Transaction Monitoring & Sanctions Screening Program Manager
Ramp is seeking an experienced and entrepreneurial Transaction Monitoring & Sanctions Screening Program Manager to join our Compliance team. This pivotal role will help uplevel, govern, and improve two critical components of our financial crime program in addition to other tooling initiatives. In this role, you will own the operational health, documentation, and governance of our transaction monitoring (TM) and sanctions screening systemsensuring they are risk-based, scalable, auditable, and aligned with both regulatory and partner expectations, and help implement tools and observability dashboards for the Compliance organization.
This role blends strategic oversight with hands-on program management. You'll partner closely with Engineering, Data Science, Legal and Compliance to define requirements, oversee testing and tuning, and support investigations and reporting pipelines. You'll also build observability metrics, help prepare for audits, and support related initiatives like dynamic risk ratings and due diligence flows.
This is an ideal opportunity for a technically fluent compliance professional with a strong understanding of AML tooling, regulatory expectations, and cross-functional collaboration.
What You'll Do
- Oversee the health and performance of Ramp's transaction monitoring and sanctions screening systems, including rules, thresholds, workflows, and exception handling.
- Serve as a technical SME, partnering with Engineering and Data Science to evaluate system behavior and drive improvements.
- Maintain policies and documentation to meet regulatory expectations and follow existing guidance and best practices.
- Manage system governance processes, including rule tuning, model testing, validation coordination, and logic changes.
- Draft and maintain clear business requirements and testing plans for any logic or tooling updates.
- Use SQL and dashboarding tools to perform data analysis, track false positives, and improve rule precision.
- Support partner audit and regulatory exam preparation, including system documentation, policy walkthroughs, tuning history, and metric reporting.
- Establish operational KPIs and ensure reporting to internal stakeholders (e.g. Compliance leadership, Risk Committees).
What You Need
6+ years of experience in AML / BSA compliance, financial crime systems, or compliance operationspreferably in fintech.Deep familiarity with transaction monitoring and sanctions screening programs and tools, including governance, logic design, and alert management.Strong understanding of regulatory frameworksHands-on experience in testing, tuning, and documenting monitoring systems and alert thresholds.SQL proficiencyDemonstrated ability to partner with engineering, product, data science and operational teams to translate compliance needs into tooling requirements and priorities.Strong written communication and documentation skillsComfort preparing materials for and engaging with financial partners, auditors and regulators.Nice to Haves
Accreditation by ACAMS, an equivalent industry body, or other qualifications in the areas of financial crime, risk management, or complianceExperience with data design, internal tooling, or compliance systems implementationPrior ownership of partner or regulatory exam response processesCertifications such as CAMS or other relevant industry designationsBenefits (for U.S.-based full-time employees)
100% medical, dental & vision insurance coverage for youPartially covered for your dependentsOne Medical annual membership401k (including employer match on contributions made while employed by Ramp)Flexible PTOFertility HRA (up to $5,000 per year)WFH stipend to support your home office needsWellness stipendParental LeaveRelocation support to NYC or SF (as needed)Pet insuranceReferral Instructions
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