Project Manager, AML (Banking, 1-year renewable contract)

Dear Applicant,

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Job Title: Project Manager, AML

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of AML projects and programs, ensuring successful execution across the full project lifecycle.
• Develop and manage detailed project plans, covering all project phases from initiation through implementation and closure.
• Manage day-to-day project activities, including project governance, working groups, and steering committee meetings.
• Oversee project scope, timelines, budget, resources, quality, risks, issues, and change management to ensure successful delivery.
• Manage external vendors and cross-functional teams to deliver project objectives.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with business and technology stakeholders, ensuring alignment throughout project execution.
• Drive governance processes and proactively manage stakeholder expectations through regular communication and reporting.
• Prepare and present project status updates, milestones, dependencies, risks, and key deliverables to senior management and business stakeholders.
• Monitor project progress, identify risks, dependencies, and critical path activities, and drive timely resolution of issues and conflicts.
• Ensure projects are delivered in accordance with agreed scope, schedule, budget, quality standards, and strategic business objectives.
• Collaborate closely with technology, operations, and business teams to understand cross-functional dependencies and ensure successful project outcomes.

Key Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related discipline.
• At least 10 years of experience in banking, with strong exposure to technology project delivery.
• Proven Project Management experience delivering AML (Anti-Money Laundering) initiatives.
• Preferred experience implementing or enhancing AML platforms such as NetReveal, Detica, NICE Actimize, Oracle FCCM, SAS AML, or similar Financial Crime Compliance solutions.
• Knowledge of AML processes including Name Screening, Customer Due Diligence (CDD), Transaction Monitoring, and Sanctions Screening.
• Experience delivering enterprise system implementation projects within banking or financial services.
• Strong experience managing complex, enterprise-scale projects across the full project lifecycle.
• Demonstrated experience managing project planning, governance, budget, resources, risks, issues, change management, and vendor engagement.
• Strong understanding of the interdependencies between technology, operations, and business functions.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to communicate effectively with senior leadership, business users, and technical teams.
• Strong governance, reporting, and executive presentation skills.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver projects within scope, schedule, budget, and quality expectations.
• PMP, PRINCE2, Agile, or other Project Management certifications are advantageous.