Strategic Program Manager

What is the opportunity?

RBC’s Office of the US CIO is responsible for the oversight of all technology supporting the firm’s Combined US Operations (CUSO). The CUSO includes Capital Markets, Wealth Management, City National Bank, RBC Bank (US), and Global Asset Management within the US. Technology groups supporting the CUSO business lines, both directly and indirectly are included in the purview of the Office of the US CIO.

As the US CIO Office Strategic Program Manager, you will be accountable to the US CIO for the definition, requirements, and delivery of US IT Strategic Programs. This role reports into the Director of the US CIO Business Office.

What will you do?

• Serve as Program Manager for planning, oversight, and execution of planned US IT Strategic & Transformational Initiatives.

• Establish, develop, and maintain strong relationships with Sponsors, Stakeholders, RBC businesses, US IT and enterprise IT partners.

• Manage project plans, cost estimates and actual spend, risks, dependencies, timelines, status and Steering Committee materials/meetings in line with enterprise standards.

• Champion strong project governance and execution assurance processes. 

• Be agile to transition between critical efforts requiring attention and be able to juggle multiple priorities, with focus on attention to detail.

• Perform gap analysis between current and future states; assess and recommend highest value-added solution options.

• Prepare presentation decks related to planning, updates, and outcomes for senior executives.

• Remove impediments to delivery success through the proactive management of external dependencies and simple team problem-solving, considering options and identifying solutions; escalate issues through business and/or IT channels where necessary.

• Define and track KPIs and success metrics to measure the program’s impact on productivity and quality.

What do you need to succeed?

Must have:

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in program management, technical project management, or transformation leadership roles, ideally within software or platform engineering environments.

• Proven experience in location strategy development and execution, preferably technology related.

• Demonstrated success in leading complex, cross-functional initiatives with measurable impact.

• Strong analytical skills with ability to interpret complex data sets and translate them into actionable insights.

• Program Management Skills to provide overall oversight, direction, and governance to steer strategic deliverables to a successful outcome and ensure initiative remains on track.

• Strong written and oral communication skills to program and executive leadership.

• Proficiency in data analysis and visualization tools such as Excel, Tableau, or Power BI.

• Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills.

• Resourceful, proactive and strategic.

• Ability to operate under intense pressure, and rapidly respond to urgent deadlines.

• Commitment to excellence and ability to meet high standards.

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.

The expected salary range for this particular position is $160,000-$250,000, depending on your experience, skills, and registration status, market conditions and business needs.

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

RBC’s compensation philosophy and principles recognize the importance of a highly qualified global workforce and plays a critical role in attracting, engaging and retaining talent that:

• Drives RBC’s high-performance culture.

• Enables collective achievement of our strategic goals.

• Generates sustainable shareholder returns and above market shareholder value.

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Job Skills

Deliverables Management, Enterprise Technology Strategy, Location Strategy, Planning, Problem Solving, Program Coordination, Project Management, Project Stakeholder Management, Project Tracking, Status Reporting, Vision Alignment

Additional Job Details

GOLDMAN SACHS TOWER, 30 HUDSON STREET:JERSEY CITYJersey CityUnited States of America40Full timeTECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONSRegularSalaried2025-08-132025-10-13

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

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