Job Summary
For the largest Banking client, We are seeking an experienced IT Project Manager with a strong background in Operational Resilience & Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and financial crimes technology initiatives to lead and deliver complex, cross-functional projects across our compliance and risk platforms. The role will manage end-to-end delivery of AML technology solutions, regulatory-driven enhancements, system integrations, and data/reporting initiatives supporting enterprise financial crime controls.
The ideal candidate combines deep project delivery expertise with a solid functional understanding of AML processes, regulatory expectations, and transaction monitoring ecosystems.
Key Responsibilities
Project & Program Delivery
- Lead end-to-end delivery of AML and Financial Crimes IT projects from initiation through closure
- Manage scope, schedule, budget, risks, dependencies, and deliverables across multiple workstreams
- Build and maintain detailed project plans, RAID logs, and executive status reporting
- Coordinate cross-functional teams including technology, compliance, data, operations, and vendors
- Drive Agile, Hybrid, or Waterfall delivery models depending on initiative needs
- Ensure alignment with enterprise governance, SDLC, and change management frameworks
AML & Compliance Technology Initiatives
- Deliver projects related to:
- Transaction monitoring systems
- Customer risk rating & KYC platforms
- Sanctions screening tools
- Case management systems
- Regulatory reporting & analytics
- AML data integration and quality programs
- Translate AML regulatory and compliance requirements into technology delivery plans
- Partner with Compliance and Financial Crimes teams to validate business requirements
- Support regulatory remediation and audit-driven initiatives
Stakeholder & Governance Management
- Serve as primary liaison between IT, AML Compliance, Risk, and Business stakeholders
- Prepare executive-level presentations and steering committee materials
- Manage vendor delivery and third-party technology partners
- Facilitate workshops, requirement sessions, and solution reviews
- Ensure traceability from regulatory requirement → business need → technical delivery
Risk & Control Focus
- Identify delivery and compliance risks early and implement mitigation strategies
- Ensure projects meet audit, control, and documentation standards
- Support regulatory exams and internal audit reviews as required
- Maintain strong documentation discipline across all project artifacts
Required Qualifications
- 7+ years of IT Project Management experience in banking or financial services
- Demonstrated delivery experience in AML / Financial Crimes technology projects
- Strong understanding of:
- AML regulations and control frameworks
- Transaction monitoring and alerting processes
- KYC / CDD / EDD workflows
- Sanctions and screening systems
- Regulatory reporting environments
- Proven experience managing complex, multi-system integration projects
- Experience working with compliance, risk, and audit stakeholders
- Strong knowledge of SDLC and enterprise delivery governance
- Excellent stakeholder communication and executive reporting skills
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with AML platforms (e.g., transaction monitoring, case management, screening tools)
- Experience with data programs involving AML data lakes, analytics, or reporting
- Familiarity with model validation and tuning projects
- Experience supporting regulatory remediation programs
- Banking domain experience in risk, compliance, or financial crimes technology
Core Competencies
- Strong regulatory and compliance awareness
- Delivery discipline and execution rigor
- Cross-functional leadership
- Risk and issue management
- Clear executive communication
- Requirements translation (compliance → technology)
- Analytical and problem-solving mindset
Job Type: Fixed term contract
Pay: $80.00-$95.00 per hour
Education:
- Bachelor's Degree (preferred)
Experience:
- Project management: 4 years (preferred)
Language:
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Toronto, ON
