Head of Global Transaction Monitoring

Remitly

. Own the global transaction monitoring policy and standards for scenario design, thresholds, tuning, model validation, documentation, and change control .

Posted 9/29/2026full-timeUnited StatesLead💰 $208,000 - $260,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive expertise in transaction monitoring policy ownership, including scenario design, thresholds, and model validation. Capable of translating regulatory changes into actionable monitoring requirements while maintaining compliance across multiple jurisdictions.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Transaction Monitoring OwnershipFinancial Crime ComplianceSQL Analytical CapabilityMonitoring Technology ExperienceExecutive Communication Skills

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Hard Skills

Scenario DesignThreshold TuningModel ValidationMonitoring Coverage MethodologyRisk Coverage FrameworkTuning StatisticsRegulatory Examination ExperienceAlert Quality MetricsCoverage Gap RemediationAnalytical Capability

Soft Skills

LeadershipTeam BuildingCredibility Under PressureEffective Communication

Tools & Technologies

Monitoring TechnologyModel-Based DetectionCompliance Management Systems

Certifications & Qualifications

CAMSCFCS

Industry Keywords

Financial Crime TypologiesAMLSanctionsFraudCross-Border PaymentsMoney TransmissionRemittanceMulti-Jurisdictional ComplianceISO 37301Consent Order Experience

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Ruby on RailsSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the global transaction monitoring policy and standards for scenario design, thresholds, tuning, model validation, documentation, and change control
Set procedural standards for regional and operational teams and oversee jurisdictional variations
Maintain control documentation and evidence for examiners, auditors, and partner bank due diligence
Own the transaction monitoring coverage methodology across typologies, products, geographies, channels, and payment rails
Maintain coverage assessments and identify, quantify, prioritize, and remediate coverage gaps and false negative exposure
Direct scenario strategy, including what is built, retired, retuned, or replaced
Establish signal intake and convert regulatory, examination, partner, regional, investigations, and industry intelligence into coverage decisions
Assess regulatory changes, new products, corridors, payment rails, and partner arrangements for monitoring implications
Define and operate effectiveness metrics, including alert quality, escalation and conversion rates, scenario yield, tuning outcomes, and reporting quality
Own tuning and optimization cycles and document threshold-change rationale
Partner with Compliance Assurance, Internal Audit, model risk, Data Science, Engineering, Product, global operations, and Regional Compliance Officers
Report program health, coverage posture, and material gaps to the Chief Compliance Officer, executive leadership, and board-level oversight
Represent the monitoring program to regulators, examiners, partner banks, and auditors
Lead and develop the monitoring policy, coverage methodology, scenario strategy, and tuning functions

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years in financial crime compliance, with deep transaction monitoring ownership at a global financial institution, payments company, or fintech
Demonstrated ownership of a monitoring coverage methodology or risk coverage framework, including the ability to defend scope decisions to a regulator
Strong command of financial crime typologies across AML, sanctions, and fraud, and how they manifest differently by product, geography, and payment rail
Hands-on analytical capability, including SQL or equivalent, and strong understanding of tuning statistics
Experience with monitoring technology and model-based detection, including model governance, validation, and limits of explainability
Track record operating a monitoring program under regulatory examination in multiple jurisdictions and owning findings through closure
Experience translating regulatory change and new product launches into monitoring requirements on a deadline
Executive-grade written and verbal communication, with credibility under examiner pressure
Experience leading and building teams
Preferred: Cross-border payments, money transmission, or remittance experience
Preferred: Multi-jurisdictional depth across US, UK, EU, APAC, or LATAM regimes
Preferred: Experience with ISO 37301 or equivalent compliance management system frameworks
Preferred: Experience operating under a consent order, enforcement action, or monitorship
Preferred: CAMS, CFCS, or equivalent

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexible paid time off
Health, dental, and vision insurance
401k plan with company matching
Paid parental, medical, military and family care leave
Mental Health & Family Forming Benefits
Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
Continuing education
Equity as part of total compensation plan
In-person collaboration through Connected Work Culture