Global Legal Compliance Project Manager

- End-to-End Project Management: Support GLC in the end-to-end planning and execution of compliance initiatives and projects. Lead efforts and/or support subject matter experts with the development and maintenance of comprehensive project plans, establishment of milestones and KPI's, managing budget, timelines and resources for scalable solutions, implementation, and change management.
- Risk Management: Support and coordinate end-to-end compliance risk management by supporting periodic risk assessments across business units, identifying control gaps, and maintaining a comprehensive risk register with assigned owners and remediation timelines.
- Audit Management: Serve as the primary liaison for internal audits, external regulatory examinations, and third-party assessments - coordinating evidence gathering, managing audit or inquiries, and tracking findings through to closure.
- Documentation & Reporting Management: Establish and maintain a centralized repository of all compliance project documentation, including project charters, decision logs, policy attestations, and control testing results, ensuring records are version-controlled, audit-ready, and retained in line with regulatory requirements.
- Stakeholder Coordination/Relationship Management: Develop and lead coordination efforts with cross functional project partners and/or stakeholders. Serve as primary point of project contact and help create/update status trackers, dashboards, leadership presentations, and project briefings to keep leadership and cross-functional stakeholders informed and aligned. Manage stakeholder expectations and cultivate partnership and trust.
- Own and Develop Team-wide Resources and Tools: Create and update team-wide internal and external-facing resources and tools, such as employee outreach platforms, GLC team pages, master document repository, compliance training library, etc. Manage team deliverables and maintain record of critical updates/changes to policies, systems, and processes.
- Support GLC Leadership and Team Management: Serve as a steward of GLC Team culture and support for GLC Leadership on initiatives and strategic tasks related to team management, such as budget management, travel tracking, legal operations coordination (vendor onboarding and billing), team-wide meeting setting/tracking (e.g., All Hands). Provide event planning and execution of team events and workshops.
- Training & Communications (T&C) Lead: Partner with GLC subject matter experts and cross-functional partners to design and implement an effective T&C program/initiatives. Serve as primary eLearning compliance administrator and respond to inquiries on training completion statistics. Lead efforts to secure T&C design resources and promotion of materials. Help define and track T&C initiative effectiveness, utilizing data/metrics to inform T&C strategy.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications
-Bachelor's degree in Law, Business Administration, Finance, Risk Management, or a related field.
-Extensive experience in compliance, regulatory affairs, or risk management, with a significant portion in a project management capacity within a regulated, fintech, or tech industry.
-Good understanding of financial crime compliance (FCC), including AML, CTF, sanctions, anti-bribery and corruption, and KYC frameworks, with strong awareness of evolving global regulatory landscapes and enforcement trends.
-Proven track record of managing the full project lifecycle for complex, cross-functional compliance programs at a global scale, including budget, timelines, milestones, KPIs, and change management.
-Substantial experience coordinating audits and regulatory examinations (internal, external, and third-party), including evidence gathering, finding remediation, and closure tracking.
-Exceptional stakeholder and relationship management skills, with the ability to build trust, manage expectations, and foster collaboration across global cross-functional teams and leadership.
-Outstanding communication and reporting skills - able to distill complex regulatory matters into clear executive briefings, dashboards, presentations, and training materials for diverse audiences.

Preferred Qualifications
-Advanced degree (JD, MBA, or Master's) strongly preferred.
-High emotional intelligence, combined with a strong sense of ownership - comfortable operating as both a strategic leader providing oversight and a hands-on contributor willing to directly execute tasks and remove blockers.
-Experience designing and measuring the effectiveness of compliance training and awareness programs, including eLearning platforms and communication campaigns.
-Proficiency in project management tools (e.g., MS Project, Jira, Smartsheet, Asana) and a meticulous approach to maintaining version-controlled documentation, compliance records, and audit trails. PMP, CAMS, CFE, or CCEP certification is a plus.
-Experience guiding teams through significant process changes or organizational shifts, with the ability to articulate strategies for gaining buy-in and managing resistance.
-Experience with budget and resource management.

Client-provided location(s): Washington, DC

Job ID: TikTok-7613450230180809013

Employment Type: OTHER

Posted: 2026-03-05T20:23:27