FinCrime Senior Manager, Transaction Screening

About The Company

Aspire is the leading all-in-one finance operating system for growing businesses. We are on a mission to reinvent business finance for a new generation of entrepreneurs and business owners, empowering startups and SMBs to realise their full potential.

Founded in 2018, Aspire has raised over USD 300M+ across equity and debt from world-class investors. In 2023, we successfully closed an oversubscribed USD 100 million Series C equity round led by Sequoia Capital and Lightspeed Ventures with participation of Tencent, Paypal Ventures, LGT Capital Partners, Picus Capital and MassMutual Ventures. To power our solutions, we have partnered with some of the best companies in the world such as JP Morgan, Visa and Wise and helped more than 50,000 businesses using our suite of products.

Aspire has been awarded Best Employer of the Year and Startup of the year by Asia FinTech Awards, and also LinkedIn’s Top Startup in Singapore. In 2024, we also made it to CB Insights’ Top 100 Global Fintech List two years in a row.

You will be amazed by the energy and experience of our team! Aspire serves as an environment for you to innovate and drive change with our team of ex-entrepreneurs, ex-founders, and high-achievers with international and diverse backgrounds. Are you a top talent who is passionate about entrepreneurship? Join our rapidly growing team to make an impact in the Fintech space!

About The Role

As a FinCrime Senior Manager, Transaction Screening, you will:

• Leadership & People Management
• Lead, develop, and mentor the Transaction Screening team, setting clear goals and fostering a high-performance culture.
• Conduct regular performance reviews, manage workloads, and support career growth and succession planning.
• AI Integration & Innovation
• Evaluate and implement AI-driven tools and models to enhance transaction monitoring capabilities and reduce false positives.
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and Data teams to test, refine, and scale AI/ML solutions for transaction screening.
• Ensure responsible and explainable AI practices are followed, in line with regulatory expectations.
• Partner & Vendor Management
• Manage relationships with third-party vendors and partners involved in transaction screening, including screening tools and data providers.
• Conduct regular performance reviews, contract management, and compliance assessments of external partners.
• Ensure alignment of vendor solutions with Aspire’s internal policies and regulatory standards.
• Strategic Oversight & Risk Mitigation
• Oversee daily monitoring of transactions for suspicious activity, ensuring timely escalation and resolution.
• Identify and respond to evolving typologies related to fraud, money laundering, and sanctions evasion.
• Collaborate with the Compliance team to enhance Aspire’s risk controls and mitigation strategies.
• Regulatory Compliance & Reporting
• Stay abreast of global AML/CFT, sanctions, and fraud-related regulatory developments.
• Oversee Suspicious Transaction Report (STR) submissions, ensuring quality, accuracy, and timely reporting.
• Support regulatory audits, internal investigations, and law enforcement inquiries as needed.
• Process Excellence & Governance
• Drive continuous improvement of transaction screening workflows, policies, and controls.
• Maintain strong documentation, governance frameworks, and audit readiness across the team.
• Implement KPIs and dashboards to monitor screening effectiveness and operational performance.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Act as the key liaison between Transaction Screening and other functions such as Compliance, Operations, Risk, and Product.
• Provide strategic input on enhancements to Aspire’s financial crime framework and compliance roadmap.
  

Qualification Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, or a related field. Advanced certifications (e.g., CAMS) are a plus.
• Minimum 5+ years of experience in AML, KYC, or transaction monitoring, including 2+ years in a leadership role.
• Proven experience managing AI/ML tools or automation in a compliance or fraud-related environment.
• Experience working with or managing external vendors/partners in a regulated space.
• Deep understanding of global AML/CFT regulations, financial crime typologies, and transaction monitoring practices.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders.
• Advanced skills in Excel, Google Suite, and data analysis tools. Familiarity with SQL, Looker, or similar is a plus.
• Detail-oriented, analytical, and comfortable making risk-based decisions.
• Proactive, adaptable, and excited to thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth fintech environment.