Project Manager (12 Month FTC)

London Office | Hybrid Working (2 days office / 3 days home)

Salary between £70k-80k DOE + excellent benefits

Introduction

We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to join our Business Transformation team on a 12 month fixed term contract to lead initiatives that vary in scale and complexity, from quick, small-scale changes to long-term implementations focused specifically on regulatory compliance. This role requires a blend of strong project management capability and deep subject matter expertise in the regulatory space. You will be accountable for ensuring regulatory requirements are not only delivered but also effectively embedded across the business, strengthening compliance and building organisational resilience.

Why Saltus?

Our mission is to improve everyone’s relationship with their wealth: to make it a positive force for their future and at the same time to prevent it being a source of anxiety. We want everyone who works at Saltus to be proud to work here, and to find fulfilment and meaning in the work that they do. We have a number of offices in the South of England including London, Whiteley and Farnham.

We are incredibly proud of our culture and work really hard to ensure that Saltus is a great place to work for our people, where they can have fun and grow in their career, with a passion for excellence and customer service.

We’re proud that we’ve been recognized as a winner by the Sunday Times in the Best Places to Work 2024 awards, as well as a winner in the Professional Adviser awards 2024 for the Best Financial Advisers to Work For. These accolades reflect our commitment to creating an exceptional work environment and our dedication to excellence in the financial industry. Join our award-winning team and be a part of our continued success!

Saltus is a privately owned financial planning and discretionary investment management house. We are dedicated to providing a high-quality service for private clients, trusts, and smaller institutions.

Saltus Partners was founded in 2004 and has grown organically and through a small number of carefully integrated acquisitions. Originally the business started out as an investment manager and has now developed the financial planning side of the offering, putting this at the forefront of the client relationship.

Today Saltus manages and advises on over £9 billion of client assets, acquired through a combination of organic business growth and corporate acquisitions.

Role and responsibilities

As a Project Manager working on Regulatory Portfolio you will lead the planning, management, and execution of strategic projects and initiatives that drive the company’s growth objectives, focused specifically on regulatory compliance. This role requires close collaboration with stakeholders across the business to ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and on budget, while maintaining the company’s standards for quality and risk management.

The role is responsible for:

• Managing and delivering a portfolio of regulatory change projects, from tactical enhancements to strategic, cross-business initiatives.
• Monitoring delivery progress, manage risks and issues, and produce high-quality governance reporting for senior leadership.
• Providing subject matter expertise on regulatory areas such as operational resilience, SM&CR and others relevant regulations.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to develop and maintain policies, frameworks, procedures, and comprehensive project documentation.
• Partnering with Compliance, Risk, Operations, Finance, and senior stakeholders to ensure regulatory requirements are understood, interpreted, and applied consistently.
• Embedding changes into business operations through training, guidance and ongoing support, ensuring sustainable adoption.

Essential attributes the successful candidate should possess

• Proven experience delivering regulatory change within financial services.
• Professional project management qualification (e.g., PRINCE2, PMP)
• Strong expertise in key regulatory frameworks and regimes, including but not limited to Operational Resilience, ICARA, and SM&CR.
• Experience drafting and maintaining policies, frameworks, and procedures.
• Experience in change management and familiarity with change management frameworks and tools.
• Proven ability to successfully manage and deliver multiple complex projects simultaneously, prioritising effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present complex information clearly to diverse audiences, influence stakeholders at all organisational levels, and build successful professional relationships both internally and externally.
• Self-motivated with exceptional time management skills, able to organise workload effectively, prioritise tasks, and work autonomously to meet objectives and deadlines under pressure.

Where will I be working?

We are looking for someone to work from our London office, and we offer hybrid working, which includes 2 days in the office, with the remainder at home. We’re incredibly flexible about when and how you work: we don’t want anyone to be prevented from coming to work for Saltus as a result of the working pattern that they’re looking for. We are passionate about championing flexible working for our people, so if there’s a slightly different working pattern that you’re looking for, then please come and have a chat to us about it!

What benefits do I get when working for Saltus?

The salary is £70,000 – £80,000 depending on experience, alongside 28 days’ holiday (plus bank holidays), life assurance, income protection and a pension, alongside access to our flexible benefits platform. The role is 40 hours per week between the hours of 8.30-5.30pm. Just as importantly, you’ll get to experience our culture, which we really do live and breathe ensuring that Saltus is a fantastic place to work for every single one of our 300+ people. We work hard, but we have an awful lot of fun along the way. If you think you’d like to come and join us, then please do get in touch… we’d love to hear from you!