Head of Financial Crime & Vice Surveillance

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

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.