Manager, Transaction Monitoring (AML Compliance)

Overview

In this role you will own the end-to-end effectiveness of Checkout.com’s Transaction Monitoring program, safeguarding against money laundering and related financial crimes. You will bridge regulatory requirements with data science to design and optimize detection scenarios that align with the firm’s risk appetite. You will work with cross-functional teams to improve governance, data readiness, and reporting, and you will influence a global TM program across the compliance function. This is a chance to shape scalable, transparent controls in a rapidly growing payments ecosystem and drive meaningful risk management impact.

Pay / Benefits

• hybrid working model
• flexible collaboration
• opportunity for growth
• impactful work
• recognition for delivery
• team-first culture

Responsibilities

• Design and analyze TM scenarios aligned with the EWRA
• Develop data-driven customer segmentation for risk-based monitoring
• Tune thresholds through BTL/ATL testing to balance false positives and detection rates
• Enhance TM governance and deliver actionable intelligence to stakeholders
• Support TM roadmap and alignment with the Compliance maturity framework
• Influence multiple teams to strengthen the TM program
• Participate in system validation and regulatory-compliant model transparency reviews
• Produce MI and KRIs for TM leadership and MLRO
• Oversee data readiness, data lineage, and alert lifecycle management
• Review alert outcomes to improve SAR quality

Key requirements

• 5+ years in Financial Crime Compliance focusing on Transaction Monitoring in a regulated PSP, FinTech, or Tier-1 Bank
• Proven TM scenario development, customer segmentation, and use of advanced technology (ML/AI) in compliance
• Deep knowledge of MLRs, JMLSG, and FATF standards
• Experience with AI tools, SQL and data visualization tools (Looker, Tableau) for analysis
• Bachelor’s degree in Law, Finance, or related field; ICA or ACAMS preferred

• Stakeholder management
• Strategic thinking
• Communication
• Machine Learning/AI in a compliance context
• SQL
• Data visualization (Looker, Tableau)

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