Senior Principal

Infosys Limited; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Infosys Limited seeks a Senior Project Manager to lead AML, KYC and Financial Crime transformation programs in Singapore. You will guide end-to-end delivery across regulatory programs, customer due diligence and target-state operating models, coordinating with Compliance, Risk, Operations and Technology teams.

Responsibilities cover multi-workstream execution, architecture design, data and process transformation, and program governance to ensure regulatory alignment and successful delivery

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in banking and financial services technology.
• Deep domain expertise in AML, KYC, CDD and EDD.
• Experience leading enterprise-scale KYC/AML transformation programs.
• Strong knowledge of sanctions/watchlist screening, transaction monitoring and fraud prevention.
• Hands-on with Actimize or equivalent Financial Crime platforms.
• Strong banking regulatory understanding, MAS requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of AML, KYC, Financial Crime Compliance and Regulatory Transformation programs for banking and financial services clients.
• Drive large-scale KYC and CDD/EDD transformation initiatives including onboarding, remediation, periodic reviews and risk assessment.
• Partner with Compliance, Financial Crime, Risk, Operations, Business and Technology to translate objectives into roadmaps and technology solutions.
• Lead cross-functional delivery across workstreams covering KYC, AML, sanctions screening, transaction monitoring, fraud and regulatory reporting.
• Define and manage scope, milestones, budgets, risks and change requests across multi-million-dollar programs.
• Drive target-state architecture and operating model design for modern Financial Crime platforms.
• Translate AML/KYC requirements into functional requirements, process designs and backlogs.
• Lead discussions on platforms covering data, integration, workflow, automation, analytics and decisioning.
• Manage implementation involving platforms such as NICE Actimize.
• Establish program governance and reporting, RAID management and executive escalation.
• Manage internal teams, client stakeholders, vendors and delivery partners.
• Drive Agile, Waterfall and hybrid delivery methodologies.
• Lead readiness, testing, data migration, deployment and stabilization activities.
• Identify opportunities to improve operational efficiency, data quality, and risk management.
• Provide consulting on Financial Crime operating models and transformation roadmaps.
• Mentor project managers and delivery teams.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Agile methodologies

Kanban

Project delivery

Communication

Tools

Actimize

Job description

Sr. Project Manager – AML, KYC & Financial Crime Transformation

JobDescription

JobResponsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of complexAML, KYC, Financial Crime Compliance and Regulatory Transformationprograms for banking and financial services clients, from business case and requirements through implementation and transition to BAU.
• Drive large-scaleKYC and Customer Due Diligence (CDD/EDD) transformationinitiatives, including customer onboarding, KYC remediation, periodic reviews, client risk assessment, regulatory compliance and target-state operating model transformation.
• Partner with seniorCompliance, Financial Crime, Risk, Operations, Business and Technologystakeholders to translate regulatory and business objectives into executable transformation roadmaps, delivery plans and technology solutions.
• Lead cross-functional delivery across multiple workstreams coveringKYC, AML, sanctions/watchlist screening, transaction monitoring, fraud, regulatory reporting and financial crime risk management.
• Define and manage project scope, objectives, milestones, dependencies, budgets, resources, risks, issues, assumptions and change requests across multi-million-dollar transformation programs.
• Drivetarget-state architecture, business process transformation and operating model designfor modern Financial Crime and KYC platforms, ensuring alignment with applicable regulatory requirements and enterprise technology strategy.
• Translate complex AML/KYC business and regulatory requirements into clear functional requirements, process designs, technology capabilities, product backlogs and actionable delivery outcomes.
• Lead solution discussions across business and technology teams coveringfinancial crime platforms, data, integration, workflow, automation, analytics and decisioning capabilities, ensuring solutions are scalable and aligned to business and regulatory objectives.
• Manage technology implementation and transformation involving platforms such asNICE Actimize, including AML/Suspicious Activity Monitoring, Customer Due Diligence, sanctions/watchlist screening, fraud and related Financial Crime capabilities.
• Establish and operate effectiveprogram governance, including steering committees, working groups, status reporting, RAID management, executive escalation and delivery performance tracking.
• Manage internal teams, client stakeholders, technology partners and third-party vendors, ensuring clear accountability, effective dependency management and delivery against agreed outcomes.
• DriveAgile, Waterfall and hybrid delivery methodologies, including sprint planning, backlog prioritization, release planning, governance and delivery assurance.
• Lead business readiness, testing, data migration, implementation, deployment and post-production stabilization activities for regulatory and Financial Crime technology programs.
• Identify opportunities to improveoperational efficiency, data quality, control effectiveness, automation, customer experience and risk managementthrough process and technology transformation.
• Provide consulting and advisory support to clients onFinancial Crime operating models, KYC transformation, technology modernization, regulatory change and enterprise transformation roadmaps.
• Mentor project managers, business analysts, product owners and delivery teams while contributing to the development of Financial Crime and Compliance transformation capabilities within the consulting practice.

PersonSpecification

• 15+ years of experiencein banking, financial services technology, consulting or transformation, with significant experience leading complex technology and business transformation programs.
• Deep domain expertise inAML, KYC, Customer Due Diligence (CDD), Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD), Financial Crime Compliance and Regulatory Transformation.
• Strong working knowledge ofsanctions/watchlist screening, transaction monitoring, suspicious activity monitoring/reporting, fraud prevention, regulatory reporting and Financial Crime risk management.
• Proven experience deliveringenterprise-scale KYC and AML transformation programsacross business, compliance, operations, risk and technology functions.
• Strong understanding of banking regulatory and compliance environments, includingMAS requirements and global AML/KYC standards.
• Hands-on experience withActimize or equivalent Financial Crime technology platforms, with the ability to bridge domain requirements and technology implementation.
• Strong understanding ofbanking architecture, business processes, target operating models, technology modernization and enterprise integration.
• Proven experience managingmulti-million-dollar programs, complex delivery dependencies, vendors, budgets, risks and senior stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to operate as the bridge betweenbusiness/compliance and technology, converting regulatory and business requirements into practical technology and transformation outcomes.
• Strong experience withAgile/Scrum, Kanban, Waterfall and hybrid delivery methodologies.
• Experience leading geographically distributed, cross-functional teams and managing stakeholders acrossbusiness, Compliance, Risk, Operations, Technology and external partners.
• Strong consulting mindset with the ability to engage clients at bothstrategic and delivery levels, facilitate decision-making and navigate competing stakeholder priorities.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, negotiation, problem-solving and executive presentation skills.
• Ability to operate effectively in complex, ambiguous and highly regulated environments while maintaining focus on delivery outcomes.
• CSM, CSPO, PMP, PRINCE2 or equivalent project/program management certificationpreferred.
• Exposure to emerging technologies such asAI/ML, automation, analytics and digital transformationapplied to Financial Crime and Compliance use cases is advantageous.