Manager, Financial Crime Product Risk

0003 Checkout Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

0003 Checkout Ltd is seeking a professional to manage the end-to-end execution of risk assessments focused on financial crime compliance. The successful candidate will possess over 5 years of relevant experience in product compliance and a solid understanding of regulations within the payments sector.

This role demands strong communication skills to effectively engage with various stakeholders and maintain alignment with product and engineering teams. Join us to foster a culture that upholds our operational principles.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in product compliance, risk assessment, or product advisory within financial crime compliance.
• Experience in the payments sector (acquiring, issuing, payouts).
• Knowledge of PSRs, MLRs, PSD2 and related regulations.

Responsibilities

• Own the execution of risk assessments for new initiatives and existing products.
• Take ownership of the product lifecycle stages, including risk assessment.
• Build strong partnerships with stakeholders.

Skills

Product compliance experience

Risk assessment

Communication skills

Financial crime compliance knowledge

Job description

Responsibilities

• Own the end‑to‑end execution of inherent and residual risk assessments for new initiatives and existing products, identifying financial crime vulnerabilities and validating control effectiveness against the global risk appetite.
• Take ownership of the product lifecycle stages, including timely product risk assessment, effective communication, defining and documenting controls requirements, approvals and record keeping.
• Build strong partnerships with business, product and technology stakeholders.
• Work with product and engineering leaders to ensure alignment with their roadmaps and delivery.
• Gain a deep understanding of Checkout.com’s customers and business.
• Foster a team culture that upholds Checkout.com’s operating principles.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in product compliance, product risk assessment or product advisory within financial‑crime compliance.
• Experience working in the payments sector (acquiring, issuing, payouts).
• Good knowledge of PSRs, MLRs, PSD2 and related regulations, with the ability to interpret them, assess impact on new product implementation and collate AML/CTF controls requirements.
• Strong communication skills to interact effectively with stakeholders across Product, Engineering, Operations, Compliance and Advisory functions.