Financial Crime Compliance Change Management – Senior Project Manager/Team Leader

The role will primarily focus in the area of International Sanctions however may be extended to include other areas of Financial Crime Compliance as required.

Responsibilities

• Managing the performance, behavior and on-going personal development of the Compliance Change Management Team. 

• Delivery of major change projects or workstreams within a major business change programme in accordance with project management methodology and tools. 

• Ensuring the projects for which they are accountable are aligned to, and deliver against, the programme objectives, business strategy and achieve compliance with appropriate legislation and regulations. 

• Planning and monitoring the projects / workstreams progress, resolving issues and initiating corrective action as appropriate 

• Assisting in managing the aggregate project / workstream budgets, monitoring the expenditure and costs against change deliverables and benefits as the Projects progress 

• Ensuring the delivery of designs, procedures, services and business capability from the projects is to appropriate levels of quality, on time and within budget, in accordance with agreed project plans 

• Communication with a range of stakeholders, including Programme Management, Cluster/Group stakeholders, Project Management Groups etc as required 

• Managing dependencies and interfaces between projects and programme workstreams and the management of risks and issues affecting the workstream / portfolio of projects delivery 

• Managing third party contributions to the projects if applicable 

• Ensuring Quality Assurance and overall integrity of the projects 

• Identifying and addressing gaps in the portfolio of projects by initiating additional activities if required 

• Reporting workstream/project portfolio progress at regular intervals to the Senior Project Manager/Programme Manager/Director as appropriate 

• Influence with a wide-ranging audience across front-line, back office and central support areas to gain buy-in to project plans. 

• Secure support of stakeholders/interested parties, both internally and externally when required to achieve goals. 

• Mentor and coach team colleagues by sharing experience 

• Input into the strategic direction of Financial Crime Compliance Change capability 

• Engage with the wider business teams for communication of change. 

• Pursue own and team development to increase effectiveness, acknowledging strengths and areas for improvement. 

Requirements

The candidate will hold professional experience commensurate with the following; 

• Strong project and change management skills and expertise, 

• Proven leadership skills with the ability to manage people to deliver to agreed cost, quality and timescales, 

• Ability to think strategically, anticipate future consequences and incorporate them into plans, 

• Ensures the identification of risks and issues and actively manages through to resolution, 

• Strong influencing/communication skills to co-ordinate and direct in-country compliance personnel, 

• Communicates and applies project standards, 

• Consistently delivers high-quality services to clients. 

Basic Qualifications:

• 5+ years experience in Compliance, Sanctions and wider Financial Crime topics 

• 5+ years of corresponding professional experience as a Project Manager 

• 8+ years of overall experience 

• Four-year college degree 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working with, or as, AML Sanctions subject matter experts 

• Knowledge of Financial Crime industry wide system applications 

• Management of culturally diverse teams in different geographic locations 

• Experience leading people toward successful delivery 

To apply please submit your resume to Jack Kelly –Jkelly@ComplianceSearch.com

June 7, 2013 • Tags: , • Posted in: Financial

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