Senior Project Manager – Regulatory Data & BCBS 239

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Expleo is seeking a seasoned Senior Project Manager to lead cross-border delivery of data management, governance and regulatory reporting with a BCBS 239 focus in an ECB supervised banking context, based in London. You will establish the programme structure, secure senior sponsorship, translate BCBS 239 principles into practical delivery, and drive data ownership, lineage, metadata and data quality controls across risk and finance to ensure auditable end-to-end reporting. Coordinate readiness assessments, gap remediation, UAT and parallel runs, manage country nuances, and balance group standards with local overlays while tracking OpEx and CapEx and benefits. To apply, demonstrate large scale financial services delivery, BCBS 239 experience, robust data governance for CDEs and data lineage, and strong C-suite stakeholder management; include PRINCE2 or PMP or MSP or Agile certifications, experience with enterprise data platforms and hybrid delivery methods, and show you thrive in a collaborative, inclusive environment.

Overview

We are seeking a seasoned Senior Project Manager to lead cross‑border delivery of data management, data governance, and regulatory reporting initiatives, with a specific focus on BCBS 239 implementation and/or remediation within an ECB‑supervised banking context. The role will drive stakeholder alignment at group level, translate regulatory requirements into practical delivery outcomes, and ensure controlled, auditable execution across risk and finance data domains. The successful candidate will demonstrate strong stakeholder management, a structured approach to delivery, and an ability to clarify impacts on business processes, data architectures, reporting, and controls

Responsibilities

• Establish and run the programme structure (steerco, workstreams, RAID, change control) to deliver BCBS 239 outcomes across Risk, Finance, Data, and Reporting.
• Embed strong governance, ensuring senior management sponsorship and clear accountability for data aggregation and reporting standards.
• Plan and execute implementation or remediation against BCBS 239 principles (e.g., governance, data architecture & IT infrastructure, accuracy & integrity, completeness, timeliness, adaptability; reporting frequency, distribution, clarity, usefulness), mapping them to concrete business and data impacts.
• Coordinate readiness assessments, gap analysis, remediation planning, and evidence packs for internal audit, risk committees, and supervisory reviews.
• Engage senior stakeholders across group entities to align priorities, resolve policy/process impacts, and negotiate realistic timelines.
• Manage country-level nuances and ECB/JST* expectations, ensuring consistent group standards while allowing for local regulatory overlays.
• Lead workstreams on data ownership, lineage, quality controls, metadata, and critical data elements (CDEs), securing sign‑off on standards and data SLAs.
• Partner with Enterprise Data and Architecture teams to implement target‑state data models, dictionaries, lineage tooling, and DQ monitoring with defined thresholds and issue management.
• Oversee enhancements to risk and finance data aggregation for core reporting ensuring traceability from source to report.
• Coordinate UAT and parallel runs; ensure reconciliations, controls, and audit trails meet supervisory expectations.
• Create integrated delivery plans, critical paths, and resource models; manage third‑party vendors as needed.
• Own OpEx/CapEx tracking, forecast to completion, and benefits realisation.
• Maintain RAID logs, proactively mitigate risks, and escalate issues with data quality, architectural constraints, or local adoption.
• Drive effective change management—communications, training, and adoption—so that business users understand policy impacts and new ways of working.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Systems, Data/Analytics, Finance, or related discipline (Master’s desirable).
• Recognised project/programme certifications (e.g., PRINCE2, PMP, MSP, Agile delivery credentials).
• (Preferred) Data governance/architecture certifications (e.g., DAMA, DCAM) or risk/regulatory qualifications.

Essential skills

• Proven track record delivering large, cross‑border programmes in financial services, ideally within ECB‑supervised institutions or global banking groups.
• Hands‑on BCBS 239 implementation or remediation experience, translating principles into actionable changes to data, controls, and reporting.
• Data management & governance:CDE identification, lineage, metadata, DQ controls, issue management, operating model design.
• Regulatory reporting familiarity (risk and finance), with practical understanding of how upstream data flows impact downstream regulatory outputs.
• Stakeholder management at C‑suite/ExCo and group function level; adept at navigating complex matrix organisations and aligning local and central priorities.
• Delivery excellence: structured planning, dependency management, RAID, budgeting/forecasting, and vendor management.

Experience

• Work with Enterprise Data Platforms, data warehouses/lakes, lineage/DQ tooling, and reference/master data solutions.
• Exposure to related regulatory and supervisory frameworks (e.g., SREP expectations, SRB data needs, EBA guidelines) and internal audit interactions.
• Operating with both Agile and Waterfall delivery methods in hybrid environments

Benefits

• Collaborative working environment – we stand shoulder to shoulder with our clients and our peers through good times and challenges  
• We empower all passionate technology loving professionals by allowing them to expand their skills and take part in inspiring projects   
• Expleo Academy - enables you to acquire and develop the right skills by delivering a suite of accredited training courses  
• Competitive company benefits
• Always working as one team, our people are not afraid to think big and challenge the status quo 

• As a Disability Confident Committed Employer we have committed to:
• Ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible
• Communicating and promoting vacancies
• Offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job
• Anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments as required
• Supporting any existing employee who acquires a disability or long term health condition, enabling them to stay in work at least one activity that will make a difference for disabled people

“We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age”. 

We treat everyone fairly and equitably across the organisation, including providing any additional support and adjustments needed for everyone to thrive

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