Anti-Vice & Financial Crime Surveillance Unit Head

Globe Telecom, Inc.; Philippines; On-site; PHP 6,000,000 - 9,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career growth

Competitive compensation

Flexible benefits

Job summary

GCash is seeking a seasoned leader for the Anti-Vice & Financial Crime Surveillance Unit Head role in the Philippines. You will design and operate a dedicated unit, implement real-time detection, and triage alerts for high-risk financial crime flows, including OSAEC, child exploitation, and illegal gaming networks.

You will collaborate with product and engineering to integrate advanced ML and behavioral analytics, drive STRs, and support law enforcement inquiries.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 8+ years of experience in financial crime detection, transaction monitoring, or AML compliance.
• At least 3+ years in a leadership role overseeing a surveillance or monitoring team.
• Proven history of managing detection programs or alert triage systems for high-risk areas such as OSAEC, human trafficking, or gambling/gaming.

Responsibilities

• Build and manage the unit's operating model, workflows, and detection performance metrics.
• Design and implement real-time transaction monitoring indicators for child exploitation financial flows with swift triaging.
• Establish monitoring rules targeting illegal gaming networks, P2P payments, and high-risk velocity transactions.
• Oversee initial investigative reviews of flagged activities and ensure timely filing of STRs.
• Work with product and engineering teams to integrate ML and behavioral analysis into detection capabilities.
• Provide support to forensics during regulatory escalations or law enforcement inquiries.

Skills

Financial crime detection

AML compliance leadership

Transaction monitoring

Tools

SQL

Transaction monitoring software

Rule tuning

Job description

## Anti-Vice & Financial Crime Surveillance Unit HeadApply: NCR - WCC: Full time: Posted Today: R0000021925Do you want to take the first step in making Filipinos’ lives better everyday? Here in GCash we want to stay at the forefront of the FinTech industry by creating innovative, meaningful, and convenient financial solutions for the nation! G ka ba? Join the G Nation today!**Key Responsibilities:**1. **Strategic Unit Setup -** Build, manage, and optimize the dedicated unit's core operating model, workflows, and detection performance metrics from the ground up.2. **OSAEC Detection & Triaging -** Design and implement real-time transaction monitoring indicators specifically tailored to capture child exploitation financial flows, ensuring swift alert triaging and immediate escalation.3. **Vice & Illegal Gambling Surveillance -** Establish comprehensive monitoring rules targeting illegal gaming networks, structured peer-to-peer (P2P) payments, and high-risk transactional velocity4. **Alert Analysis & Reporting -** Oversee initial investigative reviews of flagged activities to confirm suspicious patterns, ensuring the timely filing of high-quality Suspicious Transaction Reports (STRs).5. **Typology Development & Tuning -** Partner with product and engineering teams to integrate advanced technologies, including machine learning and behavioral analysis, into the unit's core detection capabilities to reduce false positives.6. **Ad-Hoc External Liaison -** Provide support as needed to the dedicated forensics team during law enforcement inquiries orregulatory escalations. **Position Requirements:**1. **Work Experience*** Minimum of **8+ years of experience** in financial crime detection, transaction monitoring, or AML compliance within financial services or fintech.* At least **3+ years of direct experience** in a leadership or managerial capacity overseeing a transaction monitoring or surveillance team.* Proven history of managing detection programs or alert triage systems related to high-risk areas like OSAEC, human trafficking, or gambling/gaming compliance2. **Technical Knowledge*** Deep comprehension of regional and international AML/CFT laws, regulatory frameworks,and compliance reporting standards (e.g., BSA, FinCEN, AMLC rules)* Solid understanding of specific digital financial footprints, including peer-to-peer (P2P)transfers, convertible virtual currency (CVC) usage, and high-velocity payment methods* Mastery of advanced transaction monitoring software, SQL, or rule-tuning methodologies,with a strong focus on alarm/false-positive minimization.3. **Core Competencies*** Exceptional emotional resilience and empathy needed to manage teams analyzing highly sensitive, distressing alerts (specifically OSAEC).* Expert analytical capabilities and structured critical thinking to quickly evaluate transaction patterns and establish logical grounds for suspicion.* Strong collaboration skills to seamlessly hand off confirmed leads to the dedicated forensics team and cooperate on ad-hoc requests.**What We Offer**Opportunity for career growth and development in the #1 FinTech company in the country Working with a dynamic and highly collaborative team who want to change the game A company that values their people with highly competitive and flexible compensation and benefits package