Senior Project Manager - Risk & Regulatory in Charlotte

Job Description

We’re seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to oversee the delivery of critical Risk and Regulatory initiatives within a large financial institution. This individual will manage project scope, timelines, cross-functional coordination, and stakeholder engagement while translating complex business needs into clear functional and technical requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead requirements elicitation, analysis, documentation, UAT, and post-production support
• Partner with developers, QA teams, subject-matter experts, business users, and senior management across multiple geographies
• Perform root cause, gap, and current-state versus future-state analyses
• Analyze business processes and recommend improvements
• Translate business needs into clear IT and functional requirements
• Oversee testing, training, and change-management activities throughout project rollouts
• Manage project scope, timelines, risks, issues, dependencies, and action plans
• Provide regular project updates and recommendations to senior management
• Manage multiple complex initiatives with minimal supervision

Qualifications:

• 10+ years of professional experience within large financial institutions
• Strong experience supporting Risk and Regulatory initiatives, including CCAR, FRTB, or similar programs
• Hands-on experience with regulatory implementations, reporting, and supporting documentation
• Strong knowledge of Credit Risk, financial instruments, market data, trading systems, and risk governance
• Experience within commercial or investment banking
• Understanding of financial operations, MIS, data management, and reporting processes
• Experience with Waterfall and Agile project-management frameworks
• Proficiency with Jira, MS Project, Confluence, ServiceNow, Visio, and Excel
• Proficiency in SQL; Databricks experience is a plus
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, leadership, and stakeholder-management skills
• Ability to communicate complex technical and financial concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
• BA/BS degree required