[Hiring] Senior Financial Crime Product Owner @MLabs

Role Description

Our client is seeking a creative and innovative Senior Financial Crime (FinCrime) Product Owner. This pivotal role involves designing and implementing a robust, next-generation financial crime and fraud platform. The successful candidate will be tasked with identifying systemic inefficiencies within the current financial crime industry and building superior solutions from the ground up. This position requires a strategic leader capable of defining the product roadmap, setting delivery strategy, and scaling a high-performing team to protect the ecosystem and its users.

• Product Strategy & Roadmap: Define and execute a comprehensive product strategy for the internal FinCrime and fraud detection platform.
• Platform Development: Lead the end-to-end lifecycle of technical products, moving from initial concept (zero) to first release and subsequent iterations.
• Team Leadership: Identify talent needs and lead the hiring process to build a specialized team dedicated to financial crime prevention.
• Innovation in Detection: Design innovative systems to eliminate bad actors and mitigate fraud risk while maintaining a seamless user experience.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with engineering, data science, and legal teams to ensure the platform meets both technical requirements and evolving regulatory standards.

Qualifications

• Proven track record of building products specifically designed to prevent and detect financial crime and fraud as 1FOD (1st Line of Defence) within a high-growth start-up or fintech environment.
• Minimum of 2+ years of experience working on complex technical products, such as distributed systems, data science, machine learning, or platform infrastructure.
• Demonstrated experience developing and launching products from inception through to market delivery.
• Deep understanding of the UK and EU regulatory environments and key financial crime regimes is highly advantageous.
• Familiarity with cryptocurrency compliance and blockchain forensics tools (e.g., Chainalysis, Elliptic) is preferred.
• Strong data analytics capability with the ability to extract insights from large datasets to inform product strategy and decision-making.
• A professional qualification from an internationally recognized body (e.g., ACAMS, ICA) is a significant plus.
• Must have previous neobanking experience.

Requirements

• Competitive base salary paired with stock options.
• Comprehensive private dental and health insurance coverage.
• Provision of top-tier hardware and technology required for the role.
• 30 days of paid holiday (excluding bank holidays).
• Options for 100% remote work or office-based work according to personal preference.
• The ability to work from abroad for up to four months per year.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary paired with stock options.
• Comprehensive private dental and health insurance coverage.
• Provision of top-tier hardware and technology required for the role.
• 30 days of paid holiday (excluding bank holidays).
• Options for 100% remote work or office-based work according to personal preference.
• The ability to work from abroad for up to four months per year.