Imagine catching criminals before they strike—that’s exactly what Napier’s AI-powered platform does! By analysing transactions and customers in real time, Napier AI’s technology empowers financial institutions to spot suspicious activity, like money laundering, and stops it in its tracks. Napier AI’s technology works like a digital detective, combining AI with smart analytics to outthink criminals and protect people’s money from becoming criminal proceeds. It’s not just about stopping crime—it’s about making the financial world safer and more trustworthy for everyone. The Role: Product Manager As a Product Manager at Napier, you will own the roadmap and strategic direction for AML Screening capabilities across both Client Screening (KYC, onboarding, periodic review) and Payment/Transaction Screening (real-time and batch processing). You will act as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) and a key link between customers, compliance stakeholders, and development teams. This role requires an experienced, client-facing professional with a strong background in agile product management and a deep understanding of financial crime screening solutions. You will work collaboratively across teams to identify customer needs, prioritise feature development, and deliver innovative solutions that drive business value across the full AML screening lifecycle. You will guide a dedicated development team while maintaining a strong external presence with clients, translating complex regulatory and operational requirements into actionable product plans and ensuring alignment with Napier’s overall vision. You excel at the intersection of strategy, technology and customer engagement. A confident communicator, you can balance market demands, customer needs and technical considerations to shape products that solve complex financial crime challenges. Product Manager: Your day to day Define and own the product roadmap for AML Screening, covering: Client/Customer Screening (sanctions, PEPs, adverse media) Payment & Transaction Screening (real-time and post-event screening) Drive product strategy aligned with evolving regulatory requirements and market trends in AML compliance Act as a domain expert in screening, including alert generation, tuning, false positive reduction, and workflow optimisation Collaborate with clients to understand use cases across onboarding, payments, and ongoing monitoring Translate regulatory expectations (e.g. sanctions regimes, global watchlists) into scalable product capabilities Work closely with engineering, data science, and UX teams to deliver high-quality, AI-driven screening solutions Optimise screening performance, including latency (for payments), match accuracy, and explainability Support pre-sales and customer engagements as a product SME Monitor product performance using KPIs (e.g. alert volumes, false positives, processing speed) and drive continuous improvement Do you have what it takes? Strong experience in AML, sanctions screening, or financial crime technology Proven experience in product management within fintech, regtech, or banking Deep understanding of both: Client/KYC Screening workflows Payment/Transaction Screening systems (including real-time processing constraints) Familiarity with screening challenges such as name matching, fuzzy logic, false positives, and alert handling Knowledge of global regulatory expectations (OFAC, EU, UN, HMT, etc.) Experience working in agile environments and leading cross-functional teams Ability to engage with both technical and non-technical stakeholders Nice to have: Experience with AI/ML in screening or entity resolution Knowledge of payment systems (SWIFT, SEPA, Faster Payments, etc.) Experience with cloud-based platforms and scalable architectures Job Benefits Comprehensive private healthcare through AXA covering optical, audio & dental. 25 days of annual leave bank holidays your birthday and a wellness day Dedicated pension plan through Aviva. Life Insurance 4x your annual salary. Enhanced Maternity & Paternity leave. Income protections policy. Work from anywhere for up to 1 month. Access to our employee wellbeing programme. Gym membership discounts. Flexibility in work schedules and locations, ensuring a work-life balance. This role can be fulfilled either with a hybrid approach or fully in-office – depending on your preference. An open and flexible culture that allows you to work in the best way for you. Please note applicants must have the right to work in the United Kingdom. We are unable to offer sponsorship or take over sponsorship of employment visas at this time.