Founding Product Manager

Founding Product Manager - ComplyStream

Remote (UK, Europe, South Africa, Lithuania, or India) or Hybrid (London) | Full-Time | Senior-Level | Equity Offered

About ComplyStream

At ComplyStream, we're building the intelligent AI infrastructure that powers next-generation compliance operations in global B2B payments.

Financial institutions are overwhelmed by fragmented tools and outdated workflows across fraud detection, KYC, AML, and risk operations. This leads to inefficiency, regulatory exposure, and poor customer experience.

We're solving this by building agentic, trustworthy AI systems that make compliance more accurate, faster, safer, and scalable.

Backed by the Best

Venture Capital: Cornerstone VC & Ascension VC

Accelerators: Google for Startups (AI Cohort), NVIDIA Inception, Microsoft for Startups

Awards: Visa Risk Semi-Finalist, Pay360 Runner-Up

Angels and Advisors from: ClearBank, Monzo, Santander, Wirex, Thunes, Airwallex

The Role

We're looking for a Product Manager with deep RegTech and financial crime expertise to own the product strategy and execution for ComplyStream's AI-powered compliance platform.

In this role, you'll:

• Own the product roadmap for ComplyStream's compliance orchestration platform, translating market needs and regulatory requirements into a prioritized product strategy
• Write comprehensive, detailed PRDs that enable engineers to build world-class compliance workflows, covering user stories, acceptance criteria, edge cases, regulatory constraints, and technical specifications
• Deeply understand financial crime operations including KYC/KYB, AML transaction monitoring, fraud detection, sanctions screening, and Customer Risk Assessments
• Bridge the gap between compliance domain expertise and AI/ML capabilities, defining how agentic AI can revolutionize analyst workflows
• Work directly with customers to understand pain points, validate solutions, and gather feedback on product iterations
• Collaborate with engineering to make smart trade-offs between speed, quality, and technical complexity while maintaining regulatory compliance
• Define success metrics for product features and track adoption, efficiency gains, and customer satisfaction

This is both a strategic and execution-focused role where you'll shape:

• What we build and why, backed by deep domain expertise and customer insights
• How we communicate product requirements to engineering teams through comprehensive, actionable PRDs
• The balance between innovation (agentic AI) and compliance requirements (auditability, explainability, regulatory standards)
• Our go-to-market positioning and product narrative for financial institutions

As a founding product hire, you'll work directly with the CEO, CTO and engineering leadership, with significant influence over company direction and product-market fit.

What We're Looking ForMust-Haves

• 5-7+ years of product management experience in RegTech, compliance technology, or financial crime prevention platforms
• Deep domain expertise in financial crime operations: Hands-on experience with KYC/AML workflows, transaction monitoring, sanctions screening, fraud prevention, or risk assessment processes—ideally from working at a bank, fintech, payment processor, or compliance vendor
• Exceptional PRD writing skills: Proven ability to write detailed, comprehensive product requirements documents that enable engineering teams to build complex compliance workflows with clarity on user needs, regulatory constraints, technical architecture, and acceptance criteria
• Technical fluency: Comfortable working with engineers on API design, data models, system integrations, and understanding AI/ML capabilities and limitations
• Regulatory knowledge: Strong understanding of AML/KYC regulations (UK/EU/US), GDPR, PSD2, and financial crime compliance frameworks
• Customer-centric approach: Experience conducting user research, customer discovery, and translating qualitative insights into product features
• Data-driven decision making: Ability to define metrics, analyze product usage, and make prioritization decisions based on evidence
• Startup mentality: Thrives in ambiguous, fast-moving environments where you need to balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution coupled with high agency

Nice-to-Haves

• Experience with AI/ML products, particularly in compliance or risk management contexts
• Background as a compliance analyst or financial crime investigator before transitioning to product management
• Experience building products for enterprise buyers in regulated industries with complex procurement and security requirements
• Technical background (engineering, data science, or similar) that enables deeper collaboration with technical teams
• Professional certifications in financial crime (e.g., ICA, ACAMS, CAMS) or related compliance qualifications
• Experience with agentic AI, LLMs, or automation in compliance workflows
• Understanding of B2B SaaS metrics and go-to-market strategy for selling to financial institutions

Key ResponsibilitiesProduct Strategy & Roadmap

• Define and own the product vision and roadmap based on market research, customer feedback, regulatory trends, and competitive analysis
• Prioritize features and initiatives that balance customer value, business impact, technical feasibility, and regulatory requirements

PRD Development & Requirements Definition

• Write comprehensive, detailed PRDs that serve as the single source of truth for engineering teams
• Define user workflows, acceptance criteria, edge cases, error handling, and regulatory compliance requirements
• Specify data models, API requirements, integration points, and system dependencies
• Document security, audit, and explainability requirements for AI-powered features
• Work with design to create wireframes, user flows, and interaction specifications

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner closely with engineering to scope features, make technical trade-offs, and unblock development
• Work with customer success and sales to understand customer needs and communicate product updates
• Collaborate with compliance and legal stakeholders to ensure regulatory adherence
• Coordinate with company advisors and other partners for domain expertise

Customer & Market Research

• Conduct customer interviews, user shadowing sessions, and workflow analysis with compliance teams
• Analyze competitive products and identify differentiation opportunities
• Stay current on regulatory changes, industry trends, and emerging compliance technologies
• Validate product concepts through pilots and beta programs with design partners

Metrics & Iteration

• Define success metrics for features (adoption, efficiency gains, accuracy improvements)
• Analyze product usage data to identify opportunities for optimization
• Gather feedback from customers and iterate rapidly based on learnings
• Report on product performance to leadership and stakeholders

Why Join Us

High ownership in a small, fast-moving team: You'll work directly with the CEO and CTO, with full responsibility for product strategy, roadmap, and execution that shapes company direction

Meaningful equity: Significant upside at an early, venture-backed startup

Shape the future of compliance: Define how AI transforms financial crime operations for the world's leading financial institutions

Deep domain impact: Apply your compliance expertise to build products that make financial systems safer and more efficient

High-trust, high-agency culture: We hire self-directed people and give them the autonomy, context, and trust to do their best work

Remote-first: Work from anywhere in the UK, Europe, South Africa or India. We ask teammates based in London or Ahmedabad to work from our local office at least once a week

World-class advisors: Learn from and collaborate with product, commercial, and compliance leaders from the likes of ClearBank, Monzo, Santander, Wirex, Thunes, and Airwallex