Compliance Project Manager

Story Terrace Inc.; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Hybrid work arrangement

Opportunities for growth

Job summary

3S Money is seeking a Compliance Project Manager to join our MLRO team in London. You will lead compliance and financial crime projects, coordinating with stakeholders across functions to ensure regulatory adherence.

This role requires proactive planning, risk management and clear reporting to senior committees. Hybrid working with up to two remote days per week, a competitive salary and stock options are on offer. You will help enhance processes and leverage technology to strengthen controls.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience managing projects in Compliance, Financial Crime or regulated environments.
• Fast and strategic thinker, able to work independently.
• Strong record-keeping, training capabilities and stakeholder collaboration.
• Excellent written and verbal communication across levels of the business.

Responsibilities

• Manage Compliance and Financial Crime projects from initial planning through to implementation and completion.
• Develop project plans, timelines, milestones, deliverables and ownership of actions.
• Coordinate project delivery across Compliance and other relevant teams.
• Support the delivery and ongoing management of the Compliance Monitoring Programme (CMP).
• Monitor project progress and manage risks, issues, dependencies and delays.
• Provide regular and accurate project updates to the MLRO and governance committees.
• Support projects arising from regulatory changes, audits, risk assessments, compliance monitoring and regulatory reviews.
• Ensure regulatory requirements and controls are incorporated into project delivery.
• Maintain complete project documentation, decision records and supporting evidence.
• Coordinate testing, implementation and staff training.
• Identify opportunities to improve compliance processes and reduce manual work through tech and automation.
• Work with subject-matter experts to ensure solutions meet regulatory and operational requirements.
• Escalate material risks, delays and decisions to the MLRO promptly.

Skills

Project management

Regulatory awareness

Stakeholder communication

Attention to detail

Job description

Compliance Project Manager

Location: London
Hybrid working with up to two remote working days per week

We are an energetic and collaborative MLRO team operating in a fast-paced environment where priorities can change quickly and no two days are the same. The team handles a broad range of cases and queries from across the business, while ensuring that we continue to meet our regulatory obligations. As 3S Money grows, we are expanding the team to support increasing volumes of escalations and to work closely with colleagues across our different jurisdictions. This role requires strong attention to detail, a proactive approach, and confidence in communicating with stakeholders at all levels. As Project Manager, you will support the MLRO team by managing projects that require compliance input, helping to bridge the gap between the MLRO function and wider business teams, and contributing to broader compliance activities alongside ad hoc tasks as required.

Our mission

3S Money is reinventing international business payments. Founded in 2018, our mission is to help growing businesses to send, receive and exchange money in over 190 countries. With offices in five countries and over 200 employees, you’ll be joining a high-energy, high-impact team that’s achieved profitability and has a wealth of opportunity ahead.

Our culture

At 3S Money, we believe in caring personally, staying curious and making an impact through collaboration not competition. Our culture is genuinely transparent with minimal hierarchy and a commitment to each employee’s professional growth.

What you’ll be doing

• Manage Compliance and Financial Crime projects from initial planning through to implementation and completion.
• Develop clear project plans, timelines, milestones, deliverables and ownership of actions.
• Coordinate project delivery across Compliance and other relevant teams.
• Support the delivery and ongoing management of the Compliance Monitoring Programme (CMP), including coordinating reviews, tracking actions and monitoring deadlines.
• Monitor project progress and manage risks, issues, dependencies and delays.
• Provide regular and accurate project updates to the MLRO and relevant governance committees.
• Support projects arising from regulatory changes, audits, risk assessments, compliance monitoring and regulatory reviews.
• Ensure regulatory requirements and compliance controls are appropriately incorporated into project delivery.
• Maintain complete project documentation, decision records and supporting evidence.
• Coordinate testing, implementation and staff training.
• Identify opportunities to improve compliance processes, strengthen controls and reduce manual work through technology and automation.
• Work with Compliance subject-matter experts to ensure solutions meet regulatory and operational requirements.
• Escalate material risks, delays and decisions to the MLRO promptly.

About you, you have

• The successful candidate must have demonstrable experience managing projects and delivering change within a Compliance, Financial Crime or wider regulated environment
• Are a fast and strategic thinker, resourceful and deliver on time; with the ability to work independently.
• Strong experience with record-keeping, training and working with stakeholders.
• Great written & verbal communication skills to share your knowledge across the business at all levels.

In return for your hard work

• Competitive Salary + plus stock options (after 12 months) & benefits
• Hybrid working setup in our wonderful city-centre office
• We foster non-BAU projects in our team, we want you to explore new avenues and expand your expertise to benefit your professional pathway & our teams.
• And much, much more….

Our commitment to you

We are an equal opportunities employer.

We make recruitment decisions based on your skills, experience and ability to contribute. We’re building services for everyone and believe a diverse team helps us create better products, make better decisions and build an inclusive workplace.

We encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply and discover the 3S way.