Royal Bank of Canada

Job Summary

Job Description

What is the opportunity?

The Program Control Officer will perform one or more of the many ongoing processes governed by the Regulatory Technology Delivery team in Technology and Operations and alignment to the PMO processes and methodologies within RBC. This primarily includes the logistics, maintenance of the regulatory program schedules /or individual project plans. It includes managing and tracking of the overall regulatory portfolio financials, management of action items, issues and risks, change requests, logging inter project dependencies, status reporting for Operating Groups and Executives, and document and communications management duties at the portfolio and program or project level.

What will you do?

• Monitors, documents and supports program Cost/Financial Management control processes for the programs and the overall portfolio
• Assist Program Leads with consolidation of the individual project plans into program integrated plan
• Creation of dependency diagrams, key milestone tracking charts and high level timelines that can be presented to executives
• Assist in the development and analysis of financial forecast reporting (e.g. identify tracking variances, integrate risks / issues with financial forecasting)
• Performing periodic program schedule variance analysis and prepare variance reports for the Program Managers and for the overall portfolio
• Assist in the collection and analysis of contractor/vendor timesheets and invoices
• Responsible for all delegated deliverables within the program as determined by the Portfolio Lead and the Program Director/Managers
• Responsible for portfolio and program level reporting, including providing assistance to Program Leadership team in preparing project/program presentations, status updates, meeting agendas & minutes, communications and ad hoc reporting as required

What do you need to succeed?

Must-have

• 2-3 years of relevant experience
• Experience in a similar role supporting program/ portfolio management
• Project management experience in both iterative Waterfall and Agile methodologies ( including use of MS project and Jira/ Confluence)
• Knowledge related to program/project cost management, assumptions and risk based planning, risk assessment, schedule management, status reporting, general administration, and program/project management frameworks
• Undergraduate degree in Finance or Accounting

Nice-to-have

• Experience working in software project management environments
• Undergraduate degree in Information Technology, finance, accounting, business management or a related field an asset.
• Experience working with financial forecasting and project tools MIS, Planview, Tableau, Confluence, JIRA
• Experience managing a work package on a project an asset.

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
• Flexible work/life balance options
• Opportunities to do challenging work
• Opportunities to take on progressively greater accountabilities
• Opportunities to building close relationships with clients

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Job Skills

Business Oriented, Communication, Decision Making, Financial Forecasting, Financial Management, Long Term Planning, Management Controls, Organizational Change Management, Program Controls, Program Leadership, Program Management, Resource Coordination, Results-Oriented, Team Management, Time Management

Additional Job Details

Address:

330 FRONT ST W:TORONTO

City:

TORONTO

Country:

Canada

Work hours/week:

37.5

Employment Type:

Full time

Platform:

TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS

Job Type:

Regular

Pay Type:

Salaried

Posted Date:

2025-06-17

Application Deadline:

2025-07-07

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

Inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment

At 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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