Experienced Banking Project Manager - KYC / CLM - Approx. 6 months FTC in London

Vantage Point Global (VP) is a talent consultancy established in 2014 to support top-tier clients in building their talent pipeline. VP provides opportunities for all, hiring exceptional, diverse talent who are supported and developed throughout their career journey at VP, enabling them to be highly effective in their roles. We partner with our clients to create opportunities for individuals to launch into fulfilling and rewarding careers in the industries we serve and deliver a future-ready workforce to our clients.

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About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to join a CLM/KYC programme at a global investment bank that is already fully underway. This is a critical replacement role, requiring someone who can step in quickly, build trust with senior stakeholders, and drive delivery through to completion. The programme is a strategic initiative for the business, with a targeted delivery date of end of May. As such, this role offers significant exposure and responsibility within a fast-paced environment.

Contract length: Approximately 4-6 months
Start: ASAP

What will I be working on?

• End-to-end delivery of a CLM/KYC project, working closely with internal teams, vendors, and senior stakeholders.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading and managing a complex CLM/KYC programme from its current phase through to delivery.
• Owning project governance, planning, RAID management, and reporting.
• Managing senior stakeholder relationships and ensuring clear communication across business and technology teams.
• Coordinating delivery across multiple workstreams, including compliance, operations, and technology.
• Ensuring regulatory and risk requirements are met throughout the lifecycle.
• Supporting implementation and adoption of CLM/KYC platforms, with Fenergo experience highly desirable.

What will I be gaining?

• The opportunity to lead a highly visible and strategic initiative.
• Exposure to senior stakeholders within a regulated financial services environment.
• The chance to make immediate impact on a programme already in flight.
• Competitive day rate / salary reflective of seniority and delivery responsibility.

What are we looking for?

You’ll demonstrate:

• Proven experience delivering CLM and/or KYC transformation projects.
• Strong Project Management capability within complex, regulated environments.
• The ability to quickly embed into an existing programme and take ownership.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• A pragmatic, delivery-focused approach with strong attention to detail.

Essential Criteria

We would love to hear from you if you can demonstrate:

• Previous involvement in CLM/KYC programmes, ideally within financial services.
• Experience working with or delivering Fenergo implementations (preferred).
• Strong governance, planning, and delivery skills across multi-stream projects.
• Confidence operating in high-pressure, time-sensitive programmes.

Qualifications / Experience

Extensive experience as a Project Manager on regulatory or transformation initiatives. Relevant Project Management certification (e.g. PRINCE2, PMP, Agile) is desirable but not essential.

Vantage Point Global is fully committed to being an Equal Opportunities, inclusive employer. We are passionate about attracting diverse talent, and welcome applications regardless of ethnicity, culture, age, gender, nationality, religion, disability, or sexual orientation.

Things you need to know:

• To apply, you’ll need to provide us with a CV and answer a few initial questions.
• We’d like to make you aware that if you have not heard back from us within three weeks of the date of application that we will not be progressing your application.