Senior Project Manager

Manages the planning, organization and implementation of projects. Applies extensive, in-depth knowledge, skills, and practices to perform complex assignments.

What is the opportunity?

In this role as Senior Project Manager/Scrum Master, you will independently manage projects of varying sizes to support the consistent and efficient management of data across RBC. Lead and oversee delivery activities to ensure strategic goals and objectives are accomplished within approved time frames, scope and budget. You will be highly effective as either a Project Manager or Scrum Master, to ensure on time, on budget delivery of business value, helping business stakeholders meet all benefit commitments and business outcomes as well as contribute to the continuous improvement of Chief Data Office (CDO) teams and capabilities.

What will you do?

Project Planning & Execution

• Effectively manage project deliverables for CDO teams and capabilities; Including integration of vendor products and in-house applications; lead initiatives supporting new technologies and channels, new product implementation, regulatory change and business efficiency enhancements
• Develop and manage detailed schedules, identify early warning indicators, provide direction for early resolution of risks, issues and clear escalation path for program committees
• Oversee financials and staffing levels to efficiently meet project delivery requirements and track value for effective decision-making
• Satisfy multiple stakeholders in a very complex and demanding business and technology environment; Deliver business results on high-profile and business-critical assignments
• Lead program management reporting for senior management/executives
• Resolve complex issues and conflicts, act as a point of escalation and promptly engage executives where required
• Review management artifacts(including but not limited to PMA, Business Case, Risk Assessments, PMF/AMF, etc.) and ensure the programs are structured for success
• Integrate PMF and AMF artifacts used by external programs with the Business Agile artifacts used by CDO management without unnecessary duplication

Continuous Process Improvement

• Support and enhance the CDO business agile approach of quarterly planning and delivery using Objectives and Key Results (OKRs)
• Act as a servant leader for delivery teams, while ensuring correct metrics are in place to capture performance and best practices are applied to foster continuous improvement

Enhance Relationships with Stakeholders

• Provide superior client experience, strengthen relationship with business partners, sponsors and IT partners
• Facilitate relationship with third party consultants to meet program deliverables
• Provide senior management and executives with timely updates on progress and any program issues
• Lead by example to maximize employee performance and standards of excellence

What do you need to succeed?

Must-have

• Post- Secondary education or equivalent, Finance, Business Administration or Computer Science
• 7+ years of project management/scrum master experience
• Experience managing large transformation programs involving cross-enterprise teams across multiple disciplines and of a business/functional unit significance
• Experience working with Third Party Suppliers (experience working with and managing external suppliers, or having dealt with difficult situations)
• Working knowledge and experience of SDLC and Agile delivery methodologies and tools (Jira & Confluence)
• Experience with project plan development and management, estimation, scheduling methodology, project metrics, analysis, status reporting, and change management
• Experience with MIS and Planview
• Excellent communication (written and verbal), presentation, facilitation and interpersonal skills.
• Solid understanding of product management to facilitate effective backlog prioritization and ensure alignment with both internal teams and external stakeholders.

Nice-to-have

• PMP/PgMP Certification, Scrum Master Certification (CSM, CSP or SAFe), PMI-ACP
• Experience reviewing artifacts, including code reviews(application and test automation scripts)
• Experience using SDLC, QE and DevOps tools(JIRA, GitHub, Jenkins, UrbanCodeDeploy, qTest, etc.)
• Experience in collaborating with Product Managers to interpret data insights which supports continuous improvement in agile processes and the delivery of data-related solutions.
• Experience in Data Governance tools like Collibra, Informatica

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 and competitive compensation
• Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
• Opportunities to do challenging work

Job Skills

Business Oriented, Communication, Group Problem Solving, Long Term Planning, Meeting Management, Organizational Change Management, Resource Coordination, Results-Oriented, Time Management, Waterfall Project Management

Additional Job Details

175 WESTERN PKY:BEDFORDBEDFORDCanada37.5Full timeSTRATEGY AND ADMINISTRATIONRegularSalaried2024-09-202024-09-28