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Empower financial institutions to master risk and compliance — lead transformative projects with precision and strategic insight.
Location & work model
Warszawa-based opportunity with 100% remote work.
As a Senior Banking Risk & Compliance Project Manager, you will be working for our client, a leading financial institution committed to excellence and regulatory compliance. You will play a pivotal role in managing complex projects across risk management, compliance, and regulatory frameworks—ensuring adherence to standards such as KNF, EBA, AML/CFT, and DORA. This role offers the chance to shape the future of banking regulations while advancing your leadership career in a dynamic, growth-oriented environment.
Your main responsibilities:
- Lead project planning, execution, monitoring, and closure for banking risk and compliance initiatives, ensuring alignment with scope, schedule, and budget.
- Coordinate cross-functional teams to deliver project milestones and manage dependencies effectively.
- Oversee scope, change, and risk management, analyzing potential impacts and devising mitigation strategies.
- Monitor budgets, control costs, and report deviations to ensure efficient resource utilization.
- Provide comprehensive reporting and governance, escalating risks and issues to decision-makers and preparing reports for leadership committees.
- Ensure project quality and compliance with regulatory standards, internal policies, and IT standards.
- Collaborate with internal units such as Compliance, Internal Audit, and IT on regulatory and risk-related initiatives.
- Manage risk analysis related to regulatory changes, operational processes, data flows, and system integrations across risk management systems.
- Conduct testing phases for compliance and regulatory projects, ensuring model accuracy, data integrity, and operational readiness.
You're ideal for this role if you have:
- At least 5 years of experience in project management within the banking or financial services sector.
- Strong knowledge of regulatory frameworks and risk management processes, including credit, operational, and market risk.
- Experience working with systems supporting risk, compliance, and regulatory reporting, such as decision engines, data warehouses, and AML/Compliance platforms.
- Proven ability to manage projects with multiple stakeholders while maintaining regulatory and quality standards.
- Excellent communication skills in Polish; basic proficiency in English.
It is a strong plus if you have:
- Certifications in project management (e.g., PMP, PRINCE2).
- Experience working with models, risk measurement principles, and regulatory reporting.
- Knowledge of regulatory requirements such as IRRBB, IRR, and ALM policies.
Language Required for the role:
Polish (Advanced), English (Communicative).
Eligibility to work in the EU:
Only candidates with an existing legal right to work in the European Union will be considered for this role.
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