Senior Manager, Projects and Strategic Initiatives, Global Mobility

Royal Bank of Canada

Job title:

Senior Manager, Projects and Strategic Initiatives, Global Mobility

Company

Royal Bank of Canada

Job description

Job Summary

Job Description

What is the opportunity?

As Senior Manager, Projects & Strategic Initiatives, Global Mobility (GM-COE), you will lead cross-functional projects and planning across Operations and Advisory and support the Director, Global Mobility in the advancement and execution of RBC’s Global Mobility COE strategy. You will also be a contributing member to the GM-COE Senior Management Team and will be a key point of contact on project related to Total Rewards Delivery (TRD) as well as the COE’s appointed HR Risk contact.

Please note this is a 12-month contract opportunity, based in Toronto in-office for a minimum of 3 days/week.

What will you do?

  • Project Manage GM COE projects (end-to-end planning, delivery, timelines, accountability tracking, etc.). Includes working with GM COE team members as well as external and internal partners to deliver on cross-functional projects.
  • Collaborate with GM COE Leads to continuously improve / optimize existing programs to improve operational efficiencies, limit costs and enterprise risk while also optimizing the employee experience.

Project Management:

  • GM COE designated project manager and primary point of contact to manage timelines, projects and see GM COE projects from planning stages through to completion.
  • Develop, maintain or assist leads in reviewing, updating or communicating policies, communications, frameworks, administrative guides, etc.
  • Manage work streams and present engagement deliverables, raising risks / issues and providing recommendations to minimize impact on timelines.

Process Improvements:

  • Proactively identify areas within GM COE to focus efforts on program optimization that manage efficiencies, costs and/or reduce risk to the organization while also continuing to deliver an exceptional employee experience.
  • Drive efficiency and effectiveness through continuous process review and improvement, automation and streamlining.

Reporting & Analytics:

  • Works with leads and vendors to develop global metrics/key indicators for all components of Global Mobility inclusive of short-term business travel, international assignments, domestic relocations, etc

Enterprise Support:

  • Leads Incident Management activities if/when an incident arises evaluates the nature and level of operational risks inherent in business activities
  • Primary point of contact for enterprise stakeholders including, but not limited to, risk, IT, corporate tax, legal
  • Other enterprise requirements, as needed

What do you need to succeed?

Must-have

  • 5+ years project management or operations experience gained from a corporate environment
  • Superior organizational and time management skills in order to manage multiple priorities, projects and initiatives; ability to problem solve and facilitate solutions with limited direction
  • Proven relationship management and communication skills to effectively manage relationships across many levels of the organization and multiple functions (as applicable); ability to influence others without direct authority
  • Strong analytical and decision making abilities
  • Strong foundation in project and change management
  • Intellectual curiosity, robust problem solving, and quantitative data analysis skills
  • Interpersonal skills and ability to develop strong relationships at every level of the organization
  • Demonstrated ability in project execution, prioritization and timeline management; self starter; driven to see projects through to completion
  • Comfortable working in ambiguous situations and navigate through complex issues while also knowing how to navigate a large corporate environment
  • Strong written and oral presentation skills and presence; strong technical ability with PowerPoint, Excel and Word

Nice-to-have

  • Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience in a related discipline
  • Experience leading projects, optimizing programs, enabling efficiencies for HR programs or processes is an asset
  • Experience creating dashboards, data sets using MS Excel or other comparable technologies is an asset
  • HR, Project Management, Total Rewards, or Canadian Employee Relocation Council/Worldwide ERC Accreditations

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.

  • Ability to make a difference and lasting impact
  • Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
  • Opportunities to take on progressively greater scopes of work

Job Skills Building Trust, Business Enablement, Business Process Transformation, Communication, Critical Thinking, Curious Mindset, Group Problem Solving, Highly Result Oriented, Human Resources Operations, Prioritization, Process Improvement Management, Project Management, Solutions Development, Written Communication

Additional Job Details

Address: ROYAL BANK PLAZA, 200 BAY ST:TORONTO

City: TORONTO

Country: Canada

Work hours/week: 37.5

Employment Type: Full time

Platform: HUMAN RESOURCES

Job Type: Regular

Pay Type: Salaried

Posted Date: 2024-03-08

Application Deadline: 2024-03-22

Inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment

At 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.

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Location

Toronto, ON

Job date

Sun, 10 Mar 2024 01:30:01 GMT

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