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Role Title: Project Manager - SEC & REG Reporting
Employment Type: Contract
Duration: 12/31/2026
Preferred Location: Remote with travel as needed to NY
Role Description:
We are seeking a highly driven and strategic Project Manager to lead and deliver complex initiatives focused on SEC and Regulatory Reporting within a financial services environment. This role requires a strong leader who can proactively drive outcomes, manage senior stakeholders, and ensure successful execution of regulatory and financial reporting programs.
What You'll Do:
- Own and drive delivery of regulatory and SEC reporting initiatives, ensuring projects stay on track and meet critical deadlines
- Build and manage project plans, timelines, and governance frameworks to support execution
- Partner with Finance, Risk, Compliance, and Technology teams to align priorities and manage dependencies
- Lead stakeholder meetings, working sessions, and steering committees to drive decisions and maintain momentum
- Identify and mitigate risks, proactively removing roadblocks to keep projects moving forward
- Provide clear, concise status reporting and communication to leadership and stakeholders
- Establish accountability across teams and ensure focus on outcomes, not just activity
Requirements:
- Experience in banking or financial services, with exposure to SEC reporting, regulatory reporting call reports, 9C, Basel, etc.). Ideally also with Axiom experience, or financial reporting processes
- Strong ability to drive projects end-to-end and deliver results
- Proven stakeholder management skills, including working with senior leaders
- Experience managing complex, cross-functional initiatives with multiple dependencies
- Solid planning, organization, and problem-solving capabilities
- Familiarity with tools like MS Project, JIRA, SharePoint, and MS Office
- Knowledge of Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid delivery approaches
- PMP, Agile, or SAFe certifications preferred
- Background in regulatory or finance transformation programs preferred
Education and Experience Required:
- Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 3 years' work experience, or in lieu of a degree, a combined minimum of 7 years' higher education and/or work experience, including a minimum of 3 years' work experience