Principal Program Manager- Identity & Trust

Role overview

Responsibilities

• Lead verification control lifecycle management, including rule design, first-line-of-defense testing, and control-effectiveness reviews.
• Partner with product teams to design controls for new products and initiatives.
• Provide transaction-monitoring expertise for incident response, audit requests, and new-product risk assessments.
• Apply automation and AI tools to the control lifecycle; gather insights and data, recommend enhancements, and create repeatable processes with quality review gates.
• Turn verification-risk insights into business and system requirements and partner with compliance, product, and engineering to operationalize scalable solutions.
• Maintain audit and examination readiness through evidence documentation, traceability, and control mapping.
• Lead cross-functional Verification, Transaction Monitoring, and Sanctions initiatives to close regulatory gaps and streamline testing.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of program-management or risk-control ownership experience in AML, financial crime, or regulatory programs; payments or remittances experience is preferred.
• Deep understanding of AML and related control systems, including screening, document validation, and sanctions rules.
• Familiarity with audit, regulatory reporting, and control documentation practices.
• Technical fluency and ability to collaborate with engineering.
• Ability to work across product, compliance, and operations and provide structure in ambiguity.
• Advanced ability to analyze operational, customer cohort, and risk-control data.
• Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills across global time zones.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in business, risk management, or a related field; CAMS or similar certification is preferred.
• Fintech, payments, or remittance product experience is strongly preferred.

Compensation

• Starting base salary range is $140,000–$175,000; the posting does not state the pay cadence.
• Equity is part of the total compensation plan; other benefits and compensation components are described by the recruiter.

Workplace

• Hybrid work expectations require onsite attendance Tuesday through Thursday each week, with additional attendance possible based on business needs.
• The company may modify its hybrid-work expectations.

Benefits

• Benefits include four weeks of vacation, health benefits, mental health and family-forming benefits, RRSP matching, employee stock purchase plan, life insurance, disability coverage, and continuing education.