Senior Project Manager

Job summary

The Senior Project Manager will plan and execute complex strategic projects while ensuring alignment with enterprise delivery frameworks and budget constraints. They are responsible for managing cross-functional workflows, mitigating project risks, and facilitating effective communication with stakeholders and executives.

Job details

Job Description What's the opportunity? The Strategic Execution team is looking for a Senior Project Manager to join our team. You will be responsible for planning and executing projects using a standardized program and project management process aligned to the enterprise project delivery lifecycle framework, ensuring efficient and timely delivery of high-impact strategic priorities across the Bank. This role requires a dynamic individual with a high degree of project management expertise who can manage cross-functional workflows, support strategic objectives and ensure projects are delivered within the approved scope, schedule and budget while minimizing disruption to business partners and mitigating risks. The right person for this role will be highly collaborative, with experience navigating complex stakeholder relations. As part of the Process Risk Centre of Excellence and Strategic Execution group under the RBC Chief Controls office, the Strategic Execution team has a mandate to develop and implement a proactive, standardized, scalable program and project management discipline that drives consistency in delivery of strategic objectives, while ensuring execution of RBC enterprise (Board, CoE and Group Executive) and cross-functional business programs and projects. Working within a high-performance area of the Bank, the team provides opportunities for skill development, career advancement, and the chance to work on the Bank’s most ambitious initiatives. What will you do? Plan and execute projects with high level of complexity and uncertainty. Oversee project operating procedures, monitoring the productivity and performance of project team. 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. Raise and track risks, issues and conflicts, remove barriers. Resolve minor project risks, issues and escalate them where appropriate. Manage project communications including status reports to executives, stakeholders, business partners, vendors and project team. Including the effective management of project management repositories. Facilitate Project Sponsor awareness of changes being introduced into the organization by the project and appropriately manage organizational change management. 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 you need to succeed? Must-have: 5+ years’ progressive business project-related experience Advanced project management knowledge including project plan development; scheduling capabilities; project metrics gathering, analyzing, and reporting; risk and issue management; cost/benefit analysis. Proficient in MS Suites. Able to manage ambiguity and navigate challenging situations effectively Excellent verbal, written communication, analytical and problem-solving skills Growth mindset, proactively seek out industry trends and organizational practices to explore alternative approaches and/or solutions Experience with Iterative Waterfall, Agile, Kanban delivery methodologies Nice-to-have: Internal Audit experience an asset PMP certification or equivalent (preferred) Experience with Planview application What's in for you? A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including great benefits, annual incentive program and recognition Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities A dynamic, collaborative, and high-performing team environment Opportunities to do challenging work and grow your career Positive work culture emphasizing diversity and inclusion, volunteerism and community involvement Job Skills Agile Methodology, 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 Address: 180 WELLINGTON ST W:TORONTO City: Toronto Country: Canada Work hours/week: 37.5 Employment Type: Full time Platform: CHIEF LEGAL & ADMIN OFFICE GRP Job Type: Regular Pay Type: Salaried Posted Date: 2026-09-16 Application Deadline: 2026-09-30 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. 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What you’ll do

The Senior Project Manager will plan and execute complex strategic projects while ensuring alignment with enterprise delivery frameworks and budget constraints. They are responsible for managing cross-functional workflows, mitigating project risks, and facilitating effective communication with stakeholders and executives.

Requirements

Candidates must have at least 5 years of progressive business project-related experience and advanced knowledge of project management methodologies. Proficiency in MS Suites and experience with Agile, Waterfall, or Kanban delivery frameworks are required for success in this role.

Benefits

• Comprehensive Total Rewards Program • Annual incentive program • Recognition • Coaching • Career development opportunities • Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Listed skills

• Problem solving · Preferred
• Risk Management · Preferred
• Communication · Preferred
• Reporting · Preferred
• Kanban · Preferred
• Project management · Preferred
• Stakeholder Management · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Project management
• Strategic planning
• Risk management
• Stakeholder management
• Agile methodology
• Waterfall model
• Kanban
• Budget management
• Communication
• Problem-solving
• Analytical skills
• MS Suites
• Organizational change management
• Resource coordination
• Governance
• Reporting
• Influencing Skills
• Project Schedules
• Workplace Inclusivity
• Stakeholder Communications
• Strategic Objectives
• Influencing Without Authority
• Organizational Change Management
• Issue Management
• Workflow Management
• Growth Mindedness
• Waterfall Methodology
• Strategic Prioritization
• Project Delivery
• Planning
• Agile Methodology
• Cost Benefit Analysis
• Management
• Project Planning
• Scalability
• Innovation
• Internal Auditing
• Problem Solving
• Project Management
• Project Management Professional Certification
• Project Risk Management
• Project Sponsorship
• Coaching
• Time Management
• Timelines
• Writing
• Scheduling
• Dealing With Ambiguity
• Coordinating
• Resourcing

Job areas

• Management & Leadership
• Finance & Accounting
• Consulting
• Administrative
• Project Manager
• Project Manager (General)
• Management and Organization Analysts
• Project Management Specialists