Senior Manager Project & Program Delivery

RBC • Toronto, ON

5d • Onsite

About The Position

GFT’s impact is far-reaching as we collaborate with partners from across the company to deliver innovative and transformative IT solutions. Our clients represent Risk, Finance, HR, CAO, Audit, Legal, Compliance, Financial Crime, Capital Markets, Personal and Commercial Banking and Wealth Management. We also lead the development of digital tools and platforms to enhance collaboration. We believe that innovation should drive all that we do, in challenging assumptions and being big and bold with our ideas. We support our people in developing the technical, business, and professional skills needed to be successful. You will collaborate with partners from across the company, participate in networking events, and have access to a wide variety of supports including mentorship. You will collaborate directly with leaders who believe in celebrating successes and sharing learnings with other teams to promote progress.

Requirements

• Minimum of 10 years as a Senior Project / Program Manager, planning and executing on high complexity, large scale technology projects / programs driven by regulatory compliance requirements (FED, OSFI)
• Highly proficient in project scheduling and risk-based planning, scope change management, budgeting and project costs management, relationship management, resource leveling, risk management, conflict resolution
• Lead KPI / success metric creation, tracking / reporting, trend analysis, issues resolution and escalation
• Excellent communication skills and ability to effectively deliver an impactful story that resonates and engages key stakeholders at all levels; excellent data visualization skills
• Excellent executive presence, with the ability to effectively communicate project / portfolio health and financial performance to senior leaders, surfacing risks/issues that require leadership attention / support to mitigate
• Experience working with both Agile and Waterfall methodologies
• Strong attention to detail and business acumen / organizational awareness, project governance and contract negotiation
• Advanced skills in standard project management tools: MIS, Planview SaaS, MS Project, JIRA, Confluence, Excel and PowerPoint

Nice To Haves

• Project Management/Scrum Master certificate/training
• Previous experience in delivering large regulatory programs/initiatives

Responsibilities

• Drive the project through the end-to-end SDLC in adherence to the Enterprise Project Management Framework, leveraging standard project management tools, processes and best practices
• Drive rigor and simplicity in project health routines, ensuring project status reports are up to date and accurate including financials, issues, risks and key decisions etc.
• Collaborate within the team to evolve standard project management tools, templates and practices / routines (i.e. project/portfolio reporting).
• Closely work with business stakeholders to understand their needs and requirements, report project status, solve problems and use critical thinking to navigate through ambiguity.
• Organizing and coordinating processes and procedures for all project teams to follow within the program.
• Managing all aspects of an organizational program to ensure all projects within the program are implemented, accepted and accomplished within a set deadline.

Benefits

• 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed