Product Manager - Sanction Screening

Checkout.com; London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job description

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Company Description

Checkout.com is one of the most exciting fintechs in the world. Our mission is to enable businesses and their communities to thrive in the digital economy. We're the strategic payments partner for some of the best known fast-moving brands globally such as Wise, Hut Group, Sony Electronics, Homebase, Henkel, Klarna and many others. Purpose-built with performance and scalability in mind, our flexible cloud-based payments platform helps global enterprises launch new products and create experiences customers love. And it's not just what we build that makes us different. It's how.

We empower passionate problem-solvers to collaborate, innovate and do their best work. That's why we're on the Forbes Cloud 100 list and a Great Place to Work accredited company. And we're just getting started. We're building diverse and inclusive teams around the world - because that's how we create even better experiences for our merchants and our partners. And we need your help. Join us to build the digital economy of tomorrow.

Job Description

We're looking for a Product Manager to lead our Sanction Screening initiatives, ensuring Checkout.com stays at the forefront of compliance while delivering seamless experiences for businesses and their customers. You'll develop and enhance our real-time screening capabilities, working cross-functionally to create effective and efficient solutions with compliance, engineering, analytics, and operations teams.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a collaborative environment, enjoys solving complex problems, and is passionate about building products that directly impact financial security, regulatory compliance, and user experience. It requires a strong product mindset, a deep understanding of financial crime regulations, and a data-driven approach to decision-making.

Hybrid Working Model: All of our offices globally are onsite 3 times per week (Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday). We've worked towards enabling teams to work collaboratively in the same space, while also being able to partner with colleagues globally. During your days at the office, we offer amazing snacks, breakfast, and lunch options in all of our locations.

What You'll Be Doing

• Own the sanction screening product roadmap, ensuring compliance with evolving global regulations while maintaining an efficient customer experience.
• Define product requirements by understanding the needs of compliance teams, operational workflows, and business goals.
• Work closely with compliance, engineering, analytics, and operations teams to develop and refine solutions.
• Improve and optimize screening capabilities to enhance detection accuracy while reducing unnecessary friction.
• Stay ahead of industry changes, ensuring our products align with evolving global sanctions frameworks (OFAC, EU, UK, UN, etc.).
• Drive data-informed decision-making, leveraging analytics, machine learning, and rule-based approaches to improve performance.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external partners to ensure best-in-class compliance practices.
• Balance risk, operational efficiency, and customer experience by making thoughtful trade-offs that align with business objectives, always in collaboration with compliance.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of product management experience, ideally in fintech, payments, compliance, or risk-related domains.
• Experience working on financial crime prevention products (e.g., sanction screening, transaction monitoring, fraud detection, or AML solutions).
• Strong analytical mindset with the ability to interpret data, identify trends, and drive insights.
• A collaborative approach, with experience working cross-functionally across product, compliance, engineering, and operations.
• A customer-first mindset, ensuring solutions balance compliance, efficiency, and user experience.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence without authority and build strong relationships.
• A passion for learning and staying up to date on regulatory trends and emerging technologies.

Additional Information

Apply without meeting all requirements statement: If you don't meet all the requirements but think you might still be right for the role, please apply anyway. We're always keen to speak to people who connect with our mission and values.

We believe in equal opportunities: We work as one team. Wherever you come from. However you identify. And whichever payment method you use.

Our clients come from all over the world - and so do we. Hiring hard-working people and giving them a community to thrive in is critical to our success.

When you join our team, we'll empower you to unlock your potential so you can do your best work. We'd love to hear how you think you could make a difference here with us.

We want to set you up for success and make our process as accessible as possible. So let us know in your application, or tell your recruiter directly, if you need anything to make your experience or working environment more comfortable. We'll be happy to support you.