Senior Project Manager - Financial Crime

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, delivery and governance of projects across the Programme.
• Manage project plans, milestones, budgets, risks, issues, assumptions and dependencies.
• Coordinate stakeholders across business, technology, security, procurement and external suppliers.
• Act as a key link between business teams, technology, suppliers and programme leadership.
• Produce high-quality programme reporting, governance materials and management information for senior stakeholders.
• Drive delivery against agreed objectives, timelines, budgets and benefits.
• Proactively identify and manage risks, issues and dependencies, escalating where appropriate.
• Support effective programme governance, decision-making and stakeholder engagement.
• Ensure projects follow appropriate governance, risk and change-management processes.
• Contribute to the successful delivery of strategic Financial Crime objectives and measurable programme benefits.

About You

• We are looking for a confident and delivery-focused Project Manager with experience managing complex business and technology change programmes.
• You will ideally have:
• Proven experience delivering complex projects within a large or regulated organisation.
• Strong project planning, governance and delivery management skills.
• Experience managing budgets, RAID, dependencies and delivery milestones.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work across business and technology functions.
• Experience managing third-party suppliers and coordinating multiple internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong communication and reporting skills, with experience producing materials for senior leadership and governance forums.
• A structured, proactive approach to identifying and resolving delivery challenges.
• Experience in financial crime, financial services, data, technology or related transformation environments would be highly advantageous.

The Opportunity

• This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Project Manager to play a key role in a strategically important programme, helping to strengthen financial crime detection capabilities through improved data, intelligence and technology.
• You will have the opportunity to work across a complex portfolio of business and technology change, engaging with senior stakeholders and contributing directly to the delivery of meaningful strategic outcomes.

This is a 12 month contract.