About the job
About ARQ
ARQ is among the most rapidly growing fintech companies globally, with a vision to transform how individuals engage with money across borders. Our goal is to establish a seamless infrastructure for value transfer. Joining us at this early stage means you will have a significant influence on the evolution of our products, culture, and growth trajectory. If you're passionate about tackling significant challenges, creating a global impact, and aspiring to advance quickly with a world-class team, ARQ is the ideal place for you.
Role Overview
We are seeking a FinCrime Lead who will collaborate closely with our founders to establish our financial crime product division from the ground up. You will spearhead a cross-functional product team dedicated to fraud prevention, AML/CTF compliance, and transaction monitoring, delivering measurable outcomes through insightful, data-driven analyses.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain the product vision and roadmap for fraud detection, AML compliance, and transaction surveillance.
- Oversee a team of engineers and data scientists to create, implement, and enhance detection models, rule sets, and monitoring systems.
- Establish and monitor KPIs such as true positive rates, false positive rates, and detection times.
- Translate fraud patterns, typologies, and regulatory requirements into actionable product specifications.
- Continuously refine our detection capabilities based on real-world feedback and evolving threats.
Qualifications
- Proven experience in product management within fintech, payments, or financial crime prevention sectors.
- Strong history of delivering data-driven products in collaboration with engineering and analytics teams.
- Analytical mindset with proficiency in interpreting model performance metrics.
- Capability to balance risk management with an exceptional customer experience.
- Comfortable engaging directly with founders in a fast-paced startup environment.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in Latin American markets.
- Proficiency in Spanish or Portuguese.
- Background in scaling a financial crime product from inception to handling hundreds of millions of transactions.

