US CIO Office Strategic Program Manager
Top Benefits
About the role
Job Description
What is the opportunity?
RBC’s Office of the US CIO is responsible for the oversight of all technology supporting the firm’s Combined US Operations (CUSO). The CUSO includes Capital Markets, Wealth Management, City National Bank, RBC Bank (US), and Global Asset Management within the US. Technology groups supporting the CUSO business lines, both directly and indirectly are included in the purview of the Office of the US CIO.
As the US CIO Office Strategic Program Manager, you will be accountable to the US CIO for the definition, requirements, and delivery of US IT Strategic Programs. This role reports into the Director of the US CIO Business Office.
What will you do?
- Serve as Program Manager for planning, oversight, and execution of planned US IT Strategic & Transformational Initiatives.
- Establish, develop, and maintain strong relationships with Sponsors, Stakeholders, RBC businesses, US IT and enterprise IT partners.
- Manage project plans, cost estimates and actual spend, risks, dependencies, timelines, status and Steering Committee materials/meetings in line with enterprise standards.
- Champion strong project governance and execution assurance processes.
- Be agile to transition between critical efforts requiring attention and be able to juggle multiple priorities, with focus on attention to detail.
- Perform gap analysis between current and future states; assess and recommend highest value-added solution options.
- Prepare presentation decks related to planning, updates, and outcomes for senior executives.
- Remove impediments to delivery success through the proactive management of external dependencies and simple team problem-solving, considering options and identifying solutions; escalate issues through business and/or IT channels where necessary.
- Define and track KPIs and success metrics to measure the program’s impact on productivity and quality.
What do you need to succeed?
Must have:
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in program management, technical project management, or transformation leadership roles, ideally within software or platform engineering environments.
- Proven experience in location strategy development and execution, preferably technology related.
- Demonstrated success in leading complex, cross-functional initiatives with measurable impact.
- Strong analytical skills with ability to interpret complex data sets and translate them into actionable insights.
- Program Management Skills to provide overall oversight, direction, and governance to steer strategic deliverables to a successful outcome and ensure initiative remains on track.
- Strong written and oral communication skills to program and executive leadership.
- Proficiency in data analysis and visualization tools such as Excel, Tableau, or Power BI.
- Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills.
- Resourceful, proactive and strategic.
- Ability to operate under intense pressure, and rapidly respond to urgent deadlines.
- Commitment to excellence and ability to meet high standards.
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.
- Opportunities to do challenging work.
The expected salary range for this particular position is $160,000-$250,000, depending on your experience, skills, and registration status, market conditions and business needs.
You have the potential to earn more through RBC’s discretionary variable compensation program which gives you an opportunity to increase your total compensation, provided the business meets its performance targets and you meet your individual goals.
RBC’s compensation philosophy and principles recognize the importance of a highly qualified global workforce and plays a critical role in attracting, engaging and retaining talent that:
- Drives RBC’s high-performance culture.
- Enables collective achievement of our strategic goals.
- Generates sustainable shareholder returns and above market shareholder value.
#LI-POST
Job Skills
Deliverables Management, Enterprise Technology Strategy, Location Strategy, Planning, Problem Solving, Program Coordination, Project Management, Project Stakeholder Management, Project Tracking, Status Reporting, Vision Alignment
Additional Job Details
Address:
GOLDMAN SACHS TOWER, 30 HUDSON STREET:JERSEY CITY
City:
Jersey City
Country:
United States of America
Work hours/week:
40
Employment Type:
Full time
Platform:
TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS
Job Type:
Regular
Pay Type:
Salaried
Posted Date:
2025-08-13
Application Deadline:
2025-10-30
Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above
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.
US CIO Office Strategic Program Manager
Top Benefits
About the role
Job Description
What is the opportunity?
RBC’s Office of the US CIO is responsible for the oversight of all technology supporting the firm’s Combined US Operations (CUSO). The CUSO includes Capital Markets, Wealth Management, City National Bank, RBC Bank (US), and Global Asset Management within the US. Technology groups supporting the CUSO business lines, both directly and indirectly are included in the purview of the Office of the US CIO.
As the US CIO Office Strategic Program Manager, you will be accountable to the US CIO for the definition, requirements, and delivery of US IT Strategic Programs. This role reports into the Director of the US CIO Business Office.
What will you do?
- Serve as Program Manager for planning, oversight, and execution of planned US IT Strategic & Transformational Initiatives.
- Establish, develop, and maintain strong relationships with Sponsors, Stakeholders, RBC businesses, US IT and enterprise IT partners.
- Manage project plans, cost estimates and actual spend, risks, dependencies, timelines, status and Steering Committee materials/meetings in line with enterprise standards.
- Champion strong project governance and execution assurance processes.
- Be agile to transition between critical efforts requiring attention and be able to juggle multiple priorities, with focus on attention to detail.
- Perform gap analysis between current and future states; assess and recommend highest value-added solution options.
- Prepare presentation decks related to planning, updates, and outcomes for senior executives.
- Remove impediments to delivery success through the proactive management of external dependencies and simple team problem-solving, considering options and identifying solutions; escalate issues through business and/or IT channels where necessary.
- Define and track KPIs and success metrics to measure the program’s impact on productivity and quality.
What do you need to succeed?
Must have:
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in program management, technical project management, or transformation leadership roles, ideally within software or platform engineering environments.
- Proven experience in location strategy development and execution, preferably technology related.
- Demonstrated success in leading complex, cross-functional initiatives with measurable impact.
- Strong analytical skills with ability to interpret complex data sets and translate them into actionable insights.
- Program Management Skills to provide overall oversight, direction, and governance to steer strategic deliverables to a successful outcome and ensure initiative remains on track.
- Strong written and oral communication skills to program and executive leadership.
- Proficiency in data analysis and visualization tools such as Excel, Tableau, or Power BI.
- Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills.
- Resourceful, proactive and strategic.
- Ability to operate under intense pressure, and rapidly respond to urgent deadlines.
- Commitment to excellence and ability to meet high standards.
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.
- Opportunities to do challenging work.
The expected salary range for this particular position is $160,000-$250,000, depending on your experience, skills, and registration status, market conditions and business needs.
You have the potential to earn more through RBC’s discretionary variable compensation program which gives you an opportunity to increase your total compensation, provided the business meets its performance targets and you meet your individual goals.
RBC’s compensation philosophy and principles recognize the importance of a highly qualified global workforce and plays a critical role in attracting, engaging and retaining talent that:
- Drives RBC’s high-performance culture.
- Enables collective achievement of our strategic goals.
- Generates sustainable shareholder returns and above market shareholder value.
#LI-POST
Job Skills
Deliverables Management, Enterprise Technology Strategy, Location Strategy, Planning, Problem Solving, Program Coordination, Project Management, Project Stakeholder Management, Project Tracking, Status Reporting, Vision Alignment
Additional Job Details
Address:
GOLDMAN SACHS TOWER, 30 HUDSON STREET:JERSEY CITY
City:
Jersey City
Country:
United States of America
Work hours/week:
40
Employment Type:
Full time
Platform:
TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS
Job Type:
Regular
Pay Type:
Salaried
Posted Date:
2025-08-13
Application Deadline:
2025-10-30
Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above
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.