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RBC · 17 hours ago

Director, PMO and Change Management

RBC is a leading bank seeking a Director of PMO and Change Management to join their Operations Strategy and Transformation team. This role involves overseeing project governance, leading a team of project management professionals, and ensuring timely delivery of the bank's project portfolio while also managing change initiatives across the organization.

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Responsibilities

Working with RBC Bank Senior Management team in designing, establishing and monitoring the Bank’s project management Objective and Key Results (OKRs)
Lead and mentor a team of Project Management professions on using a disciplined project management approach, and coaching them on their project-related roles and responsibilities
Ensure adherence and compliance to Enterprise Project Delivery Risk Standard (EPDR), improve project management quality standard, and standardize project documentation and management approach
Perform continuous monitoring and governance on the overall health of the Bank’s project portfolio; provide effective challenge to work plan, schedules, estimates, resource plans, and budget
Evaluating and providing guidance during the mobilization and planning stages of large transformational programs
Overseeing the hiring, development and management of project execution professionals (Project Managers, Project Control Officers, Program Managers), including both internal staff and external contractors
Supporting Chief Operating Officer and RBC Bank Senior Management team in ensuring all projects and program are cohesive and in line with organizational goals
Closely partner with Finance and IT, provide guidance and support to initiative sponsors and sponsor representatives in the development of business case / Project Approval Request (PAR); making economic comparisons of development schemes; recommending options to minimize the possibility of costly future changes
Prepare material for and lead the initiative prioritization exercise at Program Operating Group (POG) and Investment Review Board (IRB), to review and approve initiative resources and funding allocations
Support project benefit estimation and lead ongoing benefit reporting to bring transparency and awareness to return on investment (ROI; ensure clear benefit ownership accountability
Act as the Change Champion for the bank by constantly evaluating processes and suggesting improvements for efficiency gain
Embrace innovation and having a continuous improvement mindset by leveraging Retrospective and Lessons Learnt to enhance bank’s agility and effectiveness
Chairing the Change Management Oversight Group with cross functional partners to ensure that changes outside of the initiative portfolio are executed with a balance between achieving business objective and prudent risk management approach

Qualification

Program ManagementChange ManagementProject ManagementPeople ManagementPMP CertificationBudgetingInformation Technology (IT) ProjectsLong Term PlanningProject PortfolioResource ManagementVision AlignmentCross-Team CollaborationDecision MakingTeam Management

Required

Bachelor's Degree, and/or equivalent combination of education and experience
10+ years within Financial Services, and/or Technology industry
5-7 years experiences in Large Program Management and/or Program Delivery experience
People Management experience

Preferred

PMP Certification

Benefits

401(k) program with company-matching contributions
Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
Paid-time off

Company

Royal Bank of Canada is a global financial institution with a purpose-driven, principles-led approach to delivering leading performance.

H1B Sponsorship

RBC has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (29)
2024 (17)
2023 (3)
2022 (4)
2021 (1)
2020 (2)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$16.3B
2025-10-30Post Ipo Debt· $5B
2025-09-15Post Ipo Debt· $1.35B
2025-07-10Post Ipo Debt· $177.74M

Leadership Team

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Graeme Hepworth
Chief Risk Officer
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Kelly Bradley
Chief Human Resources Officer
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