Lead AML Investigations Manager: Build & Scale

Salmon Group Ltd; Philippines; On-site; PHP 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Salmon Bank, the banking arm of Salmon Group Ltd, is building its financial crime investigations function from the ground up. You’ll lead a team of three investigators and serve as the primary operational link between investigations and Compliance.

In this role you will establish playbooks, thresholds, and escalation frameworks while shaping investigations quality and turnaround. You’ll oversee AML alerts, draft STRs, and ensure audit-ready records as the function scales within regulated

Qualifications

• 5+ years in AML or financial crime investigations at a bank, digital bank, or payments fintech.
• Experience drafting STRs and working with Compliance or MLRO functions.
• Strong knowledge of payments typologies and digital banking fraud risks.
• Experience leading or mentoring investigators and setting quality standards.
• Hands-on with transaction monitoring platforms and case management systems.
• Solid understanding of AML/CFT regulation, BSP and AMLC requirements.

Responsibilities

• Review and oversee AML alerts, referrals, and suspicious activity cases, validating findings against internal systems and records.
• Challenge investigations and STR recommendations, escalating high-risk cases to Compliance or authorities.
• Manage, coach, and QA three investigators; conduct case reviews to build long-term investigative judgment.
• Write and iterate SOPs, case templates, and escalation playbooks as the team scales.

Skills

AML investigations

Team leadership

Regulatory knowledge

Transaction monitoring

Mentoring investigators

Case management

Education

CAMS or CFCS certification

Tools

Feedzai

Hawk AI

Sardine

Job description

Salmon Bank, the banking arm of Salmon Group Ltd, is building its financial crime investigations function from the ground up. You’ll lead a team of three investigators and serve as the primary operational link between investigations and Compliance.

In this role you will establish playbooks, thresholds, and escalation frameworks while shaping investigations quality and turnaround. You’ll oversee AML alerts, draft STRs, and ensure audit-ready records as the function scales within regulated