Product Owner Sanctions Screening Payment
Posted: 07/30/2026
Job Number: T2xjczEyeXp0T2JsQ1RJZFQ2TXg0dz09
Pay Rate: 65-70 Hourly USD
Job Description
Job Role: Product Owner Sanctions Screening Payment
Location: Remote
Type: Contract
Job Description:
Important skill: Sanction experience must
JD:
Product Owner Sanctions Screening Payment enablement platform
We are seeking a product owner to lead our Sanctions Screening Payment enablement platform delivering regulatory compliant high performing capabilities for detection and investigation You will own the roadmap metrics and stakeholder alignment working cross functionally to improve quality reduce handling time and maintain audit ready controls Ideal candidate have product experience in regulated environment and a strong grasp of screening workflows data.
Role Summary
Own the vision roadmap and delivery of the sanctions screening product used to detect manager and report potential sanctions exposure across transactions clients and reference data
Partner with compliance operations technology and risk to ensure the product meets regulatory expectations and operational SLAS while continuously improving accuracy speed and user experience
Drive measurable outcomes reduction in false positives improved match resolution time high system availability and audit ready controls
Key Responsibilities
Product vision and Roadmap
define and maintain the product vision aligned to regulatory requirements and business goals
create and manage an outcome focused roadmap prioritize features using data and risk weighted value
Backlog management and delivery
translate business and compliance needs into clear epics user stories and acceptance criteria
maintain a prioritized backlog balance feature delivery tech debt model tuning and control enhancements
lead sprint planning backlog refinement and release coordination with engineering
Compliance Risk and controls
partner with compliance financial crimes to reflect sanctions policy update in product design
ensure controls for auditability evidence capture traceability and model governance are built-in
coordinate change management UAT and production validation with appropriate approvals
Stakeholder Engagement
Data Models and performance
Operational excellence
Delivery governance and audit readiness
Required Qualifications
5 years in product management or product owner role in regulated financial services or fintech
Experience with sanctions screening domains eg Watchlist screening for payments clients or trade
Strong grasp of agile delivery scrum and backlog management practices
Excellent stakeholder management communication and decision-making skills
Preferred Desired experience
Exposure to sanctions lists and regulatory regime eg OFAC UK EUUN and typical list structures
Handson experience with screening solutions or components eg Fuzzy matching Phonetic linguistic normalization name alias resolution lifecycle management
Understanding of workflows case management disposition and escalation paths
Experience with enterprise grade observability and operational tooling logs metrics dashboards
Background in risk and control frameworks audit processes and evidence management
Core competencies and behaviours
Client obsessed spark progress own it stay curious Thrive together
Skills
Mandatory Skills: BFS - Data Analysis, Payments (SWIFT, ISO20022, Real-Time, Instant, Request to Pay, Domestic, Cross-Border, High Value, Low Value and Mass Payments)