Financial Compliance Specialist - Aml

Mercor; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; GBP 68,000 - 97,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Hourly contractor

Paid weekly via Stripe Connect

Job summary

Mercor is seeking a Financial Compliance Expert (CL Funnel) for a remote, hourly-contract engagement. The role focuses on KYC/CDD, AML investigations, sanctions, and regulatory reporting, with weekly payments via Stripe Connect.

You will describe compliance workflows, discuss field dynamics with AI researchers, and reveal hidden aspects of the work to improve AI alignment with real-world practices.

Qualifications

• Must be practicing or recently practicing compliance and financial-crime professional.
• Experience in KYC/CDD, transaction monitoring, AML investigations, sanctions, fraud, trade surveillance, conduct compliance, regulatory reporting, and compliance testing.

Responsibilities

• Complete a 15-minute written intake about your compliance practice.
• Describe day-to-day workflows, time allocation, and core role workflows.
• Explain insider perspectives on field divisions, beyond textbook descriptions.
• Identify where AI misinterprets your work, with casework examples.
• Share "invisible" work aspects often missed by outsiders and project designers.

Skills

Compliance expertise

KYC/CDD

Transaction monitoring

AML investigations

Sanctions

Fraud detection

Trade surveillance

Regulatory reporting

Compliance testing

Education

CAMS

CGSS

CFCS

CFE

CRCM

ICA diploma

FINRA registrations

Job description

About the job

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark, General Catalyst, Peter Thiel, Adam D'Angelo, Larry Summers, and Jack Dorsey.

Position: Financial Compliance Expert (CL Funnel)
Type: Contract
Compensation: $80/hour
Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

• Complete a 15-minute written intake about your compliance practice.
• Describe day-to-day workflows, time allocation, and core role workflows.
• Explain insider perspectives on field divisions, beyond textbook descriptions.
• Identify where AI misinterprets your work, with casework examples.
• Share "invisible" work aspects often missed by outsiders and project designers.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• Practicing or recently practicing compliance and financial-crime professionals.
• Experience in KYC/CDD, transaction monitoring, AML investigations, sanctions, fraud, trade surveillance, conduct compliance, regulatory reporting, and compliance testing.

Preferred

• CAMS, CGSS, CFCS, CFE, CRCM, an ICA diploma, or FINRA registrations.

Compensation & Legal

• Hourly contractor
• Paid weekly via Stripe Connect

Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)

• Upload resume
• AI interview based on your resume
• Submit form

Resources & Support

• For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome
• For any help or support, reach out to: [e-mail]

PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.