Principal Risk and Compliance PM (Payments)

Location: SF Bay Area
Department: Product Management
Reports To: SVP of Product and Engineering

About the Role:

The Principal Product Manager – Risk & Compliance will own the roadmap for compliance and risk-related products and capabilities across the organization. You will collaborate cross-functionally with Engineering, Operations, Legal, and Risk teams to design scalable systems that ensure regulatory adherence, fraud prevention, and operational excellence across global markets.

This strategic role is balancing regulatory rigor with product innovation to enable compliant, efficient, and customer-friendly payment experiences.

Key Responsibilities:

• Thought Leadership: Stay ahead of global regulatory trends and bring innovative compliance solutions to the product roadmap.
• Product Leadership: Define and drive the vision, strategy, and roadmap for risk and compliance products and tools (e.g., transaction monitoring, KYC/KYB, AML, sanctions screening, and fraud prevention).
• Regulatory Enablement: Translate complex regulatory requirements (FinCEN, Fintrac, OFAC, PSD2, AUSTRAC, etc.) into scalable product features and processes.
• Risk Management: Partner with Risk and Compliance teams to identify key risks and implement systems to detect and mitigate them in real time.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with Engineering, Data, Legal, and Operations to deliver compliance-by-design solutions.
• Vendor & Partner Management: Evaluate and manage third-party vendors providing compliance tools or data integrations (e.g., KYC providers, transaction screening APIs).
• Metrics & Reporting: Establish KPIs and dashboards to monitor compliance performance, operational risk, and fraud trends.
• Customer Experience: Ensure that compliance processes remain frictionless, balancing user experience with regulatory obligations.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Computer Science, Finance, or related field (MBA preferred).
• 8+ years of experience in Product Management, with at least 3+ years in risk, compliance, or fraud within payments, fintech, or financial services.
• Deep understanding of AML/CFT, sanctions, fraud, and data privacy regulations.
• Proven ability to deliver compliant solutions that scale across multiple markets and jurisdictions.
• Strong technical acumen — able to work closely with engineering teams and data pipelines.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience with compliance technology (KYC, transaction monitoring, sanctions APIs, etc.) is highly desirable.

What We Offer:

• Competitive salary and equity packages
• Flexible working hours and a remote-friendly culture
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Learning and development budget
• A collaborative, growth-oriented engineering culture

Why Join Us:

We are committed to driving innovation in FinTech:

We have disruptive technology and will continue to build new products with this in mind.

We are in a growth industry:

The global financial services world is booming and projections are that the boom will grow.

We reward hard work and initiative :

Everyone at Veem is eligible for a bonus to reward you for your effort and contributions.

We are growing and will continue to grow:

If you want your career to grow, this is the place to be.

You want to explore new ways of doing things:

You want to build on your use of AI on the job? Bring it on! So do we!

3 words…Initial Public Offering

Our goal is to go public and we are offering our valued employees options packages when they join Veem. This is your opportunity to potentially hit it big!