City : TORONTO, Ontario, Canada

Category : Strategy | Project & Program Management

Industry : Financial/Banking

Employer : RBC

What is the opportunity?

In this you will own the end-to end product lifecycle from ideation to launch. This role requires driving execution across various initiatives by coordinating different teams. A keen interest in data is beneficial. A successful candidate is a smart individual who can hold their own, cares about the product and has stakeholder empathy

What will you do?

• Own the end-to-end execution of  various products in a dynamic and fast paced environment – from building prototypes and minimum viable products (MVPs) to fully launching these solutions into production
• Facilitate collaborative sessions with large and diverse business stakeholder groups to drive requirements discovery, analysis, and review
• Use your analytical and problem solving skills to break down complex problems and make data-driven decisions and tradeoffs to help set the direction for the team
• Maintain and refine a backlog: create user stories and assign priority to all stories
• Assist in creating product roadmaps and own periodic maintenance of roadmaps
• Closely track internal progress and proactively communicate potential delays with stakeholders
• Assess risk and work with team to create mitigation measures and communicate across stakeholders
• Assist in evaluating ROI for suite of products by assessing cost and economic benefit for individual products
• Dive into the weeds when needed – create mockups, write detailed product specifications, track progress in building prototypes/MVPs, and validate solutions. 
• Coach and manage a group of interns, co-ops and GRPs (Graduate Rotational Program) associates who will assist in driving product execution

What do you need to succeed?

• 2-3 years of Product/ Business Analysis experience preferred
• Strong communication skills
• Enough technical know-how to talk to technical teams about architecture and technical considerations that impact the products developed and to have a thoughtful point of view about solutions
• Experience working in Agile projects
• Working knowledge of JIRA and Confluence

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.

• Excellent exposure to communicate with various business partners and stakeholders in Investor & Treasury Services and within other RBC platforms as appropriate
• Working with an exciting, close-knit, supportive & dynamic group
• Opportunity to collaborate with other business segments within the bank
• Excellent career development and progression opportunities
• A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits
• Competitive compensation