AI-Driven Financial Crimes Data Analyst

Unchain Data; Manila; Hybrid; PHP 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Remitly is seeking a seasoned Financial Crimes Analyst in Manila to lead data analytics for AI-powered detection systems, identifying money laundering, fraud, and sanctions violations while upholding strict compliance standards.

You will work with the Fin Crimes Compliance team to test and refine monitoring inputs, analyze high‑risk transactions, build dashboards, and partner with Identity & Trust, Legal, and Operations to prevent financial crime while ensuring a positive customer experience.

Qualifications

• 4+ years in AML/CFT transaction monitoring analytics, fraud/risk analytics, or data analysis roles.
• Expert in SQL and proficient in Python or R for data analysis.
• Experience with AML/CFT detection strategies, risk scoring, and related metrics.
• Experience with data visualisation tools like Tableau or similar.
• Clear communicator with the knack for simplifying complex data insights for business stakeholders.
• Bachelor's or advanced degree in a quantitative field (Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, Computer Science, etc.)
• Substantive knowledge of AML and fraud regulations and related typologies within the fintech industry.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and refine AI-driven transaction monitoring systems to identify suspicious activities, utilizing both vendor and in-house platforms.
• Lead in-depth analyses of high‑risk transactions and customer behaviors, employing tools to uncover hidden patterns and anomalies.
• Collaborate with Identity & Trust teams to conduct testing for fine-tuning machine learning models, enhancing detection accuracy and reducing false positives.
• Ensure adherence to AML and sanctions regulations and guidelines, staying abreast of evolving compliance requirements.
• Work closely with compliance, legal, Identity & Trust, and operations teams to develop and implement strategies for financial crime prevention.
• Create metrics and dashboards used to confirm our systems are working and to understand what customers are experiencing.
• Distill business problems from discussions, develop hypotheses, building analytical frameworks, carrying out analyses, and writing clear recommendations.
• Design experiments, read A/B tests, and perform ad hoc analyses.

Skills

AML/CFT analytics

SQL

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field

Tools

Python

R

Tableau

Job description

Remitly is seeking a seasoned Financial Crimes Analyst in Manila to lead data analytics for AI-powered detection systems, identifying money laundering, fraud, and sanctions violations while upholding strict compliance standards.

You will work with the Fin Crimes Compliance team to test and refine monitoring inputs, analyze high‑risk transactions, build dashboards, and partner with Identity & Trust, Legal, and Operations to prevent financial crime while ensuring a positive customer experience.