Compliance Associate

Next Matter; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited time off

Flexible working

Health, dental, vision

401(k) with match

Equity option plan

Team summits

Job summary

Rain is seeking a sharp Compliance Analyst to join our Compliance team. You will focus on transaction monitoring, alert review, and case investigation, working the queue daily and contributing to SAR narratives and FinCEN-quality reporting.

Ideal candidates have 3–5+ years in KYC/AML in fintech or crypto, experience with KYB, OFAC/PEP screening, and strong written communication. This is a hands-on, fast-paced role with opportunities to shape Rain's TM program.

Qualifications

• 3 to 5+ years of experience in a compliance, KYC, AML Investigations or onboarding role at a FinTech, payments company, or crypto company.
• Demonstrated experience reviewing KYB applications for business entities including beneficial ownership analysis, entity structure review, and corporate document verification.
• Experience with OFAC, PEP, and adverse media screening tools - comfortable making independent screening determinations and documenting your reasoning.
• Demonstrated experience conducting end-to-end AML investigations and preparing SAR-quality case documentation.
• Working knowledge of BSA/AML program requirements and FinCEN SAR filing rules.
• Experience with transaction monitoring platforms.
• Familiarity with blockchain analytics tools and on-chain transaction analysis.
• Strong written communication skills.
• Comfort working in a fast-paced, high-volume environment where you manage multiple applications simultaneously without losing attention to detail.
• A do-er mentality - you are self-directed, take ownership of your queue, and do not wait to be told what to do next.
• CAMS certification or progress toward certification is a plus

Responsibilities

• Review and disposition transaction monitoring alerts and KYB/KYC onboarding applications end to end.
• Conduct enhanced due diligence on High Risk applicants including source of funds and source of wealth assessment, business model review, and full beneficial ownership chain documentation.
• Make well-reasoned SAR recommendations with clear articulation of why activity is suspicious or not and document analysis for regulator review.
• Draft SAR narratives that meet FinCEN quality standards.
• Send RFIs to customers or partners to obtain missing information and follow through to receipt and documentation.
• Support periodic KYC refresh reviews on existing customers as part of the ongoing due diligence program.
• Contribute to onboarding and investigation policy development and propose solutions for gaps.
• Stay current on FinCEN advisories, FATF typologies, and emerging financial crime trends relevant to Rain's product set.
• Stay current on FinCEN advisories, FATF typologies, and emerging financial crime trends relevant to Rain's product set - including stablecoin, virtual asset, and agentic payment typologies

Skills

AML investigations

KYC onboarding

Case documentation

Transaction monitoring

Blockchain analytics

OFAC screening

PEP screening

Strong written communication

Fast-paced environment

Self-directed / proactive

CAMS certification or progress

Tools

Transaction monitoring tools

Blockchain analytics tools

OFAC screening tools

KYB screening tools

Job description

About the Company

Rain makes the next generation of payments possible across the globe. We’re a lean and mighty team of passionate builders and veteran founders. Our infrastructure makes stablecoins usable in the real-world by powering card transactions, cross-border payments, B2B purchases, remittances, and more. We partner with fintechs, neobanks, and institutions to help them launch solutions that are global, inclusive, and efficient. You will have the opportunity to deliver massive impact at a hypergrowth company that is funded by some of the top investors in fintech, crypto, and SaaS, including ICONIQ, Sapphire Ventures, Norwest, Galaxy Ventures, Lightspeed, Khosla, and several more. If you’re curious, bold, and excited to help shape a borderless financial future, we’d love to talk.

Our Ethos

We believe in an open and flat structure. You will be able to grow into the role that most aligns with your goals. Our team members at all levels have the freedom to explore ideas and impact the roadmap and vision of our company.

About the Role

We are looking for a sharp, motivated Compliance Analyst to join our Compliance team with a primary focus on transaction monitoring, alert review, and case investigation. This is a do-er role - you will be working the alert queue daily, conducting investigations, making SAR recommendations, and contributing directly to the quality and effectiveness of our TM program. You are expected to think critically, document thoroughly, and move with urgency without cutting corners.

