Senior Project Manager, Commercial Banking

What is the opportunity?​

This role is responsible for the planning and execution of Commercial Banking projects and initiatives with a moderate to high value/cost and level of complexity, ensuring operational effectiveness and adherence to the Enterprise Initiative Management Framework and Project Management Office standards while balancing multiple and competing demands, and priorities. Responsible for developing and maintaining detailed project schedules, this role also acts as a point of control of the project's financial management processes and development of reporting for senior leadership and executives. Responsible for project control management and artifact documentation (i.e., Issues, Risks, Assumptions, Dependencies etc.) and other general project reporting.

What will you do?

• Plans and executes Commercial Banking projects/programs with high (benefit/cost), and a high or greater level of complexity and uncertainty, including managing project scope, project plans, issue/risk management, requirements change, multiple and competing demands, and priorities as well as determining and conveying impact on budget, time and risk using appropriate fact-based metrics and assumptions

• Works with Business/Technology Owners and functional partners to ensure deliverables achieve the business result that enables value creation

• Manages project communications, project/program status & issue/risk reporting, financial oversight and completes required artefacts and documentation while adhering to Enterprise Project controls

• Provides senior management with timely updates on project issues. Identifies resources and skills required

• Applies appropriate governance, oversight and tracking (financial/non-financial) Ensuring outcome key targets/results are tracked and measured

• Engagement with business, functional, enterprise and T&O partners ensuring adherence to enterprise-wide business processes and controls

• Engages technology-specific governance processes to ensure IT Risk and compliance due diligence is applied, ensuring project adheres to applicable risk and compliance procedures

What do you need to succeed?

Must-have:

• 5- 7 years' experience managing programs with high level of value (benefit/cost), and a high level of complexity and uncertainty

• Expert facilitation skills, able to keep teams focused and engaged, resolve conflict, and solve problems as a team

• Expert understanding and experience with project delivery frameworks including Agile, Iterative Waterfall, and Hybrid

• Business oriented with a growth mindset, open to learning and finding new and innovative ways to provide value sooner

• Experience in Commercial Banking

• Undergraduate Degree/Diploma

• Completion of Project Management specific learning courses

Nice to have:

• Certified Scrum Master (CSM) Designation and/or Project Management Professional/Program Management Professional (PMP/PGMP) Designation

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.

• Ability to make a difference and lasting impact

• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team

• Opportunities to do challenging work

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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.