Product Manager (AML, Sanctions, Fraud, Transaction Monitoring, Screening, KYC)

Job Description

Product Managers in Product Development/Management drive product strategy from conception and definition through implementation. They identify new business and market opportunities, create business plans, and determine market requirements for products, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives and image. The role functions as a central resource, interacting with systems, marketing, and sales during product development, and formulates and executes long-term plans for cost and profit control. Product Managers promote the use of new technologies and industry-leading trends.

All roles require digital fluency, including the ability to work with emerging technologies such as Generative AI tools (e.g. ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot) to support everyday work.

Essential Skills:

• Define and drive product vision, strategy, and roadmap for AML, Sanctions, Fraud, Transaction Monitoring, Screening (including sanctions/watchlist screening and adverse media), KYC, Client Due Diligence (CDD), and Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) platforms, aligning compliance technology with business and regulatory priorities
• Lead transformation of Fin Crime systems by enhancing core compliance applications, strengthening third‑party integrations, and embedding automation across transaction monitoring, sanctions screening, adverse media analysis, alert generation, case management, and investigation workflows
• Demonstrated experience with Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning solutions is considered a significant asset, highlighting the ability to innovate and enhance business processes through advanced technologies.
• Drive cross-functional execution to deliver scalable, future-ready compliance solutions that optimize alert dispositioning, strengthen risk detection, ensure regulatory adherence, and improve end-to-end AML lifecycle efficiency
• Demonstrated ability to align and work towards a clear product vision and long-term roadmap that aligns with business goals. Proven experience in supporting the development and articulation of strategic plans with leaders for new product development initiatives, along with improvement, and innovation at scale.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 6 or more years of work experience with a Bachelor's Degree or 4 or more years of relevant experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or up to 3 years of relevant experience with a PhD
• Experience in product management, product ownership, business process analysis, or sales operations.
• Experience applying Agile principles across design, development, testing, and product management.
• Experience developing software capabilities to support sales, service, or customer relationship management functions.
• Experience in managing and implementing complex projects directly or through supervision.
• Experience working in cross-functional teams to implement and assess operational impact of process changes.
• Experience soliciting and translating user feedback to inform product development.
• Experience driving product development with high velocity and quality.
• Experience in project management techniques, methodologies, and best practices such as Agile.
• Experience leading large Scrum teams.
• Agile certifications such as CSM and CSPO, or their equivalent.
• Experience working with issuers and clients in the financial services industry or high-growth technology companies.
• Experience in product management in payments, common services, and identity and access management.
• Experience in API development using SOAP or REST, JSON, and XML.
• Experience in API security, security standards, data encryption, and HSMs.
• Experience managing cross-functional teams in global, highly matrixed organizations.
• Experience developing and executing product strategies that drive adoption and revenue growth.