Regulatory Project Manager

Kelly; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Kelly is seeking an experienced Regulatory Project Manager for a contract role in New York, NY. This position involves leading quality assurance efforts, managing client migrations for Repo and US Treasury Bond transactions, and working collaboratively with Sales, Trading, and Legal teams. A background in Capital Markets, proven project management in regulated environments, and advanced Excel skills are essential. The contract duration is 7+ months with a hybrid work schedule of 3 days onsite per week.

Qualifications

• 10+ years’ experience with a proven ability within Capital Markets.
• Strong project management experience in complex, regulated environments.
• Understanding of the US Treasury market and proven track record in test management.

Responsibilities

• Lead quality assurance efforts as Test Manager.
• Work with Sales, Trading, Legal on legal documentation and onboarding.
• Serve as primary contact for Front Office Traders, Sales, and managers.
• Own project planning and tracking across deliverables.
• Manage end-to-end change impacts with internal teams.
• Define client migration strategies with Sales and Management.
• Lead client migrations for Repo and US Treasury Bond transactions.

Skills

Capital Markets experience

Project management in regulated environments

Knowledge of US Treasury market

Quality Assurance and Test Management

Stakeholder management

Knowledge of Markets products

Advanced Excel skills

Client outreach and onboarding

Job description

Regulatory Project Manager – Contract

Grow your career as a Regulatory Project Manager with an innovative global bank in New York, NY. Contract role with strong possibility of extension. Hybrid schedule: 3 days onsite per week.

Contract Duration: 7+ months

Required Skills & Experience

• 10+ years’ experience with a proven ability within Capital Markets.
• Strong project management experience in complex, regulated environments (Tier 1 banks or top consulting firms).
• Understanding of the US Treasury market, central repo clearing mechanisms, and a proven track record in test management.
• Experience in Quality Assurance and Test Management within Capital Markets, including test strategy design.
• Experience navigating large, complex organizations and stakeholder groups and proven ability to work with Front Office, Trading, Sales, Risk, Legal, Compliance, and Control functions.
• Strong knowledge of Markets products and environments with focus on fixed income products (repos, bonds), trade lifecycle, and system migrations.
• Advanced Excel skills for large data sets, analysis, and reporting.
• Client outreach, repapering, and onboarding experience.

Desired Skills & Experience

• Understanding of clearing houses, clearing models, and front to back CCP clearing processes (preferred).
• Previous experience in working on legal entity change programs.
• Booking model changes and operating model transformation experience.

What You Will Be Doing

• Test Manager to lead quality assurance efforts.
• Working alongside Sales, Trading, Legal, Credit and Client Relationship Managers to complete legal documentation, account set up and onboarding readiness activities.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for Front Office Traders, Sales, and Senior Business Managers.
• Own project planning, RAID management, and execution tracking across all deliverables.
• Partner with internal teams (Front Office, Operations, Technology, Risk, Finance, Legal, Compliance) to manage end to end change impacts.
• Collaborate with Sales and Senior Management to define client migration strategies across business lines.
• Lead client migrations for Repo and US Treasury Bond cash transactions.