Senior Project Manager/ Scrum Master

Royal Bank of Canada • Toronto, ON

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Reporting to the Custody Domain Program Director, the Senior Project Manager, WII Business Technology is responsible for managing the initiation, planning, and execution of waterfall/agile projects. You will provide expertise in managing vendor deliverables, integration, data, and reporting. You will be responsible for building relationships between IT, Vendor, & Business stakeholders at all levels of the organization, engender a positive environment and ensure your projects are successfully executed.
This role brings strong project management and scrum master knowledge and experience, effective written and verbal communication skills, a strong work ethic and a demonstrated capability to multi-task effectively. This role requires strong interpersonal, organizational and problem-solving skills as well as a demonstrated sense of urgency to respond to changing priorities at at times. This is complemented by a positive attitude and a willingness to take accountability for results achieved.

Requirements

• 10+ years of combined Project Management and Scrum Master experience working on medium-to-high complexity initiatives.
• 5+ years of experience in Agile Project Management and/or Senior Scrum Master roles, with expertise in both waterfall and Agile methodologies.
• Extensive experience in managing technology and business projects with high degree of complexity, systems integration and organizational change management.
• Proven ability to manage high-visibility projects with strong executive presence and excellent communication, presentation, and facilitation skills.
• Undergraduate degree with CSM, PMP or equivalent certification with proficiency in JIRA, Confluence, and SharePoint.
• Strong understanding of change and risk management, SDLC, and advanced knowledge of Agile Project Management workflows, including sprint backlogs, milestones, release burndowns, and work-back schedules.
• A proactive, "can-do" attitude with a sense of urgency and flexibility.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in a matrix environment, preferably within a financial institution.

Responsibilities

• Manages program/program sometimes with multiple workstreams that could be managed by other PMs/Scrum Masters.
• Applies experience and seasoned knowledge, skills, and practices to perform a variety of assignments.
• Serving as a liaison and building bridges among team members within the project, including vendors. Collaborate with internal and external partners (e.g. Vendors, RBC IT teams, Product)
• Develop and manage the detailed schedule, identify early warning indicators, provide direction for early resolution of risks, issues and clear escalation path for project committees.
• Develop PARs and oversee financials and staffing levels to efficiently meet project delivery requirements, complete risk assessments, and tracks value for effective decision-making.
• Build / present for Senior Director & VP level presentations & project communications.
• Initiates process improvements and promotes agile enablement within the team.

Benefits

• A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits and competitive compensation
• Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities
• Ability to make a difference and lasting impact
• Flexible work/life balance options
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
• Opportunities to do challenging work

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees