Socure Inc.

Senior Product Manager, Watchlist

Socure Inc.$125K — $150K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3-5 years of product management experience in compliance technology or related fields.
  • Familiarity with AML/BSA regulations and sanctions screening workflows.
  • Strong technical understanding of APIs, data pipelines, and machine learning models.
  • Proficient in SQL and performance metrics evaluation.
  • Experience in customer interactions, especially with compliance buyers and financial institutions.
  • Clear communicator of technical concepts to diverse stakeholders.
  • Proven capability to collaborate across Engineering, Data Science, and sales teams.

Responsibilities

  • Own the product roadmap for Watchlist, balancing compliance and customer needs.
  • Translate market trends and customer feedback into product priorities.
  • Define and track key metrics like screening accuracy and false positive rates.
  • Drive enhancements to screening capabilities for accuracy and data coverage.
  • Collaborate with Engineering to improve platform scalability and reliability.
  • Partner with data science to advance data ingestion technology for better accuracy.
  • Engage with stakeholders to support deal cycles and customer retention.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work on a foundational compliance product with a growing customer base.
  • High-ownership role with a strong impact on product strategy.
  • Collaborative work environment with cross-functional teams.
  • Exposure to industry events and customer interactions.
  • Engagement with cutting-edge technology in machine learning and data science.
Full Job Description
Senior Product Manager, Watchlist

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are looking for a Senior Product Manager to own Socure's Watchlist screening and monitoring platform - a foundational product in our compliance suite serving a rapidly growing customer base.

You will own the roadmap and strategy for our market-leading Watchlist Screening and Monitoring product, which enables banks, fintechs, gaming companies, and more around the world manage their sanctions and AML risk.

You will work closely with Data Science, Engineering, and go-to-market teams to build a market leading product and drive growth.

This is a high-ownership, externally-facing role requiring strong product judgment, AML domain curiosity, and the ability to operate across complex partner and customer relationships.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

Product Strategy & Roadmap

  • Own the Watchlist product roadmap, balancing compliance accuracy, customer needs, and engineering capacity.
  • Translate market trends, regulatory changes, and customer feedback into product priorities and requirements.
  • Define and track key product metrics: screening accuracy, false positive rates, match coverage, and customer outcomes.


Screening, Monitoring & AI Development

  • Drive improvements to Watchlist's core individual screening and monitoring capabilities, including name match accuracy and data coverage.
  • Work with Engineering to evolve the platform's scalability, reliability, and integration with Socure's broader product suite.
  • Work with data science to build our next generation data ingestion technology to improve the accuracy of our watchlist data.
  • Develop and maintain machine learning systems that keep our patented real-time matching engine at the highest levels of recall and precision.


Cross-Functional Leadership

  • Collaborate with Engineering, Data Science, and Compliance Ops to translate requirements into executable plans.
  • Partner with Sales, Customer Success, and GTM to support deal cycles and retain and grow Watchlist's enterprise customer base.
  • Represent product externally with compliance buyers, at industry events, and in customer conversations.


Data & Performance Analysis

  • Use SQL and analytics to evaluate product performance and derive insights that shape prioritization.
  • Conduct competitive analysis and deep dives on emerging compliance requirements and market opportunities.


WHAT YOU BRING

  • Experience: 3-5 years in product management, preferably in compliance technology, AML/sanctions screening, identity verification, or ML-driven products.
  • Domain Knowledge: Familiarity with AML/BSA regulations, sanctions screening workflows, or financial crime compliance is strongly preferred.
  • Technical Expertise: Strong understanding of APIs, data pipelines, and ML model behavior; comfortable reviewing technical specs and writing SQL.
  • Analytical Skills: Ability to evaluate screening performance metrics (recall, precision, hit rate) and translate them into product decisions.
  • Customer Focus: Experience working directly with compliance buyers, financial institutions, or enterprise customers in complex environments.
  • Communication: Ability to explain technical or compliance concepts clearly to engineering partners, compliance buyers, and executive stakeholders.
  • Collaboration: Proven ability to work cross-functionally with Engineering, Data Science, and go-to-market teams in a fast-paced environment.


You must be located in one of our talent hubs: New York, San Francisco, Seattle, or Miami.

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About Socure Inc.

Socure is a New York-based technology company that provides digital identity verification services. The company's products use artificial intelligence and machine learning to verify the identities of individuals in real-time. Socure's customers include financial institutions, online marketplaces, and other businesses that need to verify the identities of their users. The company was founded in 2012 by Sunil Madhu and Johnny Ayers and has raised over $70 million in funding to date.
Learn more about Socure Inc.
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250 employees
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Founded
2012

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