Royal Bank of Canada
Job title:
Senior Project Manager/Scrum Master – GFT – Halifax
Company
Royal Bank of Canada
Job description
Job SummaryJob DescriptionWhat is the opportunity?We are looking for a Senior Project Manager / Scrum Master to join the BMCC (Brand, Marketing, Communications, & Citizenship) Tech team. You will be part of an agile development team that works with a broad range of technologies, internal teams, and third party vendor partners. You will be leading project management activities on a variety of small – large sized projects and demonstrate advance knowledge in all aspects of requirements planning, elicitation, analysis, documentation, and support planning. In addition to executing on the book of work, you will also be collaborating, innovating, and ideating in a flexible environment.
You will be working on a broad range of exciting projects as a member of a cross-functional team of specialists (Scrum Master, Product Owners, Developers, Quality Assurance Engineers, UI / UX Designer). You’ll have access to subject matter experts, coaches, technical training & resources, and will be reporting into the Senior Manager of Corporate Citizenship .What will you do?
- Facilitate Agile initiatives from initiation through release, providing oversight to ensure alignment with RBC Agile/Scrum practices, including but not limited to, project kick-off, sprint, release and deployment planning
- Accountable alongside the scrum team for the achievement of release objectives and results that meet LOB stakeholders’ needs and expectations
- Track and manage risks to delivery and reporting financials for the Team
- Facilitate discussion leading to collective decision-making, goal setting and conflict resolution within the team
- Remove impediments to deliver success through the proactive management of external dependencies and simple team problem-solving, considering options and selecting solutions; escalate issues through business and/or IT channels where necessary
- Accountable for creating and maintaining the appropriate vehicles for open communication within the scrum team (e.g. tracker boards) to create a trusting and safe team environment. Manage team performance to promote joint accountability for results and solve productivity issues
- Facilitating and engaging in business analysis, user experience and technical conversations across platforms. Navigating and identifying shared IT services required by the team in the delivery of its objectives
What do you need to succeed?
Must-have
- 3+ years experience in project delivery with agile teams
- Experience in software development and/or project management and/or business (system) analysis or other relevant professional experience
- Experience with agile practices including scrum/Kanban, agile ceremonies (standups, backlog refinement, team demos) and tools such as Jira and Confluence
- Experience delivering small to medium complex projects within agile team and Clear understanding of the various activities within a delivery project
- Experience scheduling activities across all delivery teams to deliver a common capability, and Strong communication skills with ability to work cross-functionally to articulate, measure and solve issues
Nice-to-have
- Knowledge of Scaled Agile practices
- Knowledge of collaboration tools – JIRA and Confluence
- Experience with Planview and/or RBC MIS (Management Information System)
- Basic financial experience
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
- Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
- Opportunities to do challenging work
- Opportunities to take on progressively greater accountabilities
#LI-Hybrid#LI-POST#TECHPJJob Skills Agile Project Management, Atlassian Confluence, Atlassian JIRA, Business Oriented, Communication, Group Problem Solving, Leadership, Long Term Planning, Meeting Management, Organizational Change Management, Project Administration, Project Finances, Project Resource Allocation, Scrum Software Development, Stakeholder Management, Status Reporting, Team Coaching, Time Management, Waterfall Project ManagementAdditional Job DetailsAddress: 120 WESTERN PKY:BEDFORDCity: BEDFORDCountry: CanadaWork hours/week: 37.5Employment Type: Full timePlatform: TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONSJob Type: RegularPay Type: SalariedPosted Date: 2024-11-15Application Deadline: 2024-11-30Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date aboveInclusion and Equal Opportunity EmploymentAt RBC, we embrace diversity and inclusion for innovation and growth. We are committed to building inclusive teams and an equitable workplace for our employees to bring their true selves to work. We are taking actions to tackle issues of inequity and systemic bias to support our diverse talent, clients and communities.We also strive to provide an accessible candidate experience for our prospective employees with different abilities. Please let us know if you need any accommodations during the recruitment process.Join our Talent CommunityStay in-the-know about great career opportunities at RBC. Sign up and get customized info on our latest jobs, career tips and Recruitment events that matter to you.Expand your limits and create a new future together at RBC. Find out how we use our passion and drive to enhance the well-being of our clients and communities at .
Expected salary
Location
Bedford, NS
Job date
Sun, 17 Nov 2024 00:33:12 GMT
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