Director, Verification Program and AML Controls

Location: Seattle, Washington United States

At Remitly, we believe everyone deserves the freedom to access, move, and manage their money wherever life takes them. Since 2011, we've tirelessly delivered on our promise to customers sending money globally, providing secure, simple, and reliable ways to manage their money, ensuring true peace of mind. Whether it's supporting loved ones back home, growing a business across continents, or pursuing new opportunities abroad, we're not just here to move money - we're here to move our global customers forward.

We're looking for builders, reimaginers, and global thinkers who want to work at the intersection of technology, trust, and transformation. If that's you and you're ready to do the most meaningful work of your career - we invite you to join over 2,800 passionate Remitlians worldwide who are united by our vision to transform lives with trusted financial services that transcend borders.

About the Role

We are looking for a Director, Program Management - Technical to lead our Verification program, analytics and control test teams. In this role, you’ll lead the team that designs and manages Remitly’s Authentication, Onboarding and Financial Crime Controls across different products and geographies. You will ensure that first line of defense (FLOD) controls are effective, auditable, and scalable as we expand into new markets and product offerings such as wallets and lending.

You’ll own customer authentication and account security across Remitly’s products. Your team will operate and tune onboarding controls that prevent promotion abuse and maintain account integrity, while meeting the unique needs of our customer base.

This is a high-impact, high-autonomy role for a cross functional leader who thrives in ambiguity, can connect technical systems to regulatory intent, combat dynamic bad actors, and builds clarity across product, engineering, compliance, and operations stakeholders. You’ll manage a small but highly technical team responsible for embedding robust FinCrime controls that protect our customers and ensure compliance with regulatory expectations, providing continuity for incident response, new product design, and audit and exam readiness.

You will report to the VP of Identity and Trust and work closely with stakeholders across Product, Engineering and Compliance.

You Will

• Own end-to-end verification control lifecycle management, including impact assessment, rule design, FLOD testing, and control effectiveness reviews.
• Define clear roles, responsibilities and expectations for team members. Develop team members and hire for additional skillsets where needed.
• Develop data products and risk scores to support program optimization and inform product roadmaps
• Define North Star metrics for our programs, and ship data insights to help stakeholders understand how our programs interact with their products or regions.
• Deeply understand the unique needs of Remitly’s customer base to deliver great AML and customer experience outcomes
• Continuously evaluate how we can leverage AI to accelerate impact, and challenge your team to innovate in their roles
• Own and improve the process for new product and regional expansion, helping stakeholder teams launch new initiatives quickly while building on top of our platform.
• Drive and maintain audit and exam readiness, ensuring evidence documentation, traceability, and control mapping for all new verification capabilities.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives spanning KYC, Transaction Monitoring, and Sanctions programs to close regulatory gaps and streamline FLOD testing.

You Have

• 8+ years of experience in program management or risk control ownership within AML, FinCrime, or regulatory programs (preferably payments or remittances).
• 6+ years of people management experience
• Experience leading analytics and/or data science teams. Familiarity with building data products and predictive scores
• Deep understanding of AML and related control systems (screening, document validation, sanctions rules, etc.).
• Strong familiarity with audit, regulatory reporting, and control documentation practices.
• Technical fluency, with ability to interpret and write BRDs and collaborate with engineering.
• Ability to context-switch across product, compliance, and operational domains and provide structured clarity in ambiguous situations.
• Intermediate-to-advanced SQL skills and comfort analyzing operational or risk control data.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills across global time zones.
• Bachelor’s degree in business, risk management, or related field (CAMS or similar certification preferred).
• Prior experience with fintech, payments, or remittance products strongly preferred.