Senior Project Manager

Senior Project Manager

Anywhere

Type: Contract

Category: Program/Project Management

Industry: Financial Services

Workplace Type: Remote

Reference ID: JN -072026-108133

Date Posted: 08/28/2026

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Our client is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead a strategic Anti-Money Laundering (AML) technology modernization initiative. The role will manage the migration of a legacy end-of-life AML platform from an on-premises environment to SAS Viya and oversee all phases of the project lifecycle, including planning, execution, testing, deployment, change management, and post-implementation stabilization. The position requires delivery experience in regulated environments, stakeholder and vendor management, and background with AML, financial crimes, compliance, data analytics platforms, and cloud transformations.

Due to client requirements, applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.

Rate: $70.00 to $80.00/hr. w2

JN -072026-108133

Responsibilities:

• Lead end-to-end delivery of the AML platform modernization project from initiation through production implementation and transition to support.

• Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, milestones, deliverables, resource plans, and implementation roadmaps.

• Establish governance, reporting structures, and communication plans for stakeholder alignment.

• Coordinate cross-functional teams across AML Operations, Compliance, Risk, Technology, Data, Infrastructure, Security, Architecture, QA, and Vendors.

• Manage scope, schedule, budget, risks, issues, assumptions, dependencies, and change requests.

• Facilitate planning sessions, status meetings, steering committee reviews, and executive updates.

• Align project objectives with organizational priorities and regulatory requirements.

• Drive decision-making, issue resolution, and escalation management.

• Manage vendors and implementation partners to meet schedule and quality expectations.

• Oversee requirements, solution design reviews, testing, data migration planning, deployment preparation, and operational readiness.

• Maintain project controls, documentation, and quality management processes.

• Monitor performance against milestones and identify delivery improvements.

• Support change management, training, communication, and business readiness.

• Coordinate UAT, SIT, and production implementation activities.

• Ensure successful transition to operational support and maintenance teams.

Experience Requirements:

• Minimum 10 years of project management experience leading complex enterprise technology initiatives.

• Proven experience with software implementation, migration, modernization, or transformation programs.

• Experience in financial services, banking, insurance, fintech, or other regulated industries.

• Knowledge of Waterfall, Agile, and hybrid delivery approaches.

• Ability to manage multiple workstreams, priorities, and cross-functional teams.

• Experience managing budgets, resource plans, vendor contracts, and executive reporting.

• Strong leadership, communication, facilitation, negotiation, and stakeholder management.

• Expertise in risk, issue, dependency, and change control management.

• Proficiency with project management tools and reporting platforms.

• Preferred experience with AML, Fraud, Financial Crimes, Compliance, Regulatory, Risk, or KYC initiatives.

• Preferred experience with SAS solutions, including SAS Viya.

• Familiarity with cloud analytics platforms, data integration, warehousing, and reporting.

• Relevant certifications such as PMP, PgMP, PRINCE2, Agile, or Scrum.

• Experience with large-scale data migration and modernization programs.

• Knowledge of regulatory requirements and compliance frameworks for financial institutions.

• Experience managing system integrators and technology vendors.

Education Requirements:

Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.

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About Eliassen Group:

Eliassen Group is a strategic consulting firm that helps organizations reach further and achieve more through our technology, business advisory, and life sciences solutions. For nearly 40 years, we have combined exceptional people, deep domain expertise, and intelligent capabilities to expand our clients' capacity and accelerate meaningful outcomes. We are driven by a purpose to positively impact the lives of our employees, clients, consultants, and the communities we serve.

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