2025 Fall Student - Jr. Project Manager (4 months)

Job Summary

Participates in and supports the operational activities of a business unit. Applies experience and complete working knowledge of the job and policies/practices to perform a combination of routine tasks and varied administrative/operational assignments.

Job Description

Please note: This posting is for a 4-month Student Fall 2025 placement with a start date of September 2025 and end-date of December 2025.

In order to be eligible for this 4-month Student position, you must either:

• Be returning back to school after the work term end-date of December 2025; or
• If you are not returning back to school (i.e. are graduating in September/December 2025), but you require the work term as a mandatory component to in order to graduate successfully.
  
  

Please ensure that you meet these eligibility requirements before applying - candidates who apply but are found to be ineligible are not able to be considered.

What is the opportunity?

RBC’s Value Office group is seeking a highly motivated and talented student for a four-month term. The department consists of Program Managers, Project Managers and Business Analysts; a group of diverse and skilled professionals who play an integral role in the execution of projects and initiatives enterprise wide. Our vision is to empower a best-in-class team by strengthening organizational PM capabilities and constantly evolving Program Management and Business Analysis methodologies. With our Client First focus it is crucial that our candidates embody an agile mindset, to align and easily adapt to RBC’s ever changing business needs. Successful candidates will be continuously challenged to plan, execute, and deliver. This role will be mentored by our current Project Managers and allow you to gain hands-on project management experience.

What will you do?

• Lead and oversee all activities throughout the term of the project
• Developing and defining project deliverables
• Building a project schedule, implementation plan, assessing business requirements, and conducting project reviews
• Identifying and resolving project issues and risks
• Determine when and how to escalate issues accordingly
• Establish and maintain strong relationships with Sponsors, Senior Business Leads, third party vendors, and other core members to meet project deliverables
• Provide ongoing support - generating alternative solutions to the initially proposed recommendation when issues arise
• Opportunity to participate in an innovation program to further develop design thinking, problem validation and presentation skills.
  
  

What do you need to succeed?

Must-have

• An understanding of Business Development and Project Management, encompassing both excellent analytical and critical thinking skills.
• Displays strong attention to detail and competencies in relationship management, collaboration and time management.
• Works well in a fast-paced environment both in a team and independently, able to adapt to dynamic situations, and can impact and influence outcomes
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in order to provide clear and concise project documentation, reports and project updates to relevant stakeholders.
• Oriented towards planning and goal setting throughout their term at RBC, views tasks through a risk management lens, and proactively develops contingency plans
• Views tasks through a risk management lens, and proactively develops contingency plans
• Able to adapt to dynamic situations and can impact and influence outcomes
  
  

Nice-to-have

• Experience leading projects and initiatives, concerned with the status and priority of all of them concurrently.
• A basic understanding of how to organize project deliverables, create timelines, and manage the project from beginning to end towards a successful outcome
  
  

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 client thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities and achieving success that is mutual.

• 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
• Opportunities to do challenging work
• Opportunities to take on progressively greater accountabilities
  
  

Job Skills

Communication, Computer Literacy, Detail-Oriented, Interpersonal Relationships, Listening Effectively, Personal Development, Personal Initiative

Additional Job Details

Address:

RBC WATERPARK PLACE, 88 QUEENS QUAY W:TORONTO

City:

TORONTO

Country:

Canada

Work hours/week:

37.5

Employment Type:

Full time

Platform:

PERSONAL & COMMERCIAL BANKING

Job Type:

Student/Coop (Fixed Term)

Pay Type:

Salaried

Posted Date:

2025-05-27

Application Deadline:

2025-06-05

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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