Principal Product Manager - Compliance / AML / Risk Platform

Coins.ph; Padang Tengku; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Coins.ph is seeking a Product Manager to lead AML/CFT, KYC onboarding, and fraud/risk controls. You will design risk-scoring frameworks, translate BSP/AMLC requirements into scalable product features, and work cross-functionally with Compliance, Data Science, and Engineering to strengthen the risk platform.

The role focuses on onboarding, transaction monitoring, and ongoing risk management across digital financial services in a regulated environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Product Management experience in fintech/payments/crypto.
• Strong knowledge of AML/CFT, KYC/KYB, and transaction monitoring.
• Experience building or managing risk engines, fraud systems, or compliance platforms.
• Familiarity with Philippines BSP/AMLC regulations or similar environments.

Responsibilities

• Own the product roadmap for AML/CFT, transaction monitoring, sanctions screening, and SAR/STR systems.
• Design and optimize risk scoring frameworks across onboarding and lifecycle.
• Partner with Compliance to translate regulations into scalable product features.
• Build and optimize KYC/KYB onboarding flows and CDD/EDD processes.
• Balance conversion with compliance to reduce friction while managing risk.
• Define fraud detection strategies and collaborate on rules engines, alerts, and case management.
• Improve real-time monitoring capabilities for transactions and user behavior.
• Develop internal tools for case management, investigation workflows, audits, and reporting.
• Collaborate with data science, risk, engineering, and MLRO to implement regulatory requirements.

Skills

Product Management

AML/CFT knowledge

Transaction monitoring

Regulatory translation to product

Job description

Responsibilities

• 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

KYC & Onboarding

• 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)

Anti-Fraud & Risk Control

• 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

Risk Platform & Tooling

• Build internal tools for:
  • Case management
  • Investigation workflows
  • Audit trails and reporting
• Integrate with external vendors (e.g., KYC providers, blockchain analytics, sanctions lists)

Cross-functional Leadership

• Work closely with:
  • Compliance / MLRO
  • Risk & Fraud Ops
  • Data Science / Analytics
  • Engineering
• Act as the bridge between regulatory requirements and product implementation

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

Nice to have

• 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