Senior IT Project Manager

Sperton Global AS; Oslo; Hybrid; NOK 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Sperton Global AS in Oslo is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead a high-priority financial crime initiative across four countries, coordinating data integrations, scenario development, testing and activation within a regulated banking environment.

The assignment focuses on the Finance Receivables stream with a Contextual Monitoring solution, requiring close collaboration between business, risk, compliance and technology teams in a complex setting.

Qualifications

• Proven project or programme management experience within banking or financial services.
• Experience delivering cross-functional initiatives involving Risk, Compliance, Operations and Technology.
• Strong governance, prioritisation and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Experience in regulated environments with regulatory or audit requirements.
• Fluent English, both written and spoken; CV in English.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery across multiple Transaction Monitoring workstreams.
• Translate business and regulatory priorities into delivery roadmaps.
• Coordinate stakeholders across Risk, Compliance, Operations and Technology.
• Manage risks, dependencies, issues and remediation across the programme.
• Maintain oversight of the full model lifecycle from implementation to review.
• Communicate risks, decisions and actions to governance forums.
• Track audit findings and regulatory commitments through to closure.

Skills

Project Management

Governance

Stakeholder Management

Regulatory Compliance

Risk Management

Excellent Communication

Delivery Planning

Tools

Quantexa

Job description

Locations: Oslo, Norway
Work Arrangement: Hybrid – 3 days per week
Remote: 75%
Assignment Period: 21 September 2026 – 11 December 2026
Application Deadline: 1 October 2026

Assignment Description

Ready to lead a high-priority financial crime initiative across four countries? We are looking for an experienced Project Manager to support a major delivery involving new data integrations, scenario development, testing and activation.

The assignment focuses on the Finance Receivables stream through a dedicated Contextual Monitoring solution, bringing together business, risk, compliance and technology teams in a complex, regulated banking environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery across multiple Transaction Monitoring workstreams.
• Translate business, financial crime and regulatory priorities into structured delivery roadmaps.
• Coordinate stakeholders across Risk, Compliance, Operations, Technology and related functions.
• Manage priorities by balancing model risk, regulatory commitments, validation outcomes, technical considerations and delivery capacity.
• Work closely with Capability Leads, Model Owners and SMEs to align development, validation, implementation and ongoing monitoring.
• Coordinate model validation activities and ensure findings, limitations and recommendations are properly followed up.
• Manage risks, issues, dependencies and remediation activities across the programme.
• Maintain oversight of the full model lifecycle, from implementation and approval through monitoring, change and periodic review.
• Communicate key risks, decisions, governance outcomes, priorities and required actions to stakeholders.
• Represent Transaction Monitoring initiatives in relevant governance and prioritisation forums.
• Track audit findings, regulatory commitments, risk acceptance actions and remediation through to closure.Use model performance, validation results and risk insights to identify opportunities for improved effectiveness and compliance.
• Maintain visibility of dependencies across Transaction Monitoring, data, technology, operations and wider Financial Crime capabilities.

Requirements

Must Have

• Proven Project or Programme Management experience within banking or financial services.
• Experience delivering cross-functional initiatives involving Risk, Compliance, Operations and Technology.
• Strong capabilities in governance, prioritisation and stakeholder management.
• Experience working in a regulated environment with regulatory or audit requirements.
• Strong ability to manage risks, dependencies, issues and remediation across multiple workstreams.
• Excellent communication, presentation and influencing skills.
• Ability to turn complex business and regulatory requirements into clear delivery plans.
• Fluent English, both written and spoken.
• CV must be submitted in English.

Good to Have

• Experience in Financial Crime, AML or Transaction Monitoring.
• Knowledge of Quantexa.
• Experience with Transaction Monitoring models or solutions.

About Sperton

Sperton is a global recruitment and consulting company with offices across Europe, Asia and the Americas. We help organisations find and engage skilled professionals through flexible recruitment, consulting and global mobility solutions.