Senior Project Manager

Job Description

Application Deadline: March 6, 2026

This role can be located in Canada or the Trinidad and Tobago market, where the successful candidate resides

What is the opportunity?

In this role you will plan and executes projects with a moderate to high value/cost and level of complexity, ensuring operational effectiveness and adherence to the Enterprise Initiative Management Framework and PMO standards while balancing multiple and competing demands, and priorities. You will be responsible for developing and maintaining detailed project schedules, this role also acts as a point of control of the project's financial management processes and development of reporting for senior leadership and executives. You will also be responsible for project control management and artifact documentation (i.e., Issues, Risks, Assumptions, Dependencies etc.) and other general project reporting.

What will you do?

• Plan and execute projects/programs with high (benefit/cost), and a high or greater level of complexity and uncertainty, including managing project scope, requirements change, multiple and competing demands, and priorities as well as determining and conveying impact on budget, time and risk using appropriate fact-based metrics and assumptions
• Work with Business/Technology Owners and functional partners to ensure deliverables achieve the business result that enables value creation.
• Seek industry trends and organizational knowledge to understand alternative approaches and/or solutions.
• Facilitate joint planning with the client in the early stages of project formation
• Develop integrated baseline project plans applying estimated models; documents estimating assumptions, refines plans and manages performance against them
• Determine quality standards and oversees the execution / production of management documents.
• Identify and manage project costs and budgets anticipating operational and tactical risks
• Raise and track issues and conflicts, removes barriers, resolves minor project issues, and escalates them to immediate manager when required
• Facilitate schedule and cost forecasting; mentor project managers in determining risk-based provisions.
• Establish and maintain effective project routines, facilitating and planning ceremonies in line with RBC's AMF/iWF Project Frameworks, and ensure clear, concise, and timely communication across the project deliverables.

What do you need to succeed?

Must-have

• Undergraduate degree Business/Engineering
• 5+ years' progressive project-related experience
• Experience managing projects including program leadership, schedule management; change management, status management, risk, and issue management, financial and benefits management, stakeholder management.
• Advanced stakeholder management knowledge and leadership skills
• Expert understanding and experience with project delivery frameworks including Agile, Iterative Waterfall, and Hybrid.
• Business oriented with a growth mindset, open to learning and finding new and innovative ways to provide value sooner.
• Proficient in key delivery tools including Planview, MS Project, Jira, Leankit, Confluence

Nice to have

• Certified Scrum Master (CSM) Designation and/or Project Management Professional/Program Management Professional (PMP/PGMP) Designation.

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
• Opportunities to do challenging work
• Ability to make a difference and lasting impact
• Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities
• Flexible workplace

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I nclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment

At RBC, we believe an inclusive workplace that has diverse perspectives is core to our continued growth as one of the largest and most successful banks in the world. Maintaining a workplace where our employees feel supported to perform at their best, effectively collaborate, drive innovation, and grow professionally helps to bring our Purpose to life and create value for our clients and communities. RBC strives to deliver this through policies and programs intended to foster a workplace based on respect, belonging and opportunity for all.

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