Anti-Vice & Financial Crime Surveillance Unit Head (Fintech)

Location: NCR - WCC, Philippines

Company

A fintech company developing digital financial solutions for the Philippines.

What you will do

• Build, manage, and optimize the unit's operating model, workflows, and detection performance metrics.
• Design real-time transaction monitoring indicators for OSAEC-related financial flows, including alert triage and escalation procedures.
• Establish surveillance rules for illegal gambling networks, structured P2P payments, and high-velocity transactions.
• Oversee investigative reviews of flagged activity and the timely filing of high-quality Suspicious Transaction Reports.
• Develop and tune detection typologies with product and engineering teams using machine learning and behavioral analysis.
• Support the forensics team during law enforcement inquiries and regulatory escalations.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in financial crime detection, transaction monitoring, or AML compliance within financial services or fintech.
• 3+ years of direct leadership or management experience overseeing transaction monitoring or surveillance teams.
• Experience managing detection programs or alert triage systems related to OSAEC, human trafficking, gambling, or gaming compliance.
• Strong knowledge of regional and international AML/CFT laws, regulatory frameworks, and reporting standards, including BSA, FinCEN, and AMLC rules.
• Expertise in P2P transfers, convertible virtual currency, high-velocity payments, transaction monitoring software, SQL, and rule tuning.
• Strong analytical, critical-thinking, collaboration, emotional resilience, and empathy skills for handling sensitive OSAEC-related alerts.

Culture & Benefits

• Career growth and development opportunities.
• Dynamic and highly collaborative working environment.
• Focus on improving financial solutions for people in the Philippines.
• Competitive and flexible compensation and benefits package.