Senior Project Manager

TOM People; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

TOM People in Sydney is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead a large-scale regulatory delivery program within financial services. You will drive delivery across multiple workstreams, ensuring governance, accountability, and timely execution.

You will partner with senior stakeholders, manage risks and dependencies, develop plans and reports, and ensure outcomes meet regulatory obligations. Strong communication and stakeholder management are essential to navigate complex programs.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Senior Project Manager within financial services.
• Delivery experience across regulatory change, compliance, risk, or remediation programs.
• Strong governance, planning, reporting and delivery management capability.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery activities across a complex customer obligations program.
• Coordinate multiple workstreams and manage interdependencies.
• Develop and maintain project plans, governance artefacts, and delivery reporting.
• Drive accountability across senior stakeholders and workstream leads.
• Provide clear guidance, actions, and next steps to support successful delivery.
• Identify, manage, and elevate risks, issues, and blockers.
• Facilitate governance forums, workshops, and stakeholder meetings.
• Prepare executive reporting and status updates.
• Ensure delivery outcomes align with regulatory obligations and program objectives.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Governance

Delivery management

Risk & issues handling

Executive communication

Job description

Senior Project Manager - Regulatory Delivery

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to join a large-scale regulatory and customer obligations program within financial services.

This role will focus on driving delivery across multiple workstreams, ensuring clear accountability, governance, and execution. Working closely with senior stakeholders, you will coordinate program activity, track progress against action plans, manage risks and dependencies and ensure workstream owners deliver against agreed commitments.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead delivery activities across a complex customer obligations program.
• Coordinate multiple workstreams and manage interdependencies.
• Develop and maintain project plans, governance artefacts, and delivery reporting.
• Drive accountability across senior stakeholders and workstream leads.
• Provide clear guidance, actions, and next steps to support successful delivery.
• Identify, manage, and elevate risks, issues, and blockers.
• Facilitate governance forums, workshops, and stakeholder meetings.
• Prepare executive reporting and status updates.
• Ensure delivery outcomes align with regulatory obligations and program objectives.

Key Requirements

• Proven experience as a Senior Project Manager within financial services.
• Demonstrated delivery experience across regulatory change, compliance, risk, or remediation programs.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to engage and influence senior leaders.
• Experience managing complex programs involving multiple business workstreams.
• Strong governance, planning, reporting, and delivery management capability.
• Ability to challenge constructively and drive accountability across teams.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and problem-solving skills.