Project Manager - (Payments & Regulatory Compliance)

We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to support a major payments and regulatory compliance initiative within a leading Canadian financial institution. The successful candidate will coordinate technology changes and system integrations across digital and commercial banking platforms, with a focus on ensuring downstream compliance systems remain aligned with evolving regulatory requirements. This role requires strong experience delivering payments technology and regulatory compliance projects, along with the ability to manage complex dependencies across business, technology and compliance teams. Key Responsibilities Manage and coordinate project activities within a broader payments and regulatory compliance initiative. Oversee technology changes and dependencies impacting downstream compliance and financial crime systems. Coordinate initiatives involving Electronic Funds Transfer Reporting (EFTR), Transaction Monitoring, Sanctions Screening and Travel Rule requirements. Collaborate with payments, technology, risk, compliance and business stakeholders to ensure successful delivery. Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, milestones, risks, issues and dependencies. Coordinate system integration, testing, implementation and operational readiness activities. Facilitate stakeholder meetings, provide status reporting and escalate delivery risks as required. Ensure project activities align with regulatory compliance objectives and delivery timelines. Required Qualifications Proven Project Management experience within banking or financial services. Strong experience delivering payments technology projects, including payment processing, payment integrations or payment platform modernization. Demonstrated experience managing regulatory compliance technology initiatives. Experience coordinating complex technology integrations and downstream system dependencies. Strong understanding of banking technology environments and payment workflows. Excellent stakeholder management, communication and project governance skills. Experience working with cross-functional business, technology, risk and compliance teams. Preferred Qualifications Experience delivering AML or Financial Crime technology initiatives. Knowledge of sanctions screening, transaction monitoring, EFTR or Travel Rule requirements. Experience with Interac, SWIFT, ISO 20022, EFT/ACH or other Canadian payments infrastructure. Experience supporting regulatory-driven technology changes within large financial institutions.