandate focused 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 and responsible for ensuring execution of RBC’s enterprise (Board, COE and Group Executive) 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 high level of complexity and uncertainty. Oversee project operating procedures, monitoring the productivity and performance of 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 follow 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
- Experience with Iterative Waterfall, Agile, Kanban delivery methodologies
- Internal Audit experience an asset
- PMP certification or equivalent (preferred)
- 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:
- 5
Employment Type:
Full time
Platform:
CHIEF LEGAL & ADMIN OFFICE GRP
Job Type:
Regular
Pay Type:
Salaried
Posted Date:
2025-03-11
Application Deadline:
2025-05-31
Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above
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