Senior Project Manager (Banking Risk & Compliance)

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Project Manager – Banking Risk, Compliance & SOX

Location: Hybrid (3 days a week) in either Auburn Hills, MI or Frisco, TX

Type: Contract with options to extend or be hired directly

Industry: Banking / Financial Services

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Project Manager with strong SOX, Risk, and Compliance experience in the Banking sector. This role will lead end-to-end project delivery across regulatory compliance, internal controls, audit readiness, and risk initiatives. The ideal candidate has hands-on experience working with banking processes, regulatory requirements, and cross-functional teams in a financial institution.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end project management for SOX, audit, risk, and compliance initiatives.
• Manage full SOX lifecycle activities, including scoping, walkthroughs, documentation, testing coordination, and remediation.
• Partner with Internal Audit, Risk, Compliance, Finance, IT, and business lines to support regulatory expectations (SOX 404/302, OCC, FRB, FDIC, FFIEC).
• Drive risk assessments, control gap analysis, remediation plans, and process improvements.
• Coordinate and support internal/external audits and regulatory exams.
• Develop project plans, RAID logs, timelines, and executive reporting dashboards.
• Ensure documentation accuracy and compliance with internal control frameworks (COSO, COBIT).
• Facilitate stakeholder meetings, workshops, and cross-functional governance sessions.

Required Qualifications

• 5–10 years of experience in Project Management within Banking or Financial Services.
• Strong background in SOX, Risk Management, Internal Controls, Audit, or Regulatory Compliance.
• Experience with key banking processes (e.g., Lending, Deposits, Payments, Treasury, Financial Reporting, Core Banking Systems).
• Solid understanding of SOX 404/302, ITGCs, and banking regulatory frameworks (OCC, FRB, FDIC, FFIEC).
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects with competing priorities.
• Excellent communication, documentation, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Proficiency with project tools such as Jira, MS Project, Confluence, or Smartsheet.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certifications: PMP, CISA, CRISC, CIA, CRCM, or similar.
• Experience supporting OCC/FRB/FDIC regulatory exams.
• Familiarity with NIST, ISO 27001, SOC 1/2, or cybersecurity control frameworks.
• Background in Lean/Six Sigma or process improvement methodologies.

Key Competencies

• Strong analytical and problem-solving ability.
• Detail-oriented with rigorous documentation skills.
• Able to work across all three lines of defense.
• Skilled in building consensus and influencing stakeholders.

OpTech is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE), all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.