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Role Title: IT Project Manager Enterprise Risk Transformation
Duration: 1 year- project going through 2028, start date Dec 2026/Jan 2027
Preferred Location: Remote with travel to NY as needed
Role Description:
Our client is seeking an experienced IT Project Manager to support a multi-year Enterprise Risk Transformation initiative focused on modernizing the bank's risk management platform and operating model. This highly visible program will transform how risk is managed across the organization by standardizing processes, improving reporting, reducing manual work, and implementing a modern Enterprise Governance, Risk & Compliance (eGRC) platform.
The ideal candidate is a seasoned banking IT Project Manager with experience leading large-scale enterprise transformation initiatives involving both business and technology organizations. During the initial phase of the engagement, this resource will divide time between enterprise program management activities and helping establish the program's Data & Reporting workstream.
Responsibilities
- Manage program-level planning, execution, and governance activities for a large enterprise transformation initiative.
- Develop and maintain integrated project plans, RAID logs, status reports, executive presentations, steering committee materials, and implementation roadmaps supporting enterprise data, reporting, and risk management initiatives.
- Analyze business and technical requirements to define implementation strategies, technical workstreams, and solution delivery plans supporting enterprise data and reporting capabilities.
- Partner with business stakeholders, data architects, Product Owners, Scrum Masters, and technology teams to evaluate reporting solutions, system dependencies, implementation impacts, and technical readiness across a hybrid Agile/Waterfall environment.
- Coordinate workshops and cross-functional activities to document reporting requirements, data assets, taxonomy, governance, and business process improvements while driving accountability, issue resolution, and timely completion of project deliverables.
- Support the creation of a current-state inventory of enterprise reports, data assets, and reporting processes.
- Support technical planning, testing readiness, deployment activities, and implementation planning for enterprise data and reporting capabilities.
- Communicate project status, risks, dependencies, and decisions to program leadership and executive stakeholders.
Requirements:
- 7+ years of enterprise Project Management experience.
- Experience managing large-scale enterprise transformation programs within the banking or financial services industry is a plus
- Strong understanding of enterprise governance, risk management, compliance, finance, or operational processes is highly preferred but not required
- Experience working at a big 4 firm is a big plus
- Experience supporting complex data, reporting, analytics, or information management initiatives.
- Ability to work across both business and technology organizations.
- Experience managing multiple workstreams and cross-functional stakeholders.
- Excellent facilitation, communication, and organizational skills.
- Experience working with executive leadership and steering committees.
- Exposure to data and reporting initiatives
Familiarity with Agile concepts and working alongside Product Owners and Scrum Masters
