City National Bank · 16 hours ago
Technology Program Mgr
Jersey City, NJ
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$120K/yr - $200K/yr
7+ years expCity National Bank is a subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada, committed to helping clients, colleagues, and communities flourish. The Technology Program Manager will be responsible for the planning and successful delivery of complex technology projects or programs, leading project teams and ensuring alignment with business goals.
BankingFinanceFinancial Services
Responsibilities
Independently manages multiple highly complex long-term projects and/or programs with significant impact on business processes and technology used firm wide
Influences strategic direction and develops tactical plans with substantial latitude
Provides comprehensive solutions to complex problems and has extensive contact with internal clients and the business
Independently manages complex projects and programs from proposal and requirements definition to project planning and implementation, using broad and extensive input from industry and/or business unit subject matter experts
Independently manages highly complex project, program and/or portfolio budgets
Independently drives and manages project, program and/or portfolio activities relating to meeting objectives, budgets, scope, quality standards 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 reports and presentations and presents them to senior and executive level management
Creates effective governance structures and routines that consider strategic goals, existing project portfolios and multi-divisional impacts
Contributes effectively to the collective team effort and offers ideas and solutions to complex problems
Recognized as a trusted mentor and leader throughout the bank and is a credible role model to junior staff and peers
Leads Solution selection and implementation which impacts critical Bank units or functions
Participates in long-range planning and development of application or product roadmaps with business owners
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree or equivalent
Minimum of 7 years of experience managing highly complex technical projects involving large teams
Minimum of 2 years technical program and/or portfolio manager experience
Preferred
2 or more years of banking or financial industry experience preferred
PMP certification preferred
Agile Scrum Master Certification preferred
2 years of Agile Scrum Master experience preferred
Expert professional with deep expertise or unique industry knowledge, uses skills to contribute to development of company objectives and principles and to achieve goals in creative and effective ways. Develops resolutions to critical issues and broad matters
Is recognized as an expert within the company both within and beyond own function
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 program management methodology, project management tools and techniques across all project activities
Excellent presentation skills with a demonstrated ability to articulate and clearly communicate complex problems and solutions in a simple and logical manner
Well-developed analytical skills and demonstrated ability to provide clarity to complex issues and synthesize large amounts of information
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.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
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Leadership Team
Howard Hammond
CEO City National Bank
Fiyaz Khan
Senior Vice President, Structured Products
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