Senior Project Manager - VP ( Sanctions Financial Crime )

Senior Project Manager - VP ( Sanctions Financial Crime )

12 Months contract

London

One of our large Financial clients is currently looking for an experienced Project Manager to join their team - with Strong Sanctions experience, Financial crime, Trade sanctions, Screening, Regulatory.

Responsible for 6 work streams, the ideal candidate will be driven and able to work with multiple stakeholders within a challenging environment.

1. Provides the appropriate Project Management technical expertise
2. Responsible for bringing the organisation into compliance by driving and delivering the required change benefits and goals to the required quality standards, within the specified timeframe and to the agreed budget with minimal impact on the business.
3. Ensures that all projects have the appropriate governance, transparency and oversight. Ensures that the rationale, progress and decision making is robustly documented and evidenced to withstand regulatory scrutiny.

• Responsible for managing all project lifecycle activities associated with delivering complex projects medium-term in length, impact multiple departments or offices and are medium to high in risk, scope and complexity.
• Accountable for managing the project lifecycle and budget in line with Project Management Methodology, consistently demonstrating sound judgement and ownership of the project process and ensuring that all deliverables are aligned objectives and commensurate with our business profile.
• Lead, influence, motivate and manage diverse project teams across the EMEA organization, including representatives from a wide variety of departments to ensure timely delivery of required results with least possible impact on the bank's business and customers.
• Plan and drive completion of all project artefacts including the business case, regulatory requirements, project roadmap, budget, testing, deliverables implementation and handover into business as usual

Project management qualification such as PMP or APM preferred

• Financial services, markets and banking activities and the surrounding regulatory framework;
• Successfully delivering financial crime projects within financial services, particular focus on sanctions.

• Global sanctions regulations, particularly EMEA.
• Experience of identifying and mitigating risks related to sanctions compliance through effective project controls,
• Prior experience of supporting implementation of new sanctions policies, systems and screening tools
• strong interpersonal skills including ability to lead and motivate, set the vision for the project, gain team and organisational buy-in, anticipate and resolve conflict, negotiate and coach
• strong, effective communication skills both written and oral, including diplomacy in offering challenge
• ability to work to multiple deadlines and under pressure

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