Senior Product Manager, Watchlist

Socure; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Socure seeks a Senior Product Manager for its Watchlist platform, leading screening and monitoring capabilities used by banks, fintechs, gaming, and more globally. Own the roadmap, define success metrics, and guide product decisions across data science, engineering, and GTM teams.

You will shape the next generation of data ingestion and ML-based real-time matching, partnering with Compliance Ops and Sales to grow the enterprise base. Location preference includes Seattle HQ.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years in product management, preferably in compliance technology, AML/sanctions screening, identity verification, or ML-driven products.
• Familiarity with AML/BSA regulations or financial crime compliance is preferred.
• Strong understanding of APIs, data pipelines, and ML model behavior; comfortable reviewing technical specs and writing SQL.
• Analytical skills to evaluate screening performance metrics (recall, precision, hit rate) and translate into product decisions.
• Customer focus with experience engaging compliance buyers, financial institutions, or enterprise customers in complex environments.
• Clear communication of technical/compliance topics to engineering partners and executive stakeholders.
• Ability to collaborate cross-functionally with Engineering, Data Science, and GTM teams in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Own the Watchlist product roadmap, balancing compliance accuracy, customer needs, and engineering capacity.
• Translate market trends, regulatory changes, and customer feedback into product priorities and requirements.
• Define and track key product metrics: screening accuracy, false positives, match coverage, and customer outcomes.
• Drive improvements to the core screening and monitoring capabilities and ensure scalability and integration with Socure's product suite.

Skills

Product management

Compliance tech

AML/sanctions screening

ML-driven products

APIs

SQL

Tools

APIs

Data pipelines

ML workflows

SQL

Job description

Why Socure?

Socure is building the identity trust infrastructure for the digital economy — verifying 100% of good identities in real time and stopping fraud before it starts. The mission is big, the problems are complex, and the impact is felt by businesses, governments, and millions of people every day.

Why Socure?

Socure is building the identity trust infrastructure for the digital economy — verifying 100% of good identities in real time and stopping fraud before it starts. The mission is big, the problems are complex, and the impact is felt by businesses, governments, and millions of people every day.

We hire people who want that level of responsibility. People who move fast, think critically, act like owners, and care deeply about solving customer problems with precision. If you want predictability or narrow scope, this won’t be your place. If you want to help build the future of identity with a team that holds a high bar for itself — keep reading.

Senior Product Manager, Watchlist

About The Role

We are looking for a Senior Product Manager to own Socure's Watchlist screening and monitoring platform — a foundational product in our compliance suite serving a rapidly growing customer base.

You will own the roadmap and strategy for our market-leading Watchlist Screening and Monitoring product, which enables banks, fintechs, gaming companies, and more around the world manage their sanctions and AML risk.

You will work closely with Data Science, Engineering, and go-to-market teams to build a market leading product and drive growth.

This is a high-ownership, externally-facing role requiring strong product judgment, AML domain curiosity, and the ability to operate across complex partner and customer relationships.

Product Strategy & Roadmap

• Own the Watchlist product roadmap, balancing compliance accuracy, customer needs, and engineering capacity.
• Translate market trends, regulatory changes, and customer feedback into product priorities and requirements.
• Define and track key product metrics: screening accuracy, false positive rates, match coverage, and customer outcomes.

Screening, Monitoring & AI Development

• Drive improvements to Watchlist's core individual screening and monitoring capabilities, including name match accuracy and data coverage.
• Work with Engineering to evolve the platform's scalability, reliability, and integration with Socure's broader product suite.
• Work with data science to build our next generation data ingestion technology to improve the accuracy of our watchlist data.
• Develop and maintain machine learning systems that keep our patented real-time matching engine at the highest levels of recall and precision.

Cross-Functional Leadership

• Collaborate with Engineering, Data Science, and Compliance Ops to translate requirements into executable plans.
• Partner with Sales, Customer Success, and GTM to support deal cycles and retain and grow Watchlist's enterprise customer base.
• Represent product externally with compliance buyers, at industry events, and in customer conversations.

Data & Performance Analysis

• Use SQL and analytics to evaluate product performance and derive insights that shape prioritization.
• Conduct competitive analysis and deep dives on emerging compliance requirements and market opportunities.

What You Bring

• Experience: 3–5 years in product management, preferably in compliance technology, AML/sanctions screening, identity verification, or ML-driven products.
• Domain Knowledge: Familiarity with AML/BSA regulations, sanctions screening workflows, or financial crime compliance is strongly preferred.
• Technical Expertise: Strong understanding of APIs, data pipelines, and ML model behavior; comfortable reviewing technical specs and writing SQL.
• Analytical Skills: Ability to evaluate screening performance metrics (recall, precision, hit rate) and translate them into product decisions.
• Customer Focus: Experience working directly with compliance buyers, financial institutions, or enterprise customers in complex environments.
• Communication: Ability to explain technical or compliance concepts clearly to engineering partners, compliance buyers, and executive stakeholders.
• Collaboration: Proven ability to work cross-functionally with Engineering, Data Science, and go-to-market teams in a fast-paced environment.

You must be located in one of our talent hubs: New York, San Francisco, Seattle, or Miami.

Socure is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity in all its forms within our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

If you need an accommodation during any stage of the application or hiring process—including interview or onboarding support—please reach out to your Socure recruiting partner directly.

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Compensation Range: $180K - $210K