Senior Project Manager
Job Summary
Reporting to the Program Manager, the Senior Project Manager, WTMS is responsible for managing the initiation, planning, and execution of waterfall/agile projects. You will provide expertise in managing vendor deliverables, integration, data, and reporting.You will be responsible for building relationships between IT, Vendor, & Business stakeholders at all levels of the organization, engender a positive environment and ensure your projects are successfully executed.
Job Description
What is the job?
Reporting to the Program Manager, the Senior Project Manager, Wealth Management Technology Services (WMTS) is responsible for managing the initiation, planning, and execution of waterfall/agile projects. You will provide expertise in managing vendor deliverables, integration, data, and reporting.You will be responsible for building relationships between IT, Vendor, & Business stakeholders at all levels of the organization, engender a positive environment and ensure your projects are successfully executed.
What will you do?- Applies experience and seasoned knowledge, skills, and practices to perform a variety of assignments.
- Planning and monitoring project development to ensure that quality standards and goals are achieved.
- Serving as a liaison and building bridges among team members within the project, including vendors.
- Develop and manage the detailed schedule, identify early warning indicators, provide direction for early resolution of risks, issues and clear escalation path for project committees.
- Oversee financials and staffing levels to efficiently meet project delivery requirements, complete risk assessments, and tracks value for effective decision-making.
- Collaborate with internal and external partners (e.g. Vendors, RBC IT teams, Product)
- Build / present for Senior Director & VP level presentations & project communications.
- Initiates process improvements and promotes agile enablement within the team.
- Completion of post-project reviews/retrospectives and closure.
What do you need to succeed?
Must-have:
- 8+ Years of end-to-end Agile Project Management experience; spanning small projects and large projects with high level of value (benefit/cost), and ability to influence decisions.
- Ability to manage highly visible projects with third party vendors and significant technology components
- Previous experience representing the business and technology on projects with a proven ability to build relationships and trust with their business partners.
- Ability to be a driver on issues and challenges and follow up on assigned action items.
- Advanced communication, presentation and facilitation skills to drive success.
- Advanced knowledge of Agile delivery methodologies, change, issue, and risk management and working knowledge of Software development lifecycle (SDLC).
Nice-to-have:
- Undergraduate degree (preferred) - Preferably in Business, Technology or Financial Services.
- Project/Program Management certifications (e.g. PMP and/or CSM)
- Financial Institution experience, ideally in Wealth Management
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.
- 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 take on progressively greater accountabilities.
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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 Project Management
Additional Job Details
Address:
RBC CENTRE, 155 WELLINGTON ST W:TORONTO
City:
TORONTO
Country:
Canada
Work hours/week:
- 5
Employment Type:
Full time
Platform:
TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS
Job Type:
Regular
Pay Type:
Salaried
Posted Date:
2024-06-14
Application Deadline:
2024-09-27
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