Principal PM, Identity & Trust—FinCrime & Verification

Remitly, Inc.; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 168,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Remitly, Inc. is seeking a Principal Program Manager, Technical to join its Verification Program team within the Identity & Trust group.

You will own programs that strengthen FLOD controls across products and geographies, ensuring they are effective, auditable, and scalable as Remitly expands into new markets and product offerings such as wallets and lending. This high-impact role requires collaboration with Product, Engineering, Compliance, and Operations to operationalize robust FinCrime

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in program management or risk control ownership within AML, FinCrime, or regulatory programs.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end verification control lifecycle management, including rule design, FLOD testing, and control effectiveness reviews.
• Partner with product stakeholders on control design for new products and initiatives.
• Serve as an expert on transaction monitoring, maintaining continuity for incident response, audit requests, and new product risk assessments.
• Leverage automation and AI tooling throughout the control lifecycle, including gathering industry insights, recommending enhancements and gathering data.
• Build repeatable processes, with review gates to ensure quality.
• Translate verification risk insights into business and system requirements, partnering with compliance, product, and engineering to operationalize scalable solutions.
• Drive and maintain audit and exam readiness, ensuring evidence documentation, traceability, and control mapping for all new verification capabilities.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives spanning Verification, Transaction Monitoring, and Sanctions programs to close regulatory gaps and streamline FLOD testing.

Skills

Program management

AML knowledge

FinCrime

Regulatory programs

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Automation tooling

Job description

Remitly, Inc. is seeking a Principal Program Manager, Technical to join its Verification Program team within the Identity & Trust group.

You will own programs that strengthen FLOD controls across products and geographies, ensuring they are effective, auditable, and scalable as Remitly expands into new markets and product offerings such as wallets and lending. This high-impact role requires collaboration with Product, Engineering, Compliance, and Operations to operationalize robust FinCrime