Senior Manager, CB Portfolio Management and Governance

Requisition ID: 224959

Join a purpose driven winning team, committed to results, in an inclusive and high-performing culture.

Purpose

Leads and oversees CB Project Portfolio Management and Governance ensuring successful execution of initiatives in alignment with CB Business strategies, and in compliance with Bank’s policy.

Accountabilities

• Provide oversight, support and monitoring for all aspects of CB Portfolio Management aligned to CB strategy; and in compliance to Strategic Investment Portfolio (SIP) Policy and Execution Standards, and Divisional PMO (DPMO) processes
• Implement structure and processes for improved transparency and effective decision making to enable effective project portfolio performance
• Develops portfolio insights and opportunities through systemic improvements leveraging various Tools
• Contributes actively to CB Executive Forums and Committee; builds agenda to provide data insights, succinct conclusions, insightful recommendations; and creates strategic presentations to faciliate effective conversations and decision making.
• Compliance to DPMO KPIs and Executive reporting; and actively represents the team in various forums with EPMO, Enterprise Delivery Framework forums, and Control Functions.
• Leads large scale change management initiatives across CB Business lines and project teams.
• Builds strong relationships with key stakeholders, including Enterprise PMO, Project Controls, Finance, Planning , Value Realization teams, and CB Business teams.
• Collaborates effectively with peers and functional teams to bring a holistic view of CB Portfolio management
• Actively seeks and evaluates opportunities for increased efficiency through automation and works with key stakeholders to implement changes as appropriate.
• Builds a high-performance environment and implements a people strategy that attracts, retains, develops and motivates their team by fostering an inclusive work environment and using a coaching mindset and behaviors; communicating vison/values/business strategy; and, managing succession and development planning for the team.
• Understand how the Bank’s risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions.
  
  

Dimensions

• The candidate will be required to manage large scale Canadian banking portfolio with complex structure across CB Business Lines
• This role interacts with various stakeholders including cross functional teams, CB Business Line stakeholders, and Enterprise partners (EPMO, EDF, Project Controls etc.)
• It is essential that the incumbant be proactive, eager to learn, able to work independently and have a 'Can Do' attitude.
• Superior leadership skills, a strong ability to mentor and develop others, excellent interpersonal and communication skills (written, verbal and presentation).
• Facilitation skills with demonstrated experience in running brainstorming and problem solving sessions
• Ability to manage competing priorities and deliver to expected timelines
  
  

Education/Experience

• Minimum education level of a University Degree in Accounting, Business or Finance
• Certification related to Project management, Scrum, or Scaled Agile
• Working towards or have CPA or other accounting designation is a plus
• 5+ years experience working in Financial Sector or Banking industry is preferred, preferably within Finance or Project Management.
• Strong knowledge and/or experience of End-to-End Project Life Cycle and Software Development Lifecycle
• Strong Knowledge and/or experience of Bank’s Policies and Procedures
• Exposure to stakeholder management across highly matrixed organizations
• Expert knowledge of Excel, PowerPoint, and similar Tools
• Strong knowledge of data management, aggregation and analysis techniques
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, and experience with presentations
• Strong business acumen, planning and organization skills
• Strong strategic and critical thinking
• Flexible and adaptable to rapidly changing environment
• Ability to manage competing priorities and time commitments
• Strong work ethic, continuous improvement mindset with a can-do attitude
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Experience visualizing/presenting data for stakeholders using data visualization tools such as Power BI or Tableau
  
  

Location(s): Canada : Ontario : Toronto