Top Benefits
About the role
Job Description
What is the opportunity?
Are you passionate about leading impactful transformation initiatives with a financial services leader in Canada and beyond? At RBC, we are seeking a motivated Project Manager to join our team. You will play a key role in driving strategic initiatives that shape the future of banking while working in a collaborative and supportive environment.
As part of the Value Office, you will contribute to one of the largest Project Management Offices at RBC. You will help deliver transformation initiatives, accelerate value creation, and support Agile ways of working that drive continuous improvement. This role offers the opportunity to work with diverse stakeholders and senior leaders, contributing to some of RBC’s most important strategic initiatives.
As a Project Manager, you will oversee RBC’s key initiatives, ensuring alignment with platform goals and strategic priorities. You will coordinate cross-functional teams, define project scope, and prioritize tasks to ensure successful delivery. Your role includes managing risks, fostering collaboration, and driving continuous improvement to enhance business agility and value delivery.
What will you do?
- Leadership: Define team roles and responsibilities, ensuring alignment on goals. Foster engagement by promoting team effectiveness, encouraging open communication, and recognizing achievements. Lead change management activities with clear plans and communication.
- Business Agility: Use tools and routines to enhance transparency and collaboration. Encourage self-organization and cross-functionality within teams. Track performance and implement process improvements using data insights.
- Stakeholder Management: Identify and prioritize stakeholder needs, ensuring alignment with strategic goals. Build trust through transparency, manage conflicts, and maintain strong relationships with partners.
- Planning & Schedule Management: Develop project plans that balance value and delivery frameworks. Adapt plans as priorities shift, guiding the team through ambiguity and focusing on high-value work. Communicate updates clearly to stakeholders.
- Continuous Improvement: Promote feedback to simplify processes and encourage innovative thinking. Implement frameworks to optimize workflows and drive continuous improvement.
- Communication & Facilitation: Deliver clear, tailored communications to stakeholders and teams. Facilitate inclusive meetings and leverage tools to enhance engagement and clarity.
- Risk Management: Proactively assess risks and issues, engaging stakeholders to implement mitigation strategies. Maintain transparent communication on risk status.
- **Delivery Tools & Frameworks: **Support the adoption of enterprise tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence, Planview) to enhance delivery. Apply and educate teams on RBC’s project management policies and frameworks.
What do you need to succeed?
Must have:****
- 3-5 years of experience managing large-scale, cross-functional projects.
- Proven ability to navigate ambiguity and apply delivery frameworks to achieve successful outcomes.
- Strong stakeholder management skills, with a focus on influencing outcomes and building partnerships with senior leaders and vendors.
- Agile delivery experience, including setting up agile teams, influencing ways of working, and establishing effective routines.
- Expertise in planning and maintaining integrated project schedules, roadmaps, and status reports.
- Experience in project financial management, including budget planning, forecasting, and cost-benefit analysis.
- Proficient in risk and issue management, including conducting assessments and developing mitigation strategies.
- Excellent communication and facilitation skills, including tailoring messages and leading discussions with senior audiences.
Nice to have:****
- Bachelor’s degree in business administration or related field.
- Professional certifications such as PMP, CSM, or SAFe.
- Change management certification (e.g., CCMP, Prosci).
- Experience managing large business or technology projects in financial services.
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
- A comprehensive Total Rewards Program
- Leaders who support your development through coaching and experiential learning
About RBC
Royal Bank of Canada is a global financial institution with a purpose-driven, principles-led approach to delivering leading performance. Our success comes from the 94,000+ employees who leverage their imaginations and insights to bring our vision, values and strategy to life so we can help our clients thrive and communities prosper. As Canada's biggest bank and one of the largest in the world, based on market capitalization, we have a diversified business model with a focus on innovation and providing exceptional experiences to our more than 17 million clients in Canada, the U.S. and 27 other countries. Learn more at rbc.com. We are proud to support a broad range of community initiatives through donations, community investments and employee volunteer activities. See how at www.rbc.com/community-social-impact.
La Banque Royale du Canada est une institution financière mondiale définie par sa raison d'être, guidée par des principes et orientée vers l'excellence en matière de rendement. Notre succès est attribuable aux quelque 94 000+ employés qui mettent à profit leur créativité et leur savoir faire pour concrétiser notre vision, nos valeurs et notre stratégie afin que nous puissions contribuer à la prospérité de nos clients et au dynamisme des collectivités. Selon la capitalisation boursière, nous sommes la plus importante banque du Canada et l'une des plus grandes banques du monde. Nous avons adopté un modèle d'affaires diversifié axé sur l'innovation et l'offre d'expériences exceptionnelles à nos plus de 17 millions de clients au Canada, aux États Unis et dans 27 autres pays. Pour en savoir plus, visitez le site rbc.com/francais
Nous sommes fiers d'appuyer une grande diversité d'initiatives communautaires par des dons, des investissements dans la collectivité et le travail bénévole de nos employés. Pour de plus amples renseignements, visitez le site www.rbc.com/collectivite-impact-social.
