Product Manager, Platform Tools

About the role

Column processes over $2 trillion in annual transaction volume for some of the most sophisticated tech companies and financial institutions in the world. The role involves owning the product roadmap for financial crimes monitoring, analytics, workflow, and governance tooling, turning a traditionally manual and compliance-heavy function into a scalable internal product.

Responsibilities

• Own the product roadmap for financial crimes monitoring, analytics, workflow, and governance tooling
• Productize the transaction monitoring scenario library across products, customer types, geographies, and flow-of-funds models
• Translate emerging risks, regulatory guidance, internal risk assessments, and observed trends into clear monitoring and tooling requirements; design the full process for rule development, testing, deployment, tuning, and model management
• Partner with risk teams, engineering, GTM, and business operations to design practical controls before new products or customer activity launch
• Develop dashboards and analytics that help the team understand risk coverage, alert quality, control performance, investigation outcomes, and operational bottlenecks
• Lead annual and ongoing risk coverage assessments across customers, products, geographies, and typologies
• Work closely with the CEO, CCO, and General Counsel to shape adjacent risk workflows — and build toward a customer-facing program management solution over time

Requirements

• 4+ years in a high agency, fast moving, high intellect role
• Strong product judgment: the ability to turn ambiguous problems into clear requirements and shipped solutions
• Strong analytical instincts — comfortable working with data, metrics, and operational details at a granular level
• Aptitude for building credibility with subject matter experts across engineering, risk & compliance, and business operations
• Strong written communication and a bias toward documentation; scrappy, roll-up-your-sleeves attitude with zero ego when it comes to getting your hands dirty to build a business
• Familiarity with banking and fintech preferred but not required

Qualifications

• Strong technical skills, able to work with data, metrics, and operational details at a granular level
• Experience in a high-growth startup or tech company, top-tier management consulting firm, or investment firm
• Experience in product management or a related field

Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Experience with data analysis and modeling
• Knowledge of banking and fintech industry

Benefits

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision plans, including options that are 100% covered by Column for you and 100% covered for your dependents!
• Up to $2,000 (post-tax) monthly rent subsidy for employees living within 2 miles of Column’s office
• Flexible time-off policy - take the time off that you want and need to relax and recharge
• 100% paid parental leave, including 16 weeks for birth mothers, 12 weeks for primary caregivers, and 8 weeks for secondary caregivers
• Up to $4,500 in annual reimbursements for backup childcare
• Catered lunches and dinners for SF employees
• Regular team building events, including annual offsite

Pay

The annual base salary range for this position is $140,000 - $220,000 + equity. We look forward to hearing from you Column is committed to working with the best and brightest people from the broadest talent pool possible. We value bringing together a team with different perspectives, educational backgrounds, and life experiences, and believe a diversity of ideas is what allows us to develop the best solutions. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation during the application and recruiting process, please reach out to accommodations@column.com. We participate in the E-Verify program in certain locations as required by law. Learn more about the E-Verify program here.