Project Manager Risk

Independent Recruitment Consultant (freelancer); United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Independent Risk Consulting is seeking a mid-level Project Manager to partner with the Risk India Leader, delivering a balanced portfolio across Risk Engagement Strategy and AI Strategy for Risk. You will manage end-to-end delivery, stakeholder coordination, and executive reporting.

The role involves cross-functional collaboration with analytics, technology, and governance teams, driving adoption of AI initiatives and process automation while ensuring milestones and value realization.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of progressive project management experience in financial services, risk, or a regulated environment.

Responsibilities

• Deliver Risk Engagement Strategy programs including Learning & Development initiatives, offsites, leadership visits, communications, and rhythm-of-business routines.
• Deliver AI Strategy for Risk initiatives by coordinating AI/GenAI and automation use-case intake and prioritization.
• Build and manage integrated project plans with multiple workstreams and dependencies.
• Run project governance with meetings, action tracking, and decision logs; escalate blockers.
• Create executive-ready updates and dashboards to show progress, adoption, and value realization.

Skills

Project management

PowerPoint

Tableau

Jira/Confluence

MS Project/Smartsheet

Stakeholder management

Agile delivery

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in business/Finance/IT/Data/Analytics or related

Tools

Jira

Confluence

MS Project

Smartsheet

Power Automate

Power Apps

Job description

Project Manager Risk (L09)

Role Summary/Purpose:

We are seeking a proactive and resourceful mid-level Project Manager to partner closely with the Risk India Leader to deliver a balanced portfolio of initiatives across Risk Engagement Strategy and AI Strategy for Risk. The role will execute end-to-end delivery of stakeholder engagement programsLearning & Development, senior leadership visits, offsites, communications, and rhythm-of-business routinesensuring strong planning, logistics, stakeholder coordination, and measurable outcomes, while also driving delivery of Risks AI initiatives by coordinating intake and prioritization of AI use cases, managing project plans and dependencies with Risk, Data/Analytics, Technology, and governance teams, supporting process automation and Gen AI adoption, and tracking milestones, risks, and value realization through dashboards and executive-ready reporting.

Key Responsibilities:

• Deliver Risk Engagement Strategy programs including Learning & Development initiatives, offsites, leadership visits, communications, and rhythm-of-business routinesowning end-to-end planning, logistics, stakeholder coordination, and post-event follow-through.
• Deliver AI Strategy for Risk initiatives by coordinating AI/GenAI and automation use-case intake, supporting prioritization, and driving execution in partnership with Risk, Data/Analytics, Technology, and governance teams.
• By / through (indicative but nor exhaustive)
• Building and managing integrated project plans (scope, timelines, milestones, dependencies, resources), ensuring on-time delivery across multiple concurrent workstreams.
• Running project governance and operating cadence (workstream meetings, action tracking, decision logs), escape blockers, and ensure timely resolution of issues and dependencies.
• Tracking and reporting delivery progress, risks, and issues; develop mitigation plans and ensure appropriate escalation to the Risk India Leader and stakeholders.
• Creating executive-ready communications including crisp PowerPoint updates, status summaries, decision papers, and leadership readouts that highlight progress, risks, adoption, and outcomes.
• Developing and maintaining dashboards and reporting (e.g., Tableau and/or other tools) to provide transparency into milestones, adoption, and value realization for engagement and AI initiatives.
• Supporting process digitization/automation delivery by documenting requirements, coordinating testing/UAT, managing implementation readiness, and partnering with Business Analysts and technical teams to drive deployment.
• Ensuring governance-ready documentation for AI initiatives (e.g., use-case documentation, assumptions, controls/approvals tracking, change management and adoption plans) in line with Risk and enterprise standards.
• Serving as a primary liaison between the Risk India Leader and internal partners, ensuring consistent stakeholder communication, alignment, and execution across initiatives.

Required Skills/Knowledge:

Bachelor's degree in business, Finance, Information Technology, Data/Analytics, or related discipline with 35 years of project/program delivery experience preferably within financial services, risk, analytics, or technology transformation or in lieu of a degree 5-7 years of project/program delivery experience preferably within financial services, risk, analytics, or technology transformation

• Minimum 3 to 5 years of progressive project management experience, preferably within financial services, risk management, or a regulated environment. Demonstrated experience working as a Business Analyst or in process digitization/automation projects is strongly preferred. Proven track record of managing complex projects with multiple stakeholders and cross-functional teams.
• Demonstrated experience delivering process automation and AI-enabled solutions (Machine Learning, AI, GenAI), with the ability to assess business ideas, translate them into solution requirements, and recommend an appropriate technology approach/use-case mapping in partnership with Analytics and Technology teams.
• Experience supporting delivery of AI/GenAI or advanced analytics initiatives (e.g., use-case intake, execution tracking, adoption/change support), working with Data/Analytics and Technology partners.
• Strong ability to work with senior leaders, manage multiple priorities, and drive execution across cross-functional teams with clear governance and follow-through.
• Advanced PowerPoint skills for executive storytelling (status, decisions needed, risks/issues, outcomes/value).
• Expert knowledge of building Tableau dashboards and delivery/value tracking; comfortable working with data and defining metrics.
• Proficiency with project management and Agile delivery tools (e.g., Jira/Confluence, MS Project/Smartsheet) and familiarity with Agile ways of working.
• Excellent organization, communication, and stakeholder management skills; able to influence without authority and keep teams aligned.
• Proven ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with discretion and sound judgment.
• Experience delivering stakeholder engagement initiatives such as Learning & Development, events, leadership visits/offsites, or communications cadence (as applicable to role scope).

Desired Skills/Knowledge:

• Exposure to Risk governance and controls relevant to AI/GenAI (e.g., model risk concepts, validation/approvals, documentation standards), without needing to be a deep technical expert.
• Experience with process automation / workflow tooling such as Microsoft Power Platform (Power Automate/Power Apps).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; ability to define success metrics, track adoption/value realization, and synthesize insights for leadership.
• Experience operating in a highly regulated environment with compliance/audit considerations and evidence-based delivery.
• Strong change management and communication skills to drive adoption of new tools/processes, including training/enablement support.
• Demonstrated ability to foster collaboration and execution across diverse teams, with a mindset toward innovation and continuous improvement.

Eligibility Criteria:

Bachelor's degree in business, Finance, Information Technology, Data/Analytics, or related discipline with 35 years of project/program delivery experience preferably within financial services, risk, analytics, or technology transformation or in lieu of a degree 5-7 years of project/program delivery experience preferably within financial services, risk, analytics, or technology transformation

Work Timings: 2:00PM to 11:00PM IST

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