Fincrime SME

Job Title: Fincrime SMEDepartment: ProductLevel: P2/P3Location: BangaloreReporting To: Head of ProductTookitaki is a global RegTech innovator redefining financial crime prevention through its AI-powered Anti-Financial Crime (AFC) solutions. Our FinCense platform delivers end-to-end AML and fraud detection capabilities—including Transaction Monitoring, Customer Risk Scoring, Smart Screening, and Fraud Prevention—built on explainable AI and typology-driven design. We are hiring a Fincrime Subject Matter Expert (SME) to strengthen our product strategy, regulatory alignment, and customer success across global markets.
Position PurposeThe Fincrime SME will act as a dual-domain expert across AML and Fraud Risk, helping shape Tookitaki’s product roadmap by infusing regulatory intelligence, risk typologies, and functional design. You will partner with Product, Engineering, Sales, Pre-Sales, and Delivery teams to enable client success, ensure solution compliance, and support GTM efforts. This role is pivotal in aligning Tookitaki’s AI-first platform with the evolving regulatory and operational landscape in financial services.
Key Responsibilities1. Market Research & Product Strategy○ Monitor evolving AML and fraud regulatory trends, typologies, and red flags across key jurisdictions.○ Define functional requirements and detection logic for rules, typology libraries, and behavioral indicators.○ Translate compliance needs into roadmap features and user stories, supporting the Product and Engineering teams.

2. Sales & Pre-Sales Enablement○ Collaborate with Sales and Pre-Sales to deliver client-specific demos, RFP responses, and use-case narratives.○ Represent the product domain during PoVs and strategic pitches with Tier 1 banks and fintech clients.○ Support GTM teams with domain-aligned collateral, including typology decks and compliance mappings.3. Client Implementation & Advisory○ Work with Delivery teams to configure and calibrate AML and fraud modules—rules, thresholds, typology mapping.○ Provide advisory input during UAT and go-live, ensuring operational effectiveness and compliance fit.○ Guide clients on tuning strategies, alert optimization, and real-world fraud/AML adaptation.4. Internal Enablement & Thought Leadership○ Build internal expertise by developing training content, knowledge articles, and best practice documents.○ Participate in industry forums, webinars, and whitepapers to showcase Tookitaki’s domain strength.○ Provide functional input to product ideation, especially for real-time fraud detection and behavioral scoring features.

Qualifications and Skills
Education & Certifications● Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Compliance, or related field.● Professional certifications such as CAMS, CFCS, CFE, CISA are highly preferred.
Experience● 5+ years in AML compliance, fraud risk management, or investigations within banking, consulting, or RegTech.● 2+ years of experience in a product-facing or advisory role within a technology-led or SaaS environment.
Skills & Competencies● Strong understanding of AML typologies (e.g., smurfing, layering, TBML) and fraud vectors (e.g., social engineering, mule accounts).● Ability to design, validate, and document detection logic and business rules.● Hands-on familiarity with rule engines, risk scoring systems, or AI-driven compliance platforms.● Excellent written and verbal communication skills; able to translate compliance into product logic.● Comfortable working in Agile environments using tools like JIRA, Confluence, and Slack.
Key Competencies● Domain Depth: Deep knowledge of financial crime trends and regulatory frameworks.● Product-Compliance Bridge: Able to translate compliance goals into functional product design.● Client-Facing Confidence: Strong communication skills for high-stakes pre-sales and implementation support.● Cross-Functional Collaboration: Works effectively across Product, Sales, and Engineering teams.● Regulatory Foresight: Ability to anticipate regulatory shifts and inform roadmap direction.
Success Metrics● Timely delivery of functional requirements and use-case documentation for new features.● Positive client feedback on typology design and functional validation during implementation.● Pre-sales success through well-articulated AML/fraud product demonstrations.● Active contribution to knowledge bases and internal training programs.● Recognized thought leadership in industry engagements and content contributions.
Benefits● Competitive compensation with performance-linked incentives.● Opportunity to work on mission-critical compliance tools used by leading banks and fintechs.● Collaborative, fast-paced, and innovation-driven engineering culture.● Be part of an award-winning company recognized by World Economic Forum, Chartis, and Forbes for its impact in RegTech.