Senior Crypto Compliance & AML Investigator

Lever, Inc.; México; Presencial; MXN 1.200.000 - 1.800.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Senior crypto compliance function

Blockchain analytics exposure

Policy influence on risk appetite

Enforcement collaboration

Process development and improvement

Descripción de la vacante

Lever, Inc. is seeking a Senior AML & Crypto Officer based in Mexico to lead complex investigations into AML, sanctions, fraud, and crypto-related financial crime risks.

You will review customer profiles, transaction activity, source of funds, and unusual behavior, utilizing blockchain analytics tools such as Chainalysis, Elliptic, and Fireblocks, while collaborating with enforcement authorities as needed. This role shapes monitoring controls and crypto risk policies.

Formación

• 7+ years of AML/financial crime experience.
• Hands-on cryptocurrency and blockchain investigations.
• Knowledge of AML/CTF, KYC/KYB, sanctions requirements.
• Experience with blockchain analytics tools such as Chainalysis, Fireblocks, Elliptic.
• Strong analytical, investigative, and documentation skills.
• Experience collaborating with global law enforcement and asset recovery.
• Experience in fintech/payments or digital assets preferred.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management.
• SQL and data-analysis experience is a plus.
• Experience with AI agents for compliance workflows is a plus.

Responsabilidades

• 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.

Conocimientos

AML/CTF knowledge

Blockchain investigations

Regulatory knowledge

Analytical thinking

Report writing

Stakeholder management

Communication

Herramientas

Chainalysis

Elliptic

Fireblocks

KYT tools

Descripción del empleo

Lever, Inc. is seeking a Senior AML & Crypto Officer based in Mexico to lead complex investigations into AML, sanctions, fraud, and crypto-related financial crime risks.

You will review customer profiles, transaction activity, source of funds, and unusual behavior, utilizing blockchain analytics tools such as Chainalysis, Elliptic, and Fireblocks, while collaborating with enforcement authorities as needed. This role shapes monitoring controls and crypto risk policies.