Technical Project Manager

The purpose of this role is to lead and ensure the successful delivery of Transaction Monitoring, Sanctions Screening, Onboarding, and CRAM as part of the bank’s AML/CFT initiatives. The role requires strong leadership in delivering regulatory and compliance-driven projects, ensuring alignment with international standards, and fostering a culture of operational excellence and continuous improvement.

Main Duties & Responsibilities:

· Leading the implementation of Transaction Monitoring, Sanctions Screening, Onboarding, and CRAM projects, ensuring compliance with AML/CFT regulations.

• Providing thought leadership, best practices, and guidance throughout implementation and post-go-live phases.
• Driving the adoption of Agile methodologies and ensuring delivery excellence.
• Collaborating with business stakeholders, compliance teams, technology teams, and external vendors to align requirements and outcomes.
• Managing interactions with offshore and cross-functional teams to ensure seamless project delivery.
• Supporting change management activities to deliver enhanced customer onboarding experiences and effective financial crime risk mitigation.
• Defining and tracking success metrics for program delivery, reporting progress and risks to the Steering Committee and business heads.
• Ensuring business and functional requirements are well-documented and aligned with compliance regulations and operational needs.
• Partnering with third parties and solution providers to ensure successful integration with core banking and related systems.

Knowledge:

• 10+ years’ experience in the banking industry with a proven track record as Scrum Master / Project Manager in AML/CFT-related domains.
• Strong experience in Transaction Monitoring, Sanctions Screening, Onboarding, and CRAM projects.
• Familiarity with Onboarding & KYC frameworks, and knowledge of international compliance standards.
• Successful delivery experience in technology-driven AML/CFT, fraud detection, and regulatory compliance programs.
• Ability to bridge business and IT requirements, create detailed use cases, map compliance-driven processes, and define regulatory-driven functional requirements.
• Strong knowledge of analytics applications to support financial crime detection and risk management.
• Deep understanding of banking products, services, and compliance operations.

Skills:

· Strong leadership with the ability to influence senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams.

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain complex compliance and technology concepts to both business and IT stakeholders.
• Strong organizational, prioritization, and multitasking capabilities.
• Experience in vendor and third-party engagement management.
• Problem-solving and analytical mindset with ability to recommend pragmatic solutions under regulatory pressure.

Qualification/ Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Business, or related quantitative/technical fields.
• Certified Scrum Master / Agile Project Management certification required.
• PMO/Project Management certification preferred.