Job description
Job Title: Senior AML Transaction Monitoring Specialist
Location: Remote (Must be based in EST timezone) | New York Hybrid Preferred
Compensation: $150,000 – $165,000 + Benefits
The Opportunity
They are seeking a highly experienced and detail-oriented Senior AML Transaction Monitoring Specialist to join their growing compliance team. As the financial landscape shifts toward blockchain-based networks and digital assets, this role is critical in ensuring their ecosystem remains secure and compliant.
The successful candidate will lead the transaction monitoring program, identifying suspicious activity across both fiat and digital asset flows. This position requires a sophisticated understanding of financial crime investigations, blockchain forensics, and the regulatory landscape governing fintech and stablecoin environments.
Key Responsibilities
- Investigations: Lead the end-to-end review of transaction monitoring alerts, ensuring high-quality decision-making and rigorous documentation of findings.
- Regulatory Reporting: Independently draft and file Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) with the appropriate regulatory bodies.
- System Optimization: Perform continuous testing, tuning, and calibration of monitoring rules and thresholds to optimize detection and reduce false positives.
- Blockchain Oversight: Utilize forensic tools to conduct holistic network monitoring of stablecoins (AUSD) to identify suspicious wallet behavior and network exposure.
- Policy & Governance: Establish investigative standards, escalation guidelines, and maintain procedures; assist in responding to audits and regulatory exams.
- Collaboration: Partner with internal stakeholders to enhance the transaction monitoring system, alert quality, and workflow automation.
- Metrics: Produce and maintain key surveillance reporting metrics for senior management and risk assessments.
About the Company
They are accelerating the global transition to blockchain-based financial services. Their mission is to build a global financial ecosystem that advances access, opportunity, and efficiency in the way the world transfers value. From their flagship stablecoin to their underlying infrastructure, they are rebuilding the layers of modern finance to be more inclusive and effective.
The team is comprised of industry veterans with deep roots in fintech and digital assets. They are looking for individuals who are passionate about the future of money and ready to tackle the compliance challenges of a new financial era.
Experience: 5–7+ years in BSA/AML compliance and financial crimes, specifically within a regulated financial institution or high-growth fintech environment.
Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Law, or a related field.
Certifications: Professional certification (ACAMS, CFCS, or equivalent) is required.
Technical Skills: Deep familiarity with blockchain analytic tools (e.g., Chainalysis, TRM Labs, Elliptic), case management platforms, and model validations.
Regulatory Knowledge: Strong command of U.S. and global AML regulations, sanctions compliance (OFAC), and CDD/EDD requirements.
Communication: Exceptional written skills with the ability to articulate complex investigative findings clearly.
Team: Join a small, mission-driven team that brings the discipline of high-performance finance to a fast-moving, crypto-native startup environment.
Backing: Backed by world-class investors (details to be shared in the interview process).
Compensation & Package: Competitive salary ($150K - $165K) + benefits.
Due to the high volume of applications we anticipate, we regret that we are unable to provide individual feedback to all candidates. If you do not hear back from us within 4 weeks of your application, please assume that you have not been successful on this occasion. We genuinely appreciate your interest and wish you the best in your job search.
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