Project Manager – Regulatory Compliance (Banking)

Purpose

This is a hands-on project management role focused on planning, coordination, execution, and control of regulatory workstreams, ensuring alignment with local regulatory requirements while keeping delivery on track.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead regulatory compliance projects end to end, from planning to execution and rollout

• Translate regulatory requirements into clear, actionable scopes, plans, and timelines

• Coordinate closely with product, engineering, legal, risk, compliance, and external stakeholders

• Manage regulatory milestones, risks, dependencies, and remediation actions

• Ensure required documentation, evidence, and audit trails are complete and up to date

• Support regulatory reviews, audits, and supervisory interactions

• Monitor regulatory changes and assess their impact on ongoing and planned initiatives

Required Experience

• Proven project management experience within banking or regulated financial services

• Strong hands-on exposure to regulatory compliance topics (e.g. AML, KYC, licensing, data protection, operational resilience)

• Solid understanding of bank operating models across product, technology, risk, and compliance

• Experience working with regulators, compliance teams, and auditors

Skills & Profile

• Highly structured, detail-oriented, and execution-focused

• Strong stakeholder management and clear communication skills

• Comfortable operating in complex, regulated environments

• Pragmatic mindset, balancing regulatory rigor with delivery speed

Nice to Have

• Experience in digital banking or large-scale transformation programs

• Familiarity with local regulatory frameworks relevant to the market

• Project management or compliance certifications