Product Manager AML Screening

Napier AI

Job Location:

London - UK

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 9 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Imagine catching criminals before they strikethats exactly what Napiers AI-powered platform does! By analysing transactions and customers in real time Napier AIs technology empowers financial institutions to spot suspicious activity like money laundering and stops it in its tracks.

Napier AIs technology works like a digital detective combining AI with smart analytics to outthink criminals and protect peoples money from becoming criminal proceeds. Its not just about stopping crimeits about making the financial world safer and more trustworthy for everyone.

The Role: Product Manager
As a Product Manager at Napier you will own the roadmap and strategic direction for AML Screening capabilities across both Client Screening (KYC onboarding periodic review) and Payment/Transaction Screening (real-time and batch processing). You will act as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) and a key link between customers compliance stakeholders and development teams.

This role requires an experienced client-facing professional with a strong background in agile product management and a deep understanding of financial crime screening solutions. You will work collaboratively across teams to identify customer needs prioritise feature development and deliver innovative solutions that drive business value across the full AML screening lifecycle.

You will guide a dedicated development team while maintaining a strong external presence with clients translating complex regulatory and operational requirements into actionable product plans and ensuring alignment with Napiers overall vision.

You excel at the intersection of strategy technology and customer engagement. A confident communicator you can balance market demands customer needs and technical considerations to shape products that solve complex financial crime challenges.

Product Manager: Your day to day

Define and own the product roadmap for AML Screening covering:
- Client/Customer Screening (sanctions PEPs adverse media)
Payment & Transaction Screening (real-time and post-event screening)
Drive product strategy aligned with evolving regulatory requirements and market trends in AML compliance
Act as a domain expert in screening including alert generation tuning false positive reduction and workflow optimisation
Collaborate with clients to understand use cases across onboarding payments and ongoing monitoring
Translate regulatory expectations (e.g. sanctions regimes global watchlists) into scalable product capabilities
Work closely with engineering data science and UX teams to deliver high-quality AI-driven screening solutions
Optimise screening performance including latency (for payments) match accuracy and explainability
Support pre-sales and customer engagements as a product SME
Monitor product performance using KPIs (e.g. alert volumes false positives processing speed) and drive continuous improvement

Do you have what it takes

Strong experience in AML sanctions screening or financial crime technology
Proven experience in product management within fintech regtech or banking
Deep understanding of both:
- Client/KYC Screening workflows
- Payment/Transaction Screening systems (including real-time processing constraints)
Familiarity with screening challenges such as name matching fuzzy logic false positives and alert handling
Knowledge of global regulatory expectations (OFAC EU UN HMT etc.)
Experience working in agile environments and leading cross-functional teams
Ability to engage with both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Nice to have:

Experience with AI/ML in screening or entity resolution
Knowledge of payment systems (SWIFT SEPA Faster Payments etc.)
Experience with cloud-based platforms and scalable architectures

Job Benefits

Comprehensive private healthcare through AXA covering optical audio & dental.
25 days of annual leave bank holidays your birthday and a wellness day
Dedicated pension plan through Aviva.
Life Insurance 4x your annual salary.
Enhanced Maternity & Paternity leave.
Income protections policy.
Work from anywhere for up to 1 month.
Access to our employee wellbeing programme.
Gym membership discounts.
Flexibility in work schedules and locations ensuring a work-life balance.
- This role can be fulfilled either with a hybrid approach or fully in-office depending on your preference.
An open and flexible culture that allows you to work in the best way for you.

Please note applicants must have the right to work in the United Kingdom. We are unable to offer sponsorship or take over sponsorship of employment visas at this time.

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