Project Manager, Vice President – International Disbursements & Financial Crime

Contract Role: Project Manager, Vice President – International Disbursements & Financial Crime

Contract Location: London, Northampton or Glasgow - Hybrid

Contract Start Date: Immediate

Contract End Date: 30 June 2027

Contract Classification: Inside IR35

Traditional Daily Rate: £700

Agreed Contract Rate (ACR): £540

Equivalent Annual Salary: £140k + £11k holiday pay

Payroll provider: Rockford Payroll Info for Contingent Workers – Rockford Pay

We are seeking an experienced VP-level Project Manager to join a Tier 1 global investment bank and lead delivery activity within its International Disbursements project.

The successful candidate will bring a strong background in financial services transformation and project delivery, with experience across financial crime, banking operations and associated regulatory or control-driven change.

Working with senior stakeholders across Operations, Technology, Risk and Compliance, the individual will be responsible for assessing and managing the impact of change across business processes, systems, controls, data and operating models. They will provide structured project leadership, ensuring delivery plans, dependencies, risks and stakeholder expectations are effectively managed.

This role would suit a delivery-focused Project Manager who has operated in complex banking environments and can navigate change involving multiple business functions and global stakeholders.

• Lead the planning and delivery of project workstreams within the International Disbursements project, ensuring activities are delivered against agreed milestones and objectives.

• Conduct and coordinate impact assessments to understand the implications of proposed changes across business processes, operational workflows, systems, data, controls and operating models.

• Assess the impact of change across relevant financial crime and banking operations areas, which may include client onboarding, KYC/CDD, transaction monitoring, sanctions screening and payment-related processes.

• Work closely with stakeholders across Operations, Technology, Financial Crime, Compliance, Risk and other relevant business areas to understand requirements, identify impacts and agree delivery priorities.

• Develop and maintain project plans, governance materials, RAID logs, dependencies and delivery reporting.

• Identify risks, issues and interdependencies, ensuring these are appropriately escalated and managed through to resolution.

• Coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure project deliverables remain aligned and implementation activities are effectively managed.

• Support business readiness, testing, implementation planning and transition into business-as-usual operations.

• Provide clear and regular updates to senior stakeholders, communicating progress, challenges and key decisions.

• Drive delivery discipline and ensure appropriate governance and controls are maintained throughout the project lifecycle.

• Extensive project management experience within a Tier 1 bank or complex financial services environment at Vice President or equivalent level.

• Proven experience delivering complex business or regulatory change and transformation initiatives.

• Strong understanding of financial crime operations and controls, with experience in one or more of the following areas:

o Client onboarding, KYC/CDD or Client Lifecycle Management (CLM).

o AML transaction monitoring.

o Sanctions screening.

o Financial crime controls, remediation or regulatory change.

• Experience conducting impact assessments across business processes, technology, data, controls and operating models.

• Strong stakeholder management experience, with the ability to work across Operations, Technology, Risk and Compliance.

• Proven ability to manage multiple workstreams, complex dependencies, project governance, risks and delivery milestones.

• Excellent communication skills, with the confidence to engage and influence senior stakeholders.

• The ideal candidate will be a senior banking Project Manager with a strong track record of delivering complex transformation initiatives. They will combine financial crime and banking operations knowledge with the ability to assess business impacts, coordinate cross-functional stakeholders and drive projects through to successful implementation.

• Experience across International Disbursements or payments would be advantageous, alongside broader financial crime transformation experience in areas such as onboarding, KYC/CDD, transaction monitoring or sanctions screening.