Program Director, GFT
RBC Capital
Job Summary
Job Description
What is the opportunity?
In this role you will be managing strategic projects in the Global Functions Technology team, focused on Risk, Compliance & Data portfolio. You will be leading concurrent projects utilizing shared resources, with aggressive timelines. The project methodology being followed is both Agile and Iterative Waterfall.
What will you do?
- Lead, direct and oversee activities on planning, delivery and implementation to ensure enterprise-wide program strategic goals and objectives are accomplished within approved time frames, scope and budget. Lead team & liaison with RBC business and service partners, including external third party vendors.
- Work directly with Risk & Compliance Change Management and across business partners. Manage programs with high amount of value (benefit/cost), complexity and uncertainty or manages sub-programs within a very large program
- Translate the project vision into program high level scope, design and executables. Ensure alignment with enterprise-wide Business & IT Architecture.
- Develop, monitor and execute project plans and coordinate timely execution of major milestones, approvals, sign-offs and implementation. Coordinate release of deliverables mitigating any risks & issues.
- Regularly report progress of project status, milestones, achievements, RAID and budgetary standing in both formal (e.g. Executive Steering Committee) and informal settings
- Work with vendors and suppliers to procure equipment and technology. Actively manage all vendor deliverables for the project.
- Communicate effectively with all internal and external stakeholders & users. Coach and mentor individual project managers who have a direct reporting line and/or contributing into the program
- In conjunction with business partners, develop and present project business cases to the appropriate approval committees
- Provide regular risk assessments and work with Operational Risk team on mitigation strategies and monitoring
What do you need to succeed?
Must Have
- Experience in managing delivery of application development programs of approx. $5MM to 20MM annual spend of high complexity, managing project scope, time, cost and quality in a matrix environment
- High level of general management skills, including leading, negotiating, communicating and team building. Must have experience in running Agile and Iterative projects.
- A minimum of 10 years success as an IT project manager, with proven people management skills
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Engineering, IT, or a related field
- Advanced Microsoft Project & Powerpoint
Nice to Have
- Experience with Risk, Compliance & Data strategy projects
- Experience working in Financial Institutions
- Experience using PlanView & JIRA
- Advanced Visio knowledge
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
- A world-class training program in financial services
- Flexible work/life balance options
- Opportunities to do challenging work
- Opportunities to take on progressively greater accountabilities
- Opportunities to building close relationships with clients
- Access to a variety of job opportunities across business and geographies
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Job Skills
Adaptability, Budgeting, Communication, Cross-Team Collaboration, Decision Making, Deliverables Management, Information Technology (IT) Projects, Large Group Presentations, Long Term Planning, People Management, Program Management, Project Management, Project Planning, Resource Management, Risk Management, Team Management, Vision AlignmentAdditional Job Details
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