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About the Role

The Senior Project Manager, Legal, Risk & Compliance will lead strategic AML, KYC, and regulatory initiatives to enhance financial crime compliance execution, governance, and operational alignment. This role requires disciplined project leadership and subject matter expertise in AML, KYC, and financial crime compliance, serving as a key liaison between Legal, Risk, Compliance, RegTech, and KYCS.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of AML, KYC, and Legal, Risk & Compliance initiatives.
• Own project governance, planning, execution, and stakeholder reporting.
• Prioritize projects and resources across LRC, KYC Services, Onboarding, RegTech, and other key workstreams.
• Manage interdependencies across Compliance, KYCS, Onboarding, RegTech, and the PM team.
• Drive accountability for timelines, risk mitigation, and quality standards.
• Develop and apply expertise across AML, KYC, CDD, EDD, sanctions, and financial crime compliance.
• Balance regulatory expectations, operational feasibility, and delivery objectives.
• Align initiatives with enterprise AML policies and applicable local regulations.
• Translate regulatory and policy change into executable project actions.
• Identify risks, control gaps, and escalation points affecting delivery or compliance outcomes.
• Partner with LRC, RegTech, KYCS leadership, and other stakeholders to align priorities, decisions, and execution plans.
• Serve as a liaison across Compliance, RegTech, and KYCS to support integrated delivery.
• Align policy, process, technology, and operational readiness across initiatives.
• Facilitate governance forums with clear agendas, decisions, and follow-ups.
• Ensure early compliance engagement to reduce delivery risk and rework.
• Provide concise leadership reporting on progress, risks, decisions, and dependencies.
• Coordinate with the PM team to maintain portfolio alignment and clear ownership.
• Support audit and regulatory readiness through documentation, issue tracking, and evidence management.
• Identify improvements to AML/KYC processes, controls, and technology within project scope.
• Promote global consistency, standardization, and scalable operating practices.
• Support innovation and automation that improve control effectiveness and efficiency.

Requirements

• Project management experience in complex, cross-functional environments.
• Experience with AML/KYC and capacity to develop into a trusted financial crime compliance SME.
• Experience partnering with RegTech, KYC operations, Compliance, and business stakeholders.
• Executive stakeholder management, communication, and issue-resolution skills.
• Ability to manage multiple global initiatives with disciplined prioritization and delivery focus.
• Strong judgment and risk-based thinking.
• Pragmatic and solution-oriented approach.
• Ability to influence without authority.
• Collaborative leadership style.

Skills

• AML
• KYC
• Financial Crime Compliance
• Project Management
• RegTech
• FATF
• PMP
• PRINCE2
• ACAMS
• ICA

Location

• United Kingdom
• Remote

Work Type

• Remote
• Hybrid

Experience Level

• Senior
• PMP or PRINCE2 preferred
• Compliance project management or PRINCE2 experience
• ACAMS, ICA, PMP, or similar certification

Benefits

• Annual leave
• Tuition reimbursement
• Referral bonuses
• Success Sharing, bonuses, or commission plans based on role and individual performance.

About the Company

• CSC is a global business, legal, and financial services company based in Wilmington, Delaware, USA, providing knowledge-based solutions to clients worldwide.
• We have offices and capabilities in over 140 jurisdictions in the Americas, Europe, Asia Pacific, and the Middle East, and more than 8,000 colleagues.
• We are the business behind business.®
• CSC is committed to creating a feeling of belonging through a diverse and growth-oriented environment where everyone is valued.
• CSC colleagues have global career opportunities and excellent benefits.
• At CSC®, we’re always looking ahead, finding ways to innovate, challenge the status quo, and anticipate the needs of our clients.
• We exceed expectations by adapting client ambitions and goals as our own.
• This Fierce Client Spirit has helped us adapt and create solutions that have enabled businesses to run smoother and smarter for more than 125 years.
• It’s also the reason we’re the trusted partner of many of the world’s most successful organizations.
• CSC is committed to attracting, developing, and retaining talented people whose values align with ours.
• We empower our colleagues to bring the right solutions to market to meet client demand.
• That’s why we are the leading provider of business administration and compliance solutions.
• CSC is a great place to work with smart and dedicated people.
• We have won several employer recognition awards, including Top Workplace USA, Great Places to Work India, and Built In’s Best Places to Work.
• We offer fulfilling work and career opportunities.
• Most positions are filled with internal moves and employee referrals.
• As business needs allow, CSC offers hybrid or remote work schedules in alignment with local regulations.

Equal Opportunity

• CSC is committed to creating a feeling of belonging through a diverse and growth-oriented environment where everyone is valued.
• We offer a range of support to colleagues with disabilities, ensuring people have the necessary resources to thrive in their roles.
• We encourage candidates to work closely with our talent acquisition partners to convey their specific needs.
• Our commitment to accessibility reflects our broader dedication to diversity and belonging,