Job Description

Job Title: Fincrime SME

Department: Product

Level: P2/P3

Location: Bangalore

Reporting To: Head of Product

Tookitaki 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 Purpose

The 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 Responsibilities

1. 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.