Senior Staff Product Manager, Fraud Hiring Solutions

About Checkr Checkr is building the data platform to power safe and fair decisions. Over 140,000 companies and millions of people rely on Checkr for AI verification in the moments that matter most: getting a new job, a new place to live, a car ride, childcare, even a date. Customers include Uber, Pennymac, Airbnb, Doordash, Amazon, and Anthropic. We’re a team that thrives on solving complex problems with innovative solutions that advance our mission. Checkr is recognized on Forbes Cloud 100 2025 List and is a Y Combinator 2024 Breakthrough Company . In an AI-driven world, distinguishing real from fake is increasingly challenging. AI has made it easy to forge credentials, impersonate individuals, and submit job applications at scale using synthetic identities. More than a third of remote applicants are fake, and Fortune 500 companies experienced a significant rise in hires from state-sponsored fraudulent actors last year. AI has turned the hiring funnel from a protective filter into an open gateway for bad actors. Checkr is building the identity layer for hiring to address this threat. As the leader of Checkr's Fraud Hiring solutions, you will set a new standard for trust in hiring by creating a system that validates identity seamlessly and frictionlessly. You will develop best-in-class capabilities that prevent fraud during all phases of the hiring process, to safeguard organizations while improving the experience for legitimate, qualified candidates. You will collaborate closely with engineering and operations teams to ship market-leading products that are intuitive and easy to use. What you’ll do Own the strategy and roadmap for all Identity Risk Solutions, including dashboard products, APIs, and pre-built partner integrations. Conduct market analysis to identify high-impact opportunities for your products. This includes competitive research, engaging with industry analysts to understand market trends, and working directly with strategic customers to anticipate their evolving needs. Drive cross-functional collaboration across Checkr. Proactively integrate input from cross-functional partners across GTM, Business Development, Operations, and Finance. Work with other R&D teams to negotiate priorities across teams. Build and prioritize a multi-release feature roadmap. Communicate with clarity and precision, influencing strategic decisions with executives across the organization. Champion the customer by being the voice of strategic customers and build meaningful, personal relationships with them. Measure product success and impact, and identify opportunities for expansion. Represent Checkr as a product expert in customer meetings, industry events, and through community platforms and social media. What you bring Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field preferred 9+ years of product management experience building risk, fraud prevention, and identity verification products, including identity proofing, document verification, biometrics, and hiring-fraud Strong expertise in fraud detection frameworks and modeling, including threat modeling, risk scoring, anomaly detection, identity spoofing detection, and data-driven decision-making Ability to engage in deep discussions with engineering and data science leads on topics like system architecture, AI model capabilities, and data infrastructure Deep understanding of recruiting ecosystems, including ATS systems, recruiting workflows, and hiring compliance requirements Proven ability to build scalable, extensible platforms that address evolving fraud threats rather than one-off solutions Demonstrated ability to effectively influence senior leadership and cross-functional stakeholders An A-player mindset with a strong bias for action: you raise the bar, move with urgency, stay resilient through ambiguity, and take ownership to deliver meaningful outcomes. Pay Transparency Disclosure We use geographic cost of labor as an input to develop ranges for our roles and as such, each