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Core Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in AML investigations, transaction monitoring, and fraud detection, with strong analytical skills to assess suspicious activities and prepare comprehensive documentation. Proficient in utilizing AI tools and data analytics to enhance investigation processes and support compliance operations.
Highest-signal resume keywords
AML InvestigationsTransaction MonitoringFraud InvestigationsCAMS CertificationData Analytics
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Hard Skills
Customer Due DiligenceSanctions ScreeningSuspicious Activity InvestigationsEnhanced Due DiligenceOperational Documentation
Soft Skills
Analytical SkillsWritten CommunicationAttention to DetailCuriosityProactive Mindset
Tools & Technologies
Case Management PlatformsWorkflow Automation ToolsAI AssistantsLLMsLow-Code/No-Code Tools
Certifications & Qualifications
CAMSFinancial Crime Certification
Industry Keywords
FintechCross-Border PaymentsDigital WalletsCryptocurrencyFinancial Crime Operations
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Review and disposition transaction monitoring and screening alerts within SLA.
- Conduct end-to-end AML, sanctions, fraud, and financial crime investigations across customer onboarding, transaction monitoring, and post-transaction reviews.
- Analyze customer activity, transactional behavior, device intelligence, payment flows, including blockchain where applicable, and external intelligence to identify suspicious activity.
- Escalate potentially suspicious activity and prepare clear, well-supported investigative summaries and SAR recommendations.
- Perform Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) and adverse media research on higher-risk customers and transactions.
- Identify and escalate emerging money laundering, fraud, sanctions evasion, mule account, and synthetic identity patterns relevant to fintech and cross-border payments.
- Provide feedback to Product, Data, and Risk teams on rule performance and false positives.
- Use AI tools responsibly to improve investigation quality, research, documentation, and productivity while maintaining sound investigative judgment.
- Draft and maintain investigation procedures, SOPs, memos, and knowledge articles.
- Support the joint operating model between FinCrime, Fraud, and Compliance Operations, including documenting handoffs and escalation paths.
- Participate in regulatory examinations, audits, internal QA reviews, and periodic training activities, as required.
- Contribute to building an increasingly automated, intelligence-driven Financial Crimes function.
Requirements
What you’ll need- 3–5 years of experience in AML investigations, transaction monitoring, fraud investigations, sanctions compliance, or financial crime operations.
- Experience within a fintech, payments company, digital bank, crypto platform, or other fast-paced financial institution strongly preferred.
- Strong understanding of AML/BSA concepts, customer due diligence, transaction monitoring, sanctions screening, and suspicious activity investigations.
- Excellent analytical and investigative skills with the ability to connect multiple data points into clear, evidence-based conclusions.
- Strong written communication skills, particularly for investigative case documentation.
- Experience writing operational documentation, such as procedures, case templates, or internal memos.
- Comfortable working with large datasets, multiple systems, and evolving investigative tools.
- Curious, proactive, and comfortable operating with ambiguity while maintaining sound risk judgment.
- Demonstrated ownership, attention to detail, and continuous improvement mindset.
- Fluency in written and spoken English; Spanish proficiency is highly desirable.
- CAMS or an equivalent financial crime certification preferred.
- Experience investigating cross-border payments, remittances, fintech, digital wallets, cryptocurrency, or embedded finance products preferred.
- Experience working with AI assistants or LLMs to accelerate research, investigations, documentation, or operational workflows preferred.
- Familiarity with data analytics, prompt engineering, workflow automation, or low-code/no-code tools preferred.
- Experience using case management platforms or workflow automation tools is a plus.
- Experience working directly with Product, Engineering, or Data Science teams preferred.
- Experience supporting regulatory examinations or responding to law enforcement requests preferred.
- Passion for using technology to rethink how financial crime investigations are performed preferred.
Benefits
Comp & perks- Initial stock options grant
- Annual performance bonus
- Health, dental, and vision plans
- Continuous learning opportunities
- Unlimited PTO
- Paid parental leave
- Work model: currently fully remote, with a future transition to a hybrid setup
- Empowering opportunities for growth in a dynamic entrepreneurial environment