Lead Project Manager

Job Description

What is the opportunity?

Do you have the ability to take a napkin sketch and see it through to business value delivery? If so, this might be the role for you. As Lead Project Manager with Global Asset Management (GAM), you are responsible for planning and executing programs and projects with moderate to high level of value (benefit/cost), and a high level of complexity and uncertainty. You have the ability to set up a program or project, build relationships, determine dependencies and resource requirements, impact and influence stakeholders, and see a project through to delivery. This includes managing scope, requirements changes, multiple and competing demands and priorities as well as determining and conveying impact on budget, time, and risk using appropriate fact-based metrics/assumptions. You will bridge vendor, business, and technology worlds to deliver solutions that your clients value.

What will you do?

• Display project leadership skills through stakeholder management, team leadership, and management of internal and external dependencies.
• Excel in project delivery by establishing and maintaining effective project routines, KPIs and metrics (including status reporting), project compliance requirements, and clear, concise and timely communication is consistent across the project deliverables.
• As required, build programs and projects from the ground up, ensuring appropriate governance in place, stakeholders aligned, and resourcing secured.
• Lead an established technology team through ongoing delivery of functional capabilities aligned to business value and accountable for achieving release objectives, managing risks to delivery.
• Display effective schedule management skills using scheduling and estimating tools (e.g. Burndown charts, project plans) to estimate and sequence project tasks, milestones and deliverables in alignment with desired outcomes.
• Excel in financial management through cost estimation within appropriate degrees of confidence, monitoring and controlling of project costs (forecasts, baselines, actuals and benefits) and the PAR process, as well as contributing to the benefit management process.
• Demonstrate exceptional stakeholder management in a complex business and technology environment across different lines of business.
• Lead and mentor a team of Project Managers, fostering a culture of excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Act as a link between business and technology and ensure both aspects of any project are speaking the same language and working toward a common goal.

What do you need to succeed?

Must Have

• 7+ years Project Management experience with a proven track record of successfully delivering medium and/or large complexity technology projects with a wide range of geographically diverse stakeholders and skillsets.
• Proven ability to manage highly visible programs/projects with third party vendors.
• Advanced communication skills including presentation, facilitation, verbal and written with comfort presenting to senior level management and executives.
• Ability to prioritize work for the greatest impact through effective decision-making skills.
• Continuously seek to improve team performance by promoting accountability for results, along with a growth mindset and the desire to continuously learn and improve.
• Advanced knowledge of change, issue, and risk management and advanced knowledge of software development lifecycle (SDLC) within Waterfall and Agile delivery methodologies/day-2-day ceremonies.
• Demonstrated ability to impact and influence others without formal reporting lines. People management experience is an asset.
• Ability to coach teams and individuals in regards to their project delivery practices.

Nice to Have

• Project/Program Management/Scrum certifications
• Asset Management experience/knowledge
• Experience with Charles River products
• Change Management Experience
• Experience leading geographically dispersed teams, team members, and projects
• Advanced understanding and experience of RBC's Agile, iWF, and Business Agility project management frameworks and tools (e.g. Planview, MS Project, Jira, Leankit, Confluence)

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.
• Opportunities to do challenging work.
• Opportunities to take on progressively greater accountabilities.
• A world-class training program in financial services.

Job Skills

Adaptability, Budgeting, Business Oriented, Decision Making, Long Term Planning, Resource Management, Results-Oriented, Team Management, Time Management, Waterfall Model

Additional Job Details

Address:

RBC CENTRE, 155 WELLINGTON ST W:TORONTO

City:

Toronto

Country:

Canada

Work hours/week:

37.5

Employment Type:

Full time

Platform:

WEALTH MANAGEMENT

Job Type:

Regular

Pay Type:

Salaried

Posted Date:

2026-04-28

Application Deadline:

2026-05-13

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above

Compensation for this position (including salary and discretionary/variable payments) will be determined by factors, including but not limited to candidate's experience, skills, registration status, performance, individual goals, market conditions, and business needs.

Pay Range

The expected pay range for this position is:

$90,000.00 - $140,000.00

The pay range provided is for the primary work location referenced in the Additional Job Details section of this job posting. Pay ranges may differ based on location. If the posting lists multiple job locations, a recruiter can confirm availability of the role and the relevant pay rage for the additional locations listed. RBC supports pay transparency and we strive to ensure all pay ranges are competitive, fair, and equitable.

You have the potential to earn RBC's discretionary variable compensation program which gives you an opportunity to increase your total compensation, provided that business meets its performance targets and you meet your individual goals.

Our Employment Opportunities

At RBC, we are guided by living shared values of Client First, Integrity, Collaboration, Respect and Excellence and winning together as One 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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