Senior Project Manager (AMLA FI)

Lokki Henkilöstöpalvelut Oy; Helsinki; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Employee benefits

Job summary

Lokki Henkilöstöpalvelut Oy in Helsinki is seeking Project Manager, Senior Project Manager, or Programme Manager to lead a large-scale AMLA regulatory transformation across multiple business areas and legal entities.

The role emphasizes cross‑functional coordination, governance, risk management, and stakeholder engagement, with a focus on change management and delivery excellence. Four days a week at the office, contract start 4 January 2027, end 30 June 2027, 100% allocation.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience as a Project Manager, Senior Project Manager, Programme Manager, or Lead Project Leader.
• Proven track record delivering large-scale, cross-functional transformation programmes.
• Strong governance, risk, dependency management, and executive reporting experience.
• Ability to coordinate multiple workstreams and diverse stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex initiatives and translate strategy, regulatory requirements, and priorities into actionable deliveries.
• Establish and drive execution frameworks, governance structures, and delivery models.
• Coordinate cross-functional stakeholders across business areas, legal entities, and technology teams.
• Manage programme governance, reports, risks, dependencies, escalations, and decision-making.
• Drive change management and organisational readiness; build high-performing teams.
• Coach project managers, analysts, and delivery teams.

Job description

For our client from banking industry, we are looking for Project Manager, Senior Project Manager & Program Manager.

Note! This application is only for individuals already residing in Finland, and relocation is not possible.

Join a large-scale transformation programme focused on implementing AMLA-related regulatory and operational changes across multiple business areas and legal entities.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex initiatives and translate business strategy, regulatory requirements, and priorities into actionable deliveries.
• Establish and drive effective execution frameworks, governance structures, and delivery models.
• Coordinate cross-functional stakeholders across business areas, legal entities, and technology teams.
• Manage programme governance, reporting, risks, dependencies, escalations, and decision-making processes.
• Drive change management activities and support organisational readiness.
• Build and lead high-performing teams while fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
• Coach project managers, analysts, and delivery teams.

Key focus areas

• Cross-capability coordination across multiple AML-related initiatives, including outsourcing, IGA, service catalogue, fraud, ID&V, reporting of criminal activity, and regulatory requirements.
• Implementation of AMLA-related changes across business areas and legal entities.
• Group-wide information sharing initiatives, ensuring alignment of business, legal, and data-sharing requirements.
• Data sourcing and integration into central repositories, particularly supporting transaction monitoring capabilities.
• Coordination of onboarding process, system, and procedural changes.
• Stakeholder management at senior leadership level across the organisation.

Requirements

• Extensive experience as a Project Manager, Senior Project Manager, Programme Manager, or Lead Project Leader.
• Proven track record delivering large-scale, cross-functional transformation programmes.
• Strong programme governance, risk management, dependency management, and executive reporting experience.
• Ability to coordinate multiple workstreams across diverse stakeholders and organisational units.
• Strong banking/financial related experience
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to work independently and drive delivery outcomes.
• Experience working within AML, KYC, compliance, or regulatory programmes – is consider as huge advantage.

Contract start: 4.1 2027
Contract end: 30.6 2027, possible extension
Location: Helsinki (4 days a week at the office)
Allocation: 100 %

We offer you: We offer a versatile assignment where every day is different and interesting. We also offer a very competitive salary and good employee benefits.

Explore Lokki, through our blog and website: https://www.lokki.fi/ .

Lokki Henkilöstöpalvelut Oy (Finnish for Seagull Recruitment Services) has been active in providing recruitment services since 2005 and we belong to The Private Employment Agencies Association HPL. Our vision is to provide the best customer experience with our reliable, humane and effortless service around Finland. Our most important asset is a person who, as we know, thrives in a reliable and supportive atmosphere. At Loki you will be supported by your own human resources consultant throughout your employment relationship. At Lokki, we believe in a partnership achieved as a result of flexible service. Explore us and our vacancies: https://www.lokki.fi/.

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