Senior AML & Crypto Officer
Core
Senior compliance role leading end-to-end investigations into complex AML, transaction monitoring, sanctions, fraud, and cryptocurrency-related financial crime risks.
Role type
Senior IC AML & Crypto Officer
Builds
Crypto compliance policies, risk appetite, monitoring rules, and operational processes
Domain
Financial crime compliance + Blockchain/Digital Assets
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery | infrastructure
Required skills
End-to-end AML and financial crime investigations, Transaction monitoring, Sanctions screening, Fraud detection, Blockchain and wallet analysis, On-chain and off-chain activity analysis, Risk-based judgement, Regulatory knowledge, Report writing, Stakeholder management
Preferred skills
Fintech experience, Payments experience, SQL, Data analysis, AI agents for compliance workflows
Technologies
Chainalysis, Elliptic, Fireblocks
Responsibilities
Conduct end-to-end AML, financial crime, transaction monitoring, sanctions, fraud, and crypto-related investigations; Review customer profiles, transaction activity, source of funds and wealth, and unusual or potentially suspicious account behavior; Investigate cryptocurrency transactions and perform blockchain and wallet analysis using platforms such as Chainalysis, Elliptic, Fireblocks, or comparable tools; Identify exposure to sanctioned entities, high-risk wallets, fraud schemes, mixers, darknet activity, high-risk jurisdictions, and other financial crime typologies; Review alerts generated by crypto transaction monitoring systems and apply risk-based judgement to distinguish genuine suspicious activity from false positives; Analyze on-chain and off-chain activity to identify unusual patterns, red flags, and emerging typologies, including layering, structuring, rapid movement between fiat and crypto, and exposure to mixing services; Analyze transaction data to identify emerging financial crime patterns and support the continuous improvement of monitoring capabilities; Contribute to the enhancement of AML, KYT, transaction monitoring, onboarding, and wallet-risk controls; Contribute to the tuning and calibration of crypto monitoring scenarios, thresholds, and rules to improve detection effectiveness and reduce unnecessary alerts; Maintain accurate, comprehensive, and audit-ready investigation records and documentation; Develop and deliver practical guidance and training to colleagues on crypto-specific risks, typologies, onboarding, and transaction monitoring best practices; Influence crypto compliance policies and contribute to defining and maintaining an appropriate risk appetite; Represent the compliance function professionally in internal and external discussions concerning cryptocurrency financial crime risks; Act as a primary liaison with enforcement authorities when required, including matters involving investigations and asset recovery; Manage crypto compliance activities end-to-end in alignment with the Head of Compliance
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC