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Director, Risk Strategy (Fraud & AML | Fiat + Crypto)

Coins.ph
🇨🇳 China
Remote
Manager or above
4 months ago
  • AML
  • Risk Management
  • Ruby on Rails
  • SQL
  • Python
  • CAMS
4 months ago
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We are looking for an experienced Risk Strategy Leaderto lead the design and execution of our end-to-end risk control framework across bothfiat and crypto ecosystems.

This role ownsfraud prevention, AML strategy, and fund flow risk management, covering the full lifecycle fromfiat on/off ramps to on-chain transactions. The ideal candidate cantrace and assess end-to-end fund flows, identify suspicious patterns, and driveclear risk decisions and account actions.

This role isnot a regulatory-facing MLRO/compliance role, but will work closely with thePhilippines (PH) Risk & AML team to ensure strong local execution.

Key Responsibilities

    1. End-to-End Risk Strategy (Fraud + AML + Fund Flows)

    • Own and drive the overallfraud prevention and AML strategy across fiat and crypto
    • Design strategies across the full lifecycle: onboarding, login, fiat deposits/withdrawals, trading, and crypto transfers
    • Identify and mitigate risks such aspayment fraud, account takeover, mule activity, scams, and money laundering
    • Build unified strategies that connectuser behavior, transaction activity, and fund flows (fiat + on-chain)
    • Balance risk control with user experience and operational efficiency

      • 2. Fiat Risk & Payment Flow Control (New - Core Requirement)

      • Design and optimize risk strategies forfiat on-ramp and off-ramp flows (bank transfers, e-wallets, payment rails)
      • Monitor and assessincoming and outgoing fiat transactions for fraud and AML risks
      • Define review, approval, and escalation mechanisms for high-risk transactions
      • Work closely with payment partners and internal teams to manage risk exposure

        • 3. Fund Flow Analysis & Risk Decisioning (Key Differentiator)

        • Analyze and traceend-to-end fund flows across fiat and crypto
        • Identify suspicious patterns such as layering, structuring, mule networks, and fraud-linked flows
        • Make or guide decisions onaccount-level actions (e.g., allow, block, restrict, freeze, escalate)
        • Build frameworks for consistent and explainable risk decision-making

          • 4. On-chain Risk & Tooling (Elliptic Focus)

          • Leverage and optimizeElliptic to strengthen on-chain monitoring and AML capabilities
          • Translate blockchain intelligence into actionable risk strategies (e.g., scam flows, high-risk wallets)
          • Integrate Elliptic signals into internal systems for automated decision-making
          • Evaluate other tools (e.g., Chainalysis, TRM) where needed

            • 5. Risk System & Platform Development

            • Lead the design of scalable risk infrastructure, includingrule engines, decision engines, and case management systems
            • Build unified systems that supportfraud, AML, and fund flow monitoring
            • Drive real-time decisioning and reduce reliance on manual processes

              • 6. Data-driven Optimization

              • Identify emerging fraud and AML typologies using data analysis
              • Define and track key metrics (fraud loss, detection rate, false positives, operational efficiency)
              • Implement testing frameworks (A/B testing, rule tuning, segmentation)

                • 7. Team Leadership & Cross-regional Collaboration

                • Build and lead teams acrossrisk strategy, fraud operations, and AML operations
                • Work closely with PH Risk & AML team for execution and local alignment
                • Partner with Product, Engineering, Compliance, and Operations globally

Requirements

    Experience

    • 8+ years infraud risk, AML, payments risk, or risk strategy, with 3+ years in leadership
    • Strong experience inpayments, crypto exchanges, or fintech platforms
    • Proven experience managingfiat transaction risk and/or payment fraud

      • Core Competencies

      • Deep expertise inanti-fraud (ATO, payment fraud, scams) and AML
      • Strong understanding offiat transaction flows, payment systems, and risk controls
      • Ability totrace fund flows across fiat and crypto and identify suspicious patterns
      • Experience making or guidingaccount-level risk decisions (block/freeze/restrict)
      • Experience designing scalable risk strategies and rule systems

        • Tools & Data

        • Hands-on experience withElliptic (or similar tools like Chainalysis / TRM)
        • Ability to translate tool outputs intorisk decision logic
        • Strong data skills (SQL required, Python preferred)

          • Leadership & Collaboration

          • Strong leadership and execution capability across functions
          • Experience working with regional or distributed teams
          • Fluent in English

            • Nice to Have

            • Experience with bothfiat payments risk and crypto risk
            • Experience analyzingcomplex fund flows (multi-hop, cross-channel)
            • Familiarity with Southeast Asia / Philippines market
            • CAMS or similar certifications

What We’re Looking For

    • Afull-stack risk leader acrossfraud, AML, and payments
    • Someone who cantrace money end-to-end (fiat → crypto → fiat)
    • A decision-maker who cantranslate analysis into clear account actions
    • A builder who can turn strategies into scalable systems
    • A partner who can work effectively with PH teams

Director, Risk Strategy (Fraud & AML | Fiat + Crypto) · Coins.ph

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