Business Manager @ City National Bank - Los Angeles, CA

LEAD PROJECT MANAGER

WHAT IS THE OPPORTUNITY?

Responsible for the overall space management for GRM, which includes space strategy, project management, and negotiations with multiple key partners and stakeholders. This includes work to enhance work-space efficiency and effectiveness, and mitigate operational risk where applicable, key point of escalation for any space related, projects and initiatives. Work as the business manager and key contact for the Head of ERM with Finance for Budget/Forecast purposes. Support GRM change management activities related to GRM's continuous improvement of business operations including desktop/end user services technology, procurement spend, CRE, and telecom.

Risk Management Division
This is a great opportunity to grow your career with a stable and expanding organization as a member of City National's Risk Management team. The focus is on ensuring business activities remain safe, compliant and well-positioned for future opportunity and sustainable growth.

WHAT WILL YOU DO?

• Ensure timely and accurate completion of business management tasks such as on-boarding and off-boarding of employees, asset management, and BCP
• Work with CRE on occupancy and floor planning
• Coordinate across GRM on cross team requests/deliverables
• Execute Yearly Plan and Forecasting - review, analyze, investigate and define the budget for the organization
• Participate in tracking and follow up of outstanding financial queries
• Monthly Financial Reporting
• Ensure consistent execution of Day-to-day Operations and Administrative Functions
• Identify and execute cost savings / efficiencies
• Accountable for and key contact for GRM’s strategic management of current and forecasted corporate real estate (CRE) requirements on a global portfolio basis while working with GRM and functional partners in the region to support this.
• Co-ordinate Enterprise Risk events such as town halls and leadership meetings/events
• Work with Finance and HR to provide management reporting as required to support the HR & Financial impacts for Enterprise Risk (Resources Report, Operating Results and Expense Reports)
• Plan and develop agenda for bi-weekly Enterprise Risk Senior Management Meetings and coordinate action items, including working with subject matter experts for educational presentations.
• Support cost management & optimization initiatives (Technology, Spend, CRE, Telecom)
• Responsible for Spend analysis, process improvements for overall GRM business operations e.g. procurement
• Key contact for BCP activities and approvals to ensure GRM has the appropriate BCP coverage and process for Business Continuity)
• Implement and monitor GRM’s Compliance and privacy programs is implemented as required including monitored employees

WHAT DO YOU NEED TO SUCCEED

Must-Have*

• Bachelor's Degree
• Minimum of 5 years strategy development, project management, working with senior leaders.
• Extensive experience within Enterprise Policy is required.
• PMP - Project Management Professional

Skills and Knowledge

• Ability to manage multiple tasks/projects simultaneously
• Ability to resolve complex problems with minimal guidance
• Ability to communicate effectively
• Excellent project and program planning and managerial skills are required
• Extensive industry/business knowledge.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills with demonstrated ability to effectively communicate with all levels of management
• Must be able to capture and critically evaluate gaps, regulatory requirements and translate into working solutions.
• Must have the ability to speak to all levels of management and colleagues across the organization
• Must be able to get work done through others, influence, and prioritize.
• Ability to set and develop strategic goals and techniques for a program and effectively communicate this to all program team members.
• Proactive work style used to consistently communicate project status, issues and completion plans.
• Strong expertise in MS Project, PowerPoint, Excel, Word, SharePoint and Visio required

Compensation

Starting base salary: $101,231 - $172,355 per year. Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location. This job is eligible for bonus and/or commissions.

• To be considered for this position you must meet at least these basic qualifications

The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

Benefits and Perks

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INCLUSION AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYMENT
City National Bank is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other basis protected by law.

ABOUT CITY NATIONAL

We start with a basic premise: Business is personal. Since day one we've always gone further than the competition to help our clients, colleagues and community flourish. City National Bank was founded in 1954 by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs and that legacy of integrity, community and unparalleled client relationships continues to drive phenomenal growth today. City National is a subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada, one of North America’s leading diversified financial services companies.