Senior IT Project Manager, GFT

1 month ago


Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Royal Bank of Canada Full time

Project Manager for Anti-Money Laundering IT team required to lead projects, apply Agile processes, resolve impediments, manage risks, and drive continuous improvement.

We are seeking a highly motivated Project Manager to join the Anti-Money Laundering (AML) IT team at Global Functions Technology (GFT), part of RBC's Technology and Operations division. This individual will play a key role in supporting transformation initiatives, project delivery, and driving the culture and behaviors needed to succeed with a client-centric approach.

The successful candidate will lead projects and apply Agile processes, resolve impediments, manage risks, and drive continuous improvement for AML IT teams. Key responsibilities include:

  • Delivering initiatives using Agile and Iterative Waterfall, communicating cross-functionally, and ensuring transparency of progress and outcomes.
  • Removing impediments to deliver outcomes and results through proactive management of external dependencies, critical thinking/problem solving, and development of new solutions or approaches to ongoing challenges.
  • Continuously seeking to improve team performance by promoting joint accountability for results and solving productivity issues.
  • Developing and managing the detailed schedule, identifying early warning indicators, providing direction for early resolution of risks, issues, and clear escalation path for program committees.
  • Overseeing financials and staffing levels to efficiently meet project delivery requirements and tracks value for effective decision-making.
  • Collaborating with internal and external partners, including vendors, RBC IT teams, and business partners.
  • Building and presenting reporting for management-level presentations and ensuring the completion of risk assessments and the identification and execution of contingency plans.

The ideal candidate will have:

  • An undergraduate degree in Business, Technology, or Financial Services with 3+ years of Project Management and/or Senior-level Scrum Master experience, including both Waterfall and Agile project management.
  • Knowledge of Agile Project Management workflows, including milestones, critical paths, product, and sprint backlogs, with proficiency in JIRA, Confluence, and SharePoint.
  • Ability to manage projects with third-party vendors and significant technology components.
  • Knowledge of change management and risk management, with a working knowledge of Software development lifecycle (SDLC).
  • Strong communication, presentation, and facilitation skills.

Nice-to-have qualifications include:

  • PMP certification or equivalent.
  • CSM - Certified Scrum Master Certification.

We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards Program, including bonuses and flexible benefits, competitive compensation, commissions, and stock where applicable. Our leaders support your development through coaching and managing opportunities. You will work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team. We also offer a world-class training program in financial services and flexible work/life balance options.

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

We are committed to building inclusive teams and an equitable workplace for our employees to bring their true selves to work. We strive to provide an accessible candidate experience for our prospective employees with different abilities.



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