Top Benefits
About the role
Job Description
What is the opportunity?
Are you passionate about leading impactful transformation initiatives with a financial services leader in Canada and beyond? At RBC, we are seeking a motivated Project Manager to join our team. You will play a key role in driving strategic initiatives that shape the future of banking while working in a collaborative and supportive environment.
As part of the Value Office, you will contribute to one of the largest Project Management Offices at RBC. You will help deliver transformation initiatives, accelerate value creation, and support Agile ways of working that drive continuous improvement. This role offers the opportunity to work with diverse stakeholders and senior leaders, contributing to some of RBC’s most important strategic initiatives.
As a Project Manager, you will oversee RBC’s key initiatives, ensuring alignment with platform goals and strategic priorities. You will coordinate cross-functional teams, define project scope, and prioritize tasks to ensure successful delivery. Your role includes managing risks, fostering collaboration, and driving continuous improvement to enhance business agility and value delivery.
What will you do?
- Leadership: Define team roles and responsibilities, ensuring alignment on goals. Foster engagement by promoting team effectiveness, encouraging open communication, and recognizing achievements. Lead change management activities with clear plans and communication.
- Business Agility: Use tools and routines to enhance transparency and collaboration. Encourage self-organization and cross-functionality within teams. Track performance and implement process improvements using data insights.
- Stakeholder Management: Identify and prioritize stakeholder needs, ensuring alignment with strategic goals. Build trust through transparency, manage conflicts, and maintain strong relationships with partners.
- Planning & Schedule Management: Develop project plans that balance value and delivery frameworks. Adapt plans as priorities shift, guiding the team through ambiguity and focusing on high-value work. Communicate updates clearly to stakeholders.
- Continuous Improvement: Promote feedback to simplify processes and encourage innovative thinking. Implement frameworks to optimize workflows and drive continuous improvement.
- Communication & Facilitation: Deliver clear, tailored communications to stakeholders and teams. Facilitate inclusive meetings and leverage tools to enhance engagement and clarity.
- Risk Management: Proactively assess risks and issues, engaging stakeholders to implement mitigation strategies. Maintain transparent communication on risk status.
- **Delivery Tools & Frameworks: **Support the adoption of enterprise tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence, Planview) to enhance delivery. Apply and educate teams on RBC’s project management policies and frameworks.
What do you need to succeed?
Must have:****
- 3-5 years of experience managing large-scale, cross-functional projects.
- Proven ability to navigate ambiguity and apply delivery frameworks to achieve successful outcomes.
- Strong stakeholder management skills, with a focus on influencing outcomes and building partnerships with senior leaders and vendors.
- Agile delivery experience, including setting up agile teams, influencing ways of working, and establishing effective routines.
- Expertise in planning and maintaining integrated project schedules, roadmaps, and status reports.
- Experience in project financial management, including budget planning, forecasting, and cost-benefit analysis.
- Proficient in risk and issue management, including conducting assessments and developing mitigation strategies.
- Excellent communication and facilitation skills, including tailoring messages and leading discussions with senior audiences.
Nice to have:****
- Bachelor’s degree in business administration or related field.
- Professional certifications such as PMP, CSM, or SAFe.
- Change management certification (e.g., CCMP, Prosci).
- Experience managing large business or technology projects in financial services.
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
- A comprehensive Total Rewards Program
- Leaders who support your development through coaching and experiential learning
About RBC
Royal Bank of Canada is a global financial institution with a purpose-driven, principles-led approach to delivering leading performance. Our success comes from the 94,000+ employees who leverage their imaginations and insights to bring our vision, values and strategy to life so we can help our clients thrive and communities prosper. As Canada's biggest bank and one of the largest in the world, based on market capitalization, we have a diversified business model with a focus on innovation and providing exceptional experiences to our more than 17 million clients in Canada, the U.S. and 27 other countries. Learn more at rbc.com. We are proud to support a broad range of community initiatives through donations, community investments and employee volunteer activities. See how at www.rbc.com/community-social-impact.
La Banque Royale du Canada est une institution financière mondiale définie par sa raison d'être, guidée par des principes et orientée vers l'excellence en matière de rendement. Notre succès est attribuable aux quelque 94 000+ employés qui mettent à profit leur créativité et leur savoir faire pour concrétiser notre vision, nos valeurs et notre stratégie afin que nous puissions contribuer à la prospérité de nos clients et au dynamisme des collectivités. Selon la capitalisation boursière, nous sommes la plus importante banque du Canada et l'une des plus grandes banques du monde. Nous avons adopté un modèle d'affaires diversifié axé sur l'innovation et l'offre d'expériences exceptionnelles à nos plus de 17 millions de clients au Canada, aux États Unis et dans 27 autres pays. Pour en savoir plus, visitez le site rbc.com/francais
Nous sommes fiers d'appuyer une grande diversité d'initiatives communautaires par des dons, des investissements dans la collectivité et le travail bénévole de nos employés. Pour de plus amples renseignements, visitez le site www.rbc.com/collectivite-impact-social.