What is Opportunity

Are you interested in the opportunity to work as a Strategic Execution Practice Management Winter Intern at RBC?  In this role, you’ll provide portfolio management and enablement support to the team. You’ll build tools and templates, assist in standardizing project documentation and reporting, support process development and also assist with other team enablement initiatives. This role presents opportunities to connect across the entire Strategic Execution team, including senior leadership. Strong communication and organizational skills, business acumen, and a proactive approach to problem-solving, will make you a valuable asset in this role.
As part of the Process Risk Centre of Excellence and Strategic Execution group under the RBC Enterprise Chief Controls Office, the Strategic Execution team has a mandate to develop and implement a proactive, standardized, scalable program and project management discipline that drives consistency in delivery of strategic objectives, while ensuring execution of RBC enterprise and cross-functional business programs and projects. Working within a high-performance area of the bank, the team provides opportunities for skill development, career advancement, and the chance to work on the bank’s most ambitious initiatives.

• Portfolio Management Support: Gather requirements, build dashboards and analytical tools, perform data analysis, and present insights in clear, actionable formats
• Enablement Initiatives: Assist in developing team resources including Connect sites, templates, and tools to standardize processes
• Project Support (as needed): Help prepare and update project materials and artifacts to maintain consistency and clarity
• Cross-Team Collaboration: Support additional initiatives while connecting across the broader Strategic Execution organization

What do you need to succeed?

Must-have:

• Working towards a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree from an accredited University
• An interest in project management; prior experience is not required but ability and willingness to learn quickly is a must
• Communication Skills: Excellent oral and written interpersonal skills, including the demonstrated ability to professionally communicate with senior management
• Technical Skills: Strong Microsoft Office proficiency – MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, prior experience building Dashboards
• The ability to work independently as well as to be able to collaborate and work effectively in teams, with internal departments and build partnerships with stakeholders
• Strong business acumen and analytical mindset
• Excellent organizational skills
• Strategic thinker with passion for using creativity in problem solving

Nice-to-have:

• Experience and knowledge of project management standards

Please note: This posting is for a 4-months Winter 2027 Student placement with a start date of January 2027, and end date of April 2027. In order to be eligible for this 4-months Student position, you must either:

• Be returning back to school after the work term end-date of April 2027 ; or
• If you are not returning back to school (i.e. are graduating in April 2027), you must require the full 4-months 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.

We encourage you to apply as soon as possible as we accept applications on a rolling basis, but please note that the formal application deadline is September 20, 2026. Should you be selected to progress, someone from our team will reach out directly to provide instructions on next steps. Otherwise, feel free to check for progress updates by logging in to your RBC profile. If the status has not changed, it denotes the fact that your application is still under review.

RBC is committed to supporting flexible work arrangements when and where available. The successful candidate for this role will be required to be located within Ontario for the duration of the work term. Details regarding the specific virtual, hybrid, and in-office arrangements for this Integrated Learning/ Co-op position are to be discussed with the Hiring Manager.

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Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above

Our Employment Opportunities

At RBC, we are guided by living shared values of Client First, Integrity, Collaboration, Respect and Excellence and winning together as One 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.

RBC is presently inviting candidates to apply for this existing vacancy. Applying to this posting allows you to express your interest in this current career opportunity at RBC. Qualified applicants may be contacted to review their resume in more detail.