Compliance Project Manager

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What this job involves

Working as a member of the Global Ethics & Compliance team, this role provides project management leadership for JLL's Anti Financial Crime (AFC) initiatives. The AFC program is a multi-year transformational program with multiple workstreams spanning operations, technology and data strategy.

The AFC Program Manager will report to the Head of Anti Financial Crime and collaborate with transformation partners across multiple business functions to drive comprehensive AFC program delivery, ensuring regulatory compliance and operational excellence across JLL's global operations.

What this job involves

The Compliance Project Manager plays an important role in executing and managing activities for Anti-financial crime (AFC) program, which spans anti-money laundering (AML), sanctions and know your client (KYC) frameworks. Your priority will be to partner across the Global E&C teams to plan, execute, and deliver compliance projects that strengthen and maintain a robust, global corporate compliance program.  You will collaborate with transformation partners across multiple business functions to drive comprehensive AFC program delivery, ensuring regulatory compliance and operational excellence across JLL's global operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end project management for Anti Financial Crime initiatives including operational, digital technology development

• Hold internal stakeholders accountable to deliver while providing transparent timely reporting to senior management, enabling stakeholders to take action

• Lead executive stakeholders through structured program governance, including risk identification, dependencies, issue management and clear escalation paths

• Drive accountability for delivery of AFC transformation initiatives, optimizing benefits through enhanced compliance controls and operational efficiency

• Support the delivery of AFC solutions, coordinating schedules, resources, communications, and project integration across various compliance efforts

• Optimize program impact through embedding appropriate change management strategies and organizational readiness assessments

• Clear and concise communication with internal stakeholders to establish and track compliance outcomes including measurements of success

• Apply a disciplined approach to all project activities ensuring consistency in execution and adherence to agreed upon structured methodologies

• Create project updates and reporting for both project participants and executive level audiences

• Understand and identify opportunities to leverage AI capabilities to execute faster and smarter

Abilities / Skills

• Leadership & Influence: Exceptional communication skills with ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive consensus across diverse teams

• Change Management: Proven ability to lead organizational change and drive adoption of new processes and technologies

• Attention to Detail: Execute tasks accurately while avoiding unnecessary corrections

• Role-model Integrity: Uphold and champion the highest standards of Ethics & Compliance, demonstrating transparency and appropriate escalation

• Effective Communication (verbal and written): Translate functional requirements into technical specifications and communicate complex concepts to diverse stakeholders

Education & Experience

• Undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or related business field

• 12+ years professional experience in program/ project management, with experience focused on anti-financial crime activities a plus

• Proven experience driving enterprise-wide transformation programs in complex global enterprises

• Proven track record contributing to enterprise-wide transformation

• Proficiency in digital transformation and agile methodologies and tools (e.g., Azure DevOps, Confluence, Jira)

• Recognized professional certifications in project management (e.g., PMP, CSM, etc.) a plus

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