Principal Product Manager - Compliance / AML / Risk Platform
Responsibilities
🔹 Compliance & AML Platform
- Own the product roadmap for AML/CFT, transaction monitoring, sanctions screening, and suspicious activity reporting (SAR/STR) systems
- Design and optimize risk scoring frameworks across onboarding and transaction lifecycle
- Partner with Compliance to translate BSP / AMLC regulations into scalable product features
- Build and improve KYC/KYB onboarding flows (individual & business)
- Optimize CDD/EDD processes, including document verification, liveness checks, and risk tiering
- Balance conversion vs compliance (reduce friction without increasing risk)
- Define and implement fraud detection strategies (account takeover, scams, mule accounts, etc.)
- Collaborate with data teams to develop rules engines, alerting systems, and case management tools
- Improve real-time monitoring capabilities for transactions and user behavior
- Build internal tools for:
- Case management
- Investigation workflows
- Audit trails and reporting
- Integrate with external vendors (e.g., KYC providers, blockchain analytics, sanctions lists)
- Work closely with:
- Compliance / MLRO
- Risk & Fraud Ops
- Data Science / Analytics
- Engineering
- Act as the bridge between regulatory requirements and product implementation
🔹 Cross-functional Leadership
🔹 KYC & Onboarding
🔹 Anti-Fraud & Risk Control
🔹 Risk Platform & Tooling
Requirements
Must to have
- 5+ years of Product Management experience, preferably in fintech, payments, or crypto
- Strong understanding of:
- AML / CFT frameworks
- KYC / KYB processes
- Transaction monitoring
- Experience building or managing:
- Risk engines / fraud systems / compliance platforms
- Familiarity with Philippines regulations (BSP / AMLC) or similar regulatory environments
- Ability to translate regulatory requirements into scalable product solutions
- Experience in crypto / blockchain / exchange platforms
- Knowledge of:
- Fraud typologies (scams, mule accounts, phishing, etc.)
- Sanctions screening & travel rule
- Experience with tools/vendors like:
- Chainalysis / TRM / Elliptic
- Onfido / Sumsub / Jumio
- Background in compliance, risk, or data analytics
Nice to have