Financial Crime Project Manager

Role: Financial Crime Project Manager

Location: Hybrid

Contract Type: 12 Month Contract

Salary: £60,000 - £75,000

Purpose Of Role

We are assisting a leading financial services organisation in the search for a Senior Project Manager to lead complex Financial Crime projects. The successful candidate will deliver end-to-end initiatives across AML, Sanctions, Fraud, and Bribery & Corruption, ensuring regulatory compliance and alignment with business strategy. This role requires strong stakeholder engagement, cross-functional leadership, and the ability to drive projects that deliver measurable business and compliance outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of complex, cross-functional Financial Crime projects
• Define project objectives, scope, success criteria, and benefits
• Manage teams, third-party suppliers, and diverse stakeholders
• Identify, assess, and mitigate risks; escalate as needed
• Apply governance, reporting, and assurance best practices
• Provide leadership, coaching, and guidance to delivery teams
• Influence stakeholders and secure alignment on project outcomes
• Ensure smooth transition of projects into business-as-usual operations
• Contribute to continuous improvement of project management frameworks

Day-To-Day

• Plan, coordinate, and monitor project schedules, budgets, and resources
• Facilitate alignment across business, technology, and regulatory teams
• Track project progress and escalate blockers or risks promptly
• Engage with senior stakeholders to provide updates and decision support
• Solve complex issues, remove friction points, and maintain focus on outcomes
• Ensure delivery remains compliant with Financial Crime regulations

Experience

• Extensive experience delivering complex projects within regulated financial services
• Proven background in Financial Crime initiatives, including AML, Sanctions, Bribery & Corruption, and Fraud
• Experience across multiple project delivery methods (Agile, Waterfall) and familiarity with tools such as JIRA or Confluence
• Experience managing cross-functional teams and third-party suppliers
• Strong exposure to large-scale operations, including customer contact centres
• Experience engaging and influencing stakeholders at senior and board level

Skills

• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills, able to simplify complex topics
• Strategic thinker with ability to link project activity to business and regulatory outcomes
• Problem-solving and decision-making under pressure
• Leadership skills to guide, mentor, and motivate teams
• Customer-focused mindset with commitment to regulatory compliance and operational excellence
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and complex interdependencies