Compliance Project Manager

Charterhouse Partnership; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Charterhouse Partnership seeks a seasoned Project Manager to lead the Compliance Technology team in transforming AML, KYC, and financial crime platforms across regional markets.

You will bridge business strategy with technology execution, shaping regulatory compliance and customer lifecycle management while driving operational excellence.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of banking experience; equivalent experience and skills considered.
• Experience in change, programme and project management; PMO experience preferred.
• Strong quantitative, analytical and problem solving skills.
• Understanding of Compliance and AML, Know Your Client (KYC) and sanctions in banking.
• Knowledge of the global regulatory environment and KYC developments.
• Degree in Engineering, Technology, Business, or Finance (or equivalent).

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain strategic relationships with business, technology, and compliance stakeholders.
• Map delivery roadmaps and capability architecture with project teams.
• Elicit, review, and prioritize requirements for KYC and AML workflows.
• Lead analysis and documentation of to-be processes and assess impacts.
• Identify and manage risks or issues related to scope and requirements.
• Translate requirements into testing strategies with automation where applicable.
• Review change requests for cost and schedule impact with governance adherence.
• Ensure long-term sustainability through documentation and train-the-trainer programs.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Project management

Change management

Analytical thinking

Regulatory compliance

PMO experience

Education

Degree in Engineering, Technology, Business, or Finance (or equivalent)

Job description

An exciting opportunity exists for a seasoned Project Manager to join a leading financial institution’s Compliance Technology team, driving transformation across AML, KYC, and Financial Crime platforms.

This role is perfect for a visionary professional who can bridge the gap between business strategy and technology execution — shaping the future of regulatory compliance, customer lifecycle management, and operational excellence across regional markets.

What You’ll Do

Stakeholder Relationship Management

• Build and maintain strategic relationships with key business, technology, and compliance stakeholders.
• Align technology solutions with organizational objectives and inspire collaboration across regions.
• Partner with project managers, domain architects, and technology teams to map delivery roadmaps and capability architecture.
• Collaborate with Group and regional stakeholders to elicit, review, and prioritize business requirements for KYC and AML workflows.
• Lead the analysis and documentation of “to-be” business and operations processes, performing impact assessments where needed.
• Identify and manage risks or issues related to project scope and requirements.
• Partner with Testing Domain Leads to translate requirements into robust testing strategies, leveraging automation where applicable.
• Review and assess change requests for cost and schedule implications, ensuring governance and methodology compliance.
• Ensure long‑term sustainability of implemented solutions through documentation and “train‑the‑trainer” programs.

What You’ll Bring

• You’ll have over 10 years of relevant banking experience. Equivalent experience and skills also considered.
• Deep experience in change management processes, programme and project. management fundamentals. Prior PMO experience preferred.
• Strong quantitative, analytical and problem solving skills that can translate analysis into actions that meet programme and project management objectives.
• Understanding of Compliance and/or Anti Money Laundering (AML), Know Your Client (KYC) principles, and Sanctions in banking.
• Knowledge of the global regulatory environment and a strong understanding of expectations of regulators, especially developments in KYC is helpful.
• Analytical and problem‑solving skills with the ability to translate insights into executable actions.
• Degree in Engineering, Technology, Business, or Finance (or equivalent).

Only successful candidates will be notified.