Crypto Compliance AML Analyst

You will play a key role in building and scaling a compliance program tailored to digital assets. You'll work cross-functionally with Compliance, Operations, Product, and Engineering to monitor on-chain and off-chain activity, investigate risk, and ensure regulatory obligations are met in a rapidly evolving crypto landscape. You'll operate with autonomy, exercise strong judgment, and contribute to improving compliance systems, tooling, and processes.

Responsibilities

• Conduct AML and fraud monitoring across fiat and crypto transactions, including deep-dive investigations into complex or high-risk activity
• Analyze blockchain transactions and wallet behavior to identify suspicious patterns and exposure to illicit activity
• Perform customer due diligence (CDD) and enhanced due diligence (EDD), including evaluating source of funds/wealth and crypto-specific risk factors
• Independently investigate potentially suspicious activity and draft clear, well-supported internal escalation reports and/or Unusual Activity Reports (UARs)
• Support KYC/KYB processes, including onboarding reviews and periodic customer refreshes
• Monitor direct and indirect blockchain exposure with high-risk and severe-risk categories, including screening wallet addresses and counterparties
• Maintain thorough documentation, audit trails, and case records in line with regulatory expectations
• Partner with Product and Engineering to refine transaction monitoring rules, improve alert quality, and enhance crypto compliance tooling
• Stay current on evolving crypto regulations, enforcement trends, and typologies

Requirements

• Experience in AML, compliance, fraud, or risk operations (fintech, crypto, banking, or payments preferred)
• Strong understanding of AML frameworks, including transaction monitoring, SAR/UAR processes, KYC/KYB, and sanctions compliance
• Solid understanding of blockchain fundamentals (wallets, transactions, token flows, DeFi) and common crypto risk typologies
• Ability to independently investigate and resolve complex cases with sound judgment
• Strong analytical skills with attention to detail across both on-chain and off-chain data
• Clear, concise written communication, especially in investigative documentation
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced startup environment with evolving regulatory expectations
• High integrity and sound judgment when handling sensitive financial and blockchain data
• Experience with blockchain analytics tools (e.g., Chainalysis, TRM Labs, Elliptic) preferred
• ACAMS certification preferred

Benefits

• Remote opportunity