Director of Product, AML & Fraud Prevention (Fintech)

Location: London, United Kingdom. Hybrid workplace model; 2 days in the office are recommended but not enforced.

Annual gross salary: £105,800–£143,200 GBP.

Company

hirify.global is a second-hand marketplace with a regulated payments business, hirify.global Pay, serving users across Europe.

What you will do

• Define and align the AML & Fraud Prevention domain vision through measurable objectives and key results.
• Own the roadmap across AML/CTF, sanctions and PEP screening, KYC, transaction monitoring, and fraud prevention.
• Translate regulatory obligations into product requirements with MLRO, Compliance, Risk, Legal, Engineering, Design, and Analytics partners.
• Use data to assess risk, identify product opportunities, and prioritize capabilities.
• Make build-versus-buy decisions and manage collaboration with AML and fraud-prevention vendors.
• Build, mentor, lead, and scale a team of Product Managers while establishing strong product and management practices.

Requirements

• 7+ years of product management experience, with substantial experience in AML, financial crime, compliance, risk, or fraud, ideally within a regulated financial institution, e-money institution, PSP, bank, or fintech.
• 4+ years of developing people and managing teams, including Product Managers.
• Deep knowledge of AML, including KYC and identity verification, customer risk scoring, sanctions and PEP screening, transaction monitoring and alert handling, SAR/STR reporting, EU AML directives and the AML package, national transpositions, and FATF standards.
• Hands-on fraud and scam-prevention experience, including detection models and rules engines, account-takeover controls, chargebacks, disputes, and balancing loss reduction with false positives.
• A proven record of at least two substantial successful product launches, each lasting 6–9 months or more.
• Experience working with compliance officers, internal and external auditors, and supervisors in a regulated environment.
• Ability to deliver products from 0 to 1 and build internal tools when needed.
• Exceptional leadership skills and substantial experience building high-performing teams of 10 or more.
• Strong business acumen, analytical skills, long-term planning, organization, collaboration, ownership, and written and spoken English communication.
• Ability to understand complex systems and combine usability studies, research, and market analysis in product requirements.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work with team-agreed office days; 2 office days are recommended but not enforced.
• Share options, 25 days of paid annual leave, comprehensive medical insurance, life and income protection insurance, and a matched pension scheme.
• Learning budget for courses, certifications, workshops, and professional development.
• Home-office equipment and a budget of up to €540 for workplace furniture.
• Digital mental and emotional health support, EAP, gym membership discount, lunch benefit, and a monthly hirify.global shopping budget.
• Up to 90 workation days per year, including up to 21 days outside the EU, plus team-building events.

Hiring process

• The role requires a background screen relevant and proportionate to the position, conducted under applicable local law and data-protection requirements.