City National Bank ยท 3 weeks ago
Technology Project Senior Manager
City National Bank is a subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada, focused on providing exceptional client relationships. They are seeking a Technology Project Senior Manager to lead and deliver complex technology projects while managing budgets and stakeholder communication effectively.
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Responsibilities
Independently manages multiple long-term complex projects or programs
Independently manages complex project budgets
Independently drives and manages project activities relating to meeting project objectives, budget, scope, quality standards and schedule
Provides a proactive interface between project stakeholders and senior management team to ensure complete and accurate definitions of business requirements and delivery of business applications
Develops, prepares, presents and maintains project plans, including staffing requirements, cost estimates, detailed budgets and work breakdown structures and schedules
Performs project risk assessments, including identifying key risk factors, providing effective mitigation strategies and assigning contingency action plans to both schedules and budgets
Manages projects and teams, including applying established methodologies, using change control templates and processes; managing time and recording activities using defined scheduling tools; monitoring budgets; coordinating resource acquisition and utilization; serving as a liaison with internal customers and external suppliers; and communicating regularly with project stakeholders
Interfaces with all levels of management throughout the bank
Displays creativity when designing solutions to problems
Creates formalized governance structures, reports and presentations
Presents to senior and executive level management
Contributes effectively to the collective team effort and offers ideas and solutions to complex problems
Recognized as a trusted mentor and leader among project managers
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree or equivalent
Minimum of 7 years project manager experience
Minimum of 5 years of experience managing complex technical projects involving large teams
Preferred
2 or more years of banking or financial industry experience preferred
Advanced senior professional with wide ranging experience uses professional concepts and to resolve complex issues in creative and effective ways
Requires specialized depth and or breadth of expertise
Serves as an expert in own discipline or area of specialization
Preferred to have industry knowledge to support the design and/or vendor product selection to solve corporate wide issues or enhancements
Must be extremely knowledgeable in all aspects of project methodology, project management tools and techniques across all project activities
Strong presentation skills with a demonstrated ability to articulate and clearly communicate complex problems and solutions in a simple and logical manner
PMP certification preferred
Agile Scrum Master Certification preferred
2 years of Agile Scrum Master experience preferred
Must be able to create highly complex MS Project plans, MS PowerPoint decks and Excel workbooks
Benefits
Comprehensive healthcare coverage, including Medical, Dental and Vision plans, available the first of the month following start date
Generous 401(k) company matching contribution
Career Development through Tuition Reimbursement and other internal upskilling and training resources
Valued Time Away benefits including vacation, sick and volunteer time
Specialized health and family planning benefits including fertility benefits, and cancer, diabetes and musculoskeletal support programs
Career Mobility support from a dedicated recruitment team
Colleague Resource Groups to support networking and community engagement
Company
City National Bank
City National Bank offers a full complement of banking, trust and investment services. It is a sub-organization of City National.
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