This is not a policy or advisory role. You are in the work every day - reviewing alerts, building cases, and helping ensure that suspicious activity is identified, investigated, and reported accurately and on time.

What You Will Do

• Review and disposition transaction monitoring alerts and KYC/KYB onboarding applications end to end - including customer profile review, document verification, beneficial ownership analysis, sanctions and PEP screening, adverse media assessment, and transactional activity analysis
• Conduct enhanced due diligence on High Risk applicants - including source of funds and source of wealth assessment, business model review, and full beneficial ownership chain documentation
• Make well-reasoned SAR recommendations - clearly articulating why activity is or is not suspicious and documenting your analysis in a manner that is complete and defensible to a regulator
• Draft SAR narratives that meet FinCEN quality standards
• Send RFIs to customers or partners where additional information is needed to resolve an alert or application and follow through to receipt and documentation of the response
• Support periodic KYC refresh reviews on existing customers as part of the Company's ongoing due diligence program
• Contribute to onboarding and investigation policy development - if you see a gap, flag it and propose a solution
• Stay current on FinCEN advisories, FATF typologies, and emerging financial crime trends relevant to Rain's product set - including stablecoin, virtual asset, and agentic payment typologies

What We're Looking For

• 3 to 5+ years of experience in a compliance, KYC, AML Investigations or onboarding role at a FinTech, payments company, or crypto company
• Demonstrated experience reviewing KYB applications for business entities including beneficial ownership analysis, entity structure review, and corporate document verification
• Experience with OFAC, PEP, and adverse media screening tools - comfortable making independent screening determinations and documenting your reasoning
• Demonstrated experience conducting end-to-end AML investigations and preparing SAR-quality case documentation
• Working knowledge of BSA/AML program requirements and FinCEN SAR filing rules
• Experience with transaction monitoring platforms
• Familiarity with blockchain analytics tools and on-chain transaction analysis
• Strong written communication skills
• Comfort working in a fast-paced, high-volume environment where you manage multiple applications simultaneously without losing attention to detail
• A do-er mentality - you are self-directed, take ownership of your queue, and do not wait to be told what to do next
• CAMS certification or progress toward certification is a plus

What Success Looks Like

• Your alert queue is current - SLA compliance above 95% consistently
• Your case documentation is complete and independently reviewable
• Your SAR narratives meet internal and FinCen quality standards on the first draft - minimal rework required from senior reviewers
• You are identifying patterns and typologies across your alert population and bringing those observations to the team proactively

Things that enable a fulfilling, healthy and happy experience at Rain:

• Unlimited time off Unlimited vacation can be daunting, so we require Rainmakers to take 10 days minimum for themselves.
• Flexible working We support a flexible workplace, if you feel comfortable at home please work from home. If you’d like to work with others in an office feel free to come in. We want everyone to be able to work in the environment in which they are their most confident and productive selves. New Rainmakers will have a stipend to create a comfortable atmosphere at home.
• Easy to access benefits For US Rainmakers, we offer comprehensive health, dental and vision plans for you and your dependents, as well as a 100% company subsidized life insurance plan.
• Retirement goals Plan for the future with confidence. We offer a 401(k) with a 4% company match.
• Equity plan We offer every Rainmakers an equity option plan so we can all can benefit from our success.
• Rain Cards We want Rainmakers to be knowledgeable about our core products and services. To support this mission, we issue a card for our team to utilize the card for testing.
• Health and Wellness High performance begins from within. Rainmakers are welcome to use their card for eligible health and wellness spending like gym memberships/fitness classes, massages, acupuncture - whatever recharges you!
• Team summits Summits play an important role at Rain! Time spent together helps us get to know each other, strengthen our relationships, and build a common destiny. Expect team and company offsites both domestically and internationally.