Project Manager

What is the opportunity?

We have an exciting opportunity for a Project Manager to join the team in Edinburgh. The successful candidate will oversee the planning, execution, and delivery of technical projects while serving as a bridge between technical teams and business stakeholders. This role combines project management expertise with technical knowledge to ensure projects are completed on time, within budget, and to quality standards.

What will you do?

• Project Planning & Execution: Define project scope, timelines, milestones, and deliverables; create detailed project plans and schedules.
• Team Leadership: Lead cross-functional technical teams, coordinate resources, and facilitate collaboration between developers, engineers, and other specialists.
• Risk Management: Identify potential technical and scheduling risks; develop mitigation strategies.
• Stakeholder Communication: Provide regular updates to leadership and clients; manage expectations and address concerns.
• Budget Management: Monitor project budgets, track expenses, and control costs.
• Quality Assurance: Ensure deliverables meet technical standards and quality requirements.
• Problem-Solving: Address blockers and technical challenges to keep projects on track.

What do you need to succeed?

Must-have

• Strong technical background (software development, engineering, IT, or related field).
• Project management expertise and familiarity with methodologies (Agile, Scrum, Waterfall).
• Strong ability to manage and influence stakeholders across both business and Technology teams, including developers, testers, platform leads, change leaderships, SME’s, solution analyst and business analyst.
• Acts as a bridge between business and technology, ensuring requirements, constraints, and priorities are clearly understood by all stakeholders.
• Strong critical thinking and problem solving skills with the ability to analyze complex situations, identify root causes, and develop practical solutions.
• Highly organised with excellent time management, able to prioritise work and manage multiple activities in a dynamic delivery environment.
• Proficiency with project management tools (Jira, Microsoft Project, etc.).

Nice-to-have

• Existing knowledge of RBC operations, business areas and values.

What is 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.

• Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities.
• Opportunities to work with the best in the field.
• Ability to make a difference and lasting impact.
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team.

Agency Notice

RBC Group does not accept agency resumés. Please do not forward resumés to our employees, nor any other company location. RBC Group only pay fees to agencies where they have entered into a prior agreement to do so and in any event do not pay fees related to unsolicited resumés. Please contact the Recruitment function for additional details.

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

144 MORRISON STREET:EDINBURGHEdinburghUnited Kingdom35Full timeWEALTH MANAGEMENTRegularSalaried2026-03-182026-04-02

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

Our Employment Opportunities

At RBC, we are guided by living shared values of Client First, Integrity, Collaboration, Respect and Excellence and winning together as One 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.

RBC is presently inviting candidates to apply for this existing vacancy. Applying to this posting allows you to express your interest in this current career opportunity at RBC. Qualified applicants may be contacted to review their resume in more detail.