Senior Project Manager
About The Position
The Senior Project Manager, Legal, Risk & Compliance will lead strategic AML, KYC, and regulatory initiatives that strengthen financial crime compliance execution, governance, and operational alignment. This role combines disciplined project leadership with developing subject matter expertise across AML, KYC, financial crime compliance, and other project initiatives as needed. It serves as a coordination point between Legal, Risk, Compliance, RegTech, and KYCS. The role partners directly with RegTech and KYCS leadership to align policy, technology, and operational execution while providing clear visibility across key business priorities. It also requires close coordination with other LRC project managers to support and implement best practices across teams.
Requirements
- Project management experience in complex, cross-functional environments
- Experience with AML/KYC and capacity to develop into a trusted financial crime compliance SME.
- Experience partnering with RegTech, KYC operations, Compliance, and business stakeholders.
- Executive stakeholder management, communication, and issue-resolution skills.
- Ability to manage multiple global initiatives with disciplined prioritization and delivery focus.
Nice To Haves
- PMP or PRINCE2 preferred.
- Compliance project management or PRINCE2 experience.
- ACAMS, ICA, PMP, or similar certification.
- Knowledge of FATF and global AML regulations.
- Strong judgment and risk-based thinking.
- Pragmatic and solution-oriented approach.
- Ability to influence without authority.
- Collaborative leadership style.
Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end delivery of AML, KYC, and Legal, Risk & Compliance initiatives.
- Own project governance, planning, execution, and reporting cadence to key stakeholders.
- Work with the PMO and LRC leadership to prioritize projects and resources across LRC, KYC Services, Onboarding, RegTech, and other key CSC project workstreams and stakeholders.
- Manage interdependencies across Compliance, KYCS, Onboarding, RegTech, and the PM team.
- Drive accountability for timelines, risk mitigation, and quality standards.
- Develop and apply expertise across AML, KYC, CDD, EDD, sanctions, and financial crime compliance.
- Balance regulatory expectations, operational feasibility, and delivery objectives.
- Align initiatives with enterprise AML policies and applicable local regulations.
- Translate regulatory and policy change into executable project actions.
- Identify risks, control gaps, and escalation points affecting delivery or compliance outcomes.
- Partner with LRC, RegTech, KYCS leadership, and other stakeholders as appropriate to align priorities, decisions, and execution plans.
- Serve as a liaison across Compliance, RegTech, and KYCS to support integrated delivery.
- Align policy, process, technology, and operational readiness across initiatives.
- Facilitate governance forums with clear agendas, decisions, and follow-ups.
- Ensure early compliance engagement to reduce delivery risk and rework.
- Provide concise leadership reporting on progress, risks, decisions, and dependencies.
- Coordinate with the PM team to maintain portfolio alignment and clear ownership.
- Support audit and regulatory readiness through documentation, issue tracking, and evidence management.
- Identify improvements to AML/KYC processes, controls, and technology within project scope.
- Promote global consistency, standardization, and scalable operating practices while encouraging Product Management best practices for LRC.
- Support innovation and automation that improve control effectiveness and efficiency.
Benefits
- Compensation decisions are dependent upon a number of factors including job location and the knowledge and experience of each individual.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
