Delivery Manager (Financial Crime Transformation) in City of London

Delivery Manager - Financial Crime Transformation
6-Month Contract
London (Hybrid) - 2-3 Days per week on site
£700-£930 per day (Inside IR35)

A leading UK bank is seeking an experienced Delivery Manager to lead a major Financial Crime Orchestration Platform (FCOP) transformation programme. So having similar experience would be very beneficial for the candidate.

This is a high-profile opportunity to take ownership of a strategic bank-wide initiative designed to consolidate multiple financial crime systems into a single platform, delivering enhanced automation, improved controls, and a unified customer view across the organisation.

As Delivery Manager, you will provide end-to-end programme leadership from mobilisation through to Phase 1 delivery, working across Financial Crime, Technology, Product teams and external technology partners.

You will be responsible for driving delivery, managing complex dependencies, engaging senior stakeholders and ensuring successful execution of a critical transformation programme.

• Lead programme mobilisation and establish the delivery roadmap.
• Own and maintain the integrated programme plan, RAID log and governance framework.
• Manage programme risks, dependencies and executive reporting.
• Coordinate third-party vendor onboarding, contracting and delivery activities.
• Deliver foundational platform capabilities and core financial crime use cases.
• Oversee biometrics integration and wider technology dependencies.
• Prepare the platform for phased rollout across multiple business areas.
• Ensure effective transition into subsequent delivery phases.

We're seeking a hands-on Delivery Manager or Programme Delivery Lead with a proven background in delivering large-scale transformation programmes within regulated environments.

You should have:

• Significant experience delivering programmes within banking or financial services.
• A track record of leading major platform implementation or transformation programmes.
• Experience across Financial Crime, AML, KYC, Fraud, Customer Onboarding, Compliance or Regulatory Change.
• Strong vendor and third-party management experience, particularly SaaS-based solutions.
• Excellent programme governance capabilities, including planning, RAID management and executive reporting.
• Experience presenting to senior stakeholders, Steering Committees and Executive-level governance forums.
• A proactive, delivery-focused approach with the ability to operate at both strategic and detailed levels.

Desirable Experience

• Financial Crime Transformation programmes.
• Financial Crime Orchestration Platforms.
• AML, KYC or Fraud technology implementations.
• Salesforce exposure (beneficial but not essential).

Disclaimer:

This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission. Where the role is marked as Outside IR35 in the advertisement this is subject to receipt of a final Status Determination Statement from the end Client and may be subject to change.