Senior Project Manager

Our Core Deposits Technology team is looking for a Senior Project Manager to help oversee the delivery of large, complex initiatives that bring together a diverse set of tech stacks and teams. You will bring proven leadership skills, ability to guide and influence others, the ability to collaborate with various stakeholders at multiple levels and communicate updates to senior audiences. In this role, you will be part of a high-performing team that sits at the core of everything that is done at the bank. If a fast-paced environment with lots of opportunity to grow and solve complex challenges at scale excites you then this is the team for you.

What will you do?

• Lead, plan and execute IT projects with a high level of complexity and uncertainty, ensuring timely, within-budget completion that is aligned to strategic business priorities
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including engineers, testing teams and business stakeholders to ensure alignment and effective communication
• Manage and mitigate risks, issues, conflicts and remove barriers that may impact project delivery. Resolve minor project risks, issues and escalate them where appropriate.
• Oversee the development of project plans, resource allocation, and financials
• 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.
• Identify opportunities for process improvements and implement changes to increase efficiency and effectiveness
• Manage project communications including status reports to executives, stakeholders, business partners, vendors and project team.
• 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 do you need to succeed?
Must have:

• 5+ years of combined Project Management and Scrum Master experience working on medium-to-high complexity initiatives.
• Extensive experience in managing technology and business projects with high degree of complexity, systems integration and organizational change management.
• Growth mindset, proactively seek out industry trends and organizational practices to explore alternative approaches and/or solutions
• Advanced project management knowledge including project plan development; scheduling capabilities; project metrics gathering, analyzing, and reporting; risk and issue management; cost/benefit analysis. 
• Experience facilitating agile ceremonies and managing delivery within hybrid environments
• Ability to navigate through seasons of ambiguity and changing priorities

Nice-to-have:

• Ability to facilitate between and influence key decision makers
• Strategic thinker with excellent interpersonal skills to work across functions and businesses
• Knowledge of a broad spectrum of IT infrastructure, systems, and services, and a strong understanding of the financial services industry
• Internal Audit experience an asset
• PMP certification or equivalent (preferred)
• Familiarity with MURAL, Jira, Confluence, Helios Assist

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
• Ability to make a difference and lasting impact
• 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 do challenging work

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Job Skills

Agile Methodology, Coaching Others, Collaborating, Conflict Management, Decision Making, Information Technology (IT) Projects, IT Programs, Problem Solving, Program Coordination, Resource Coordination, Results-Oriented, Team Management, Time Management, Waterfall Model

Additional Job Details

RBC WATERPARK PLACE, 88 QUEENS QUAY W:TORONTOTorontoCanada37.5Full timeTECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONSRegularSalaried2025-11-202025-12-05

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

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