Manager, Financial Crime Product Compliance

Company Description

We're Checkout.com - you might not know our name, but we're behind many of the digital experiences people use every day. When you book a holiday, order food, renew a subscription or check out online with brands like Spotify, Klarna, Uber Eats, TikTok, Sony, or eBay, there's a good chance our technology powers the payment behind the scenes. At Checkout.com, we're building where the world checks out - enabling over ten billion transactions every year for more than one billion shoppers globally. Our platform helps the world's most ambitious businesses deliver seamless digital experiences at scale. We're also building a company designed for people who want to do career‑defining work. We move fast, think globally, and believe great teams are built by hiring exceptional people with conviction, curiosity, and a focus on impact. With 20 offices across six continents and London as our HQ, we're shaping the future of fintech and we're just getting started.

We are looking for a strong Financial Crime Compliance all‑rounder who can apply their subject‑matter expertise to a partnership with Product teams as we build on our product landscape here at Checkout. Sitting in our Product Compliance function, this is an exciting team who support new product launches and expansion of existing products to new markets in line with financial crime requirements. You'll be leading on product risk assessment and coordination of implementation through a financial crime compliance lens. The successful candidate must deeply understand AML/CTF and work closely with analytics, engineering, compliance, operations, and commercial teams. This role has global scope out of the UK and is an opportunity to join as we continue to scale.

How You'll Make An Impact

• Own the end‑to‑end execution of inherent and residual risk assessments for new initiatives and existing products, identifying financial crime vulnerabilities and validating control effectiveness against the global risk appetite.
• Take ownership of your product's lifecycle stages, including timely product risk assessment, effective communication, defining and documenting controls requirements, approvals and record keeping.
• Build strong partnerships with business, product, and technology stakeholders.
• Work with other product and engineering leaders to ensure alignment with their roadmaps and delivery.
• Gain a deep understanding of Checkout.com's customers and business.
• Foster a team culture that upholds Checkout.com's operating principles.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in product compliance/product risk assessment/product advisory within financial crime compliance.
• Experience working in the payments sector: acquiring/issuing/payouts.
• Good knowledge of PSRs, MLRs, PSD2, etc., and ability to interpret regulations, assess the impact on new product implementation and collate AML/CTF controls requirements.
• Ability to effectively communicate with stakeholders across different levels and functions within Product, Engineering, Operations, Compliance Advisory, etc.

Additional Information

We create the conditions for high performers to thrive, through real ownership, fewer blockers, and work that makes a difference from day one. Here, you'll move fast, take on meaningful challenges, and be recognized for the impact you deliver. It's a place where ambition gets met with opportunity, and where your growth is in your hands. We work as one team, and we back each other to succeed. So whatever your background or identity, if you're ready to grow and make a difference, you'll be right at home here.

Life at Checkout.com

We understand that work is just one part of your life. Our hybrid working model offers flexibility, with three days per week in the office to support collaboration and connection. Curious about what it's like to be part of our team? Visit our Careers Page to learn more about our culture, open roles, and what drives us. For a closer look at daily life at Checkout.com, follow us on LinkedIn and Instagram.