Regulatory Banking Project Manager (Hybrid, 6-Month)

Pontoon; Bromley; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

Pontoon is supporting a leading banking sector client in Bromley, recruiting a Project Manager on a fixed-term 6-month contract. The role focuses on regulatory reporting, operational performance, and cross‑functional delivery in a hybrid setup with four days in the office.

The successful candidate will document requirements, track progress, manage resources, and drive risk, issues, and dependencies to ensure timely, compliant project delivery.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in project management within the banking or financial services sector.
• Strong understanding of regulatory requirements and operational performance metrics.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, capable of influencing and facilitating decision‑making.
• Proficient in project management tools and methodologies, with a knack for resource allocation and risk management.
• A proactive problem solver with a focus on achieving results and driving change.

Responsibilities

• Lead and Document: Take charge of project and remediation requirement documentation, identifying gaps and defining necessary controls to support sustained regulatory compliance.
• Execution Oversight: Monitor the execution of defined project tasks by tracking deliverables, maintaining project plans, and measuring progress against established key performance indicators.
• Resource Management: Plan, coordinate, and manage project resources, ensuring role clarity and capacity alignment across various project teams and workstreams.
• Collaboration: Facilitate effective collaboration among project teams, technology partners, risk management, and multiple lines of business to drive alignment and execution.
• Project Planning: Utilise appropriate tools and methodologies to plan and organise projects, including technology platforms that support client-facing employees.
• Risk Navigation: Influence decision‑making across partner organisations and drive timely resolution of risks, issues, and dependencies.
• Change Adoption: Assess adoption risks and partner with stakeholders to address readiness, communications, and execution challenges for change initiatives.
• Integrated Delivery: Develop and maintain an integrated delivery plan, proactively identifying risks, defining mitigation strategies, and managing dependencies while escalating issues to stakeholders.

Skills

Project management

Regulatory

Banking

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Job description

Pontoon is supporting a leading banking sector client in Bromley, recruiting a Project Manager on a fixed-term 6-month contract. The role focuses on regulatory reporting, operational performance, and cross‑functional delivery in a hybrid setup with four days in the office.

The successful candidate will document requirements, track progress, manage resources, and drive risk, issues, and dependencies to ensure timely, compliant project delivery.