Blockchain Investigator, Financial Crimes, Malta

Our Compliance Governance team is responsible for ensuring that our organization complies with applicable laws, regulations, and industry standards. You will be part of the core compliance team in establishing policies & advisory, procedures, and controls to monitor and enforce compliance, and play a critical role to mitigate regulatory risks.

About the Role The Blockchain Investigator, Financial Crimes role will be hybrid if in one of our hub-cities or remote and report to the VP of Compliance.

This role focuses on executing advanced and specialized on-chain investigations, mitigating regulatory risk, and preparing SAR filings to identify, report and prevent financial crimes within the cryptocurrency ecosystem. As a core member of the compliance organization, this investigator will leverage blockchain analytics and threat intelligence to identify, assess, and disrupt sophisticated illicit network typologies and support global MLRO teams with an emphasis on North America clients (US & Canada).

Responsibilities In this role, you will:

• Proactive Typology/Risk Identification : Be at the forefront of risk identification by proactively identifying exposure to illicit typologies, such as potential sanctions evasion, money laundering and scams. Evaluate external threat intelligence referrals. • Advanced Blockchain Investigations: Document and map complex illicit networks and trace illicit funds through blockchain networks by using blockchain analytics tools like Chainalysis or TRM Labs. • Global Risk Management: Work with global MLROs to provide investigative support and relevant insights to ensure case completion. • Interdiction: Evaluate suspected wallet addresses against established fraud typologies to make data-driven blacklisting decisions and maintain interdiction controls. • Transaction Monitoring Controls: Conduct reviews of transaction monitoring controls and rules to confirm their accuracy and comprehensive effectiveness. • Digital Assets Reviews: Review digital asset listings to provide potential risk insights. Exhibit and present an understanding of on-chain exchange infrastructure. • Law Enforcement Support: Liaise, as appropriate, between law enforcement and internal stakeholders to support anti-financial crimes initiatives. Support regulatory inter-agency frameworks and on-chain controls related to FinCEN Section 314(b) processes, global sanctions compliance, and FinCEN 311-related restrictions. • Training : Train, as needed, other members of the Financial Crimes team on advanced blockchain investigatory techniques, evolution in typologies and new threats.

Requirements • 3+ years related experience in Blockchain Analytics, Financial Crimes Investigations, AML Compliance, Transaction Monitoring, etc.