Financial Crimes & Risk Analyst

Stem IT; Washington (District of Columbia); Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full remote

Contract to hire

AI-enabled risk screening

Job summary

Fortune 500 digital media conglomerate is seeking a fully remote Financial Crime and Risk Analyst to join their Intelligence team. You will conduct high-volume risk screening, analyze adverse media, and identify sanctions exposure and reputational risks using AI-enabled tools and OSINT.

Ideal candidates have AML/BSA experience, familiarity with sanctions screening and PEPs, and strong analytical judgment to distinguish credible risks from false positives while documenting findings to improve

Qualifications

• Experience in adverse media screening and financial crime investigations.
• Ability to review high-volume alerts with accuracy and quality.
• Familiarity with OSINT and external intelligence sources.
• Identify sanctions exposure and PEPs, reputational risks.
• Strong analytical judgment and documentation of findings.

Responsibilities

• Conduct high-volume risk screening and adverse media analysis.
• Assess potential financial crime and reputational risks.
• Document findings and support modeling improvements.
• Collaborate with AI-enabled screening tools and workflows.

Skills

Adverse media screening

AML/BSA compliance

Financial crime investigations

Sanctions screening

OSINT research

Risk intelligence

Tools

LexisNexis

Actimize

Job description

R&D team of Fortune 500 digital media conglomerate is looking to add a fully remote, Financial Crime and Risk Analyst to their Intelligence team. This person will be responsible for conducting high-volume risk screening, analyzing adverse media and external intelligence, and identifying potential financial crime, sanctions exposure, and reputational risks.

This is an analytical role for someone who enjoys investigative research, evaluating complex information, and making data-driven risk decisions. The individual will leverage AI-enabled screening tools and open-source intelligence (OSINT) to assess potential matches, distinguish false positives from credible risks, document findings, and help improve the accuracy and effectiveness of automated screening models.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Professional experience in adverse media screening, AML/BSA, financial crime investigations, sanctions screening, fraud analysis, or risk intelligence
• Experience conducting high-volume alert reviews while maintaining strong accuracy and quality standards
• Familiarity with OSINT, negative-news research, public records, and external intelligence sources
• Ability to identify financial crime indicators, sanctions exposure, politically exposed persons (PEPs), and reputational risks
• Strong analytical judgment and experience evaluating potential matches, resolving false positives, and escalating material findings
• Ability to recognize emerging risk patterns, suspicious activity indicators, and financial-crime typologies
• Comfort working with AI-enabled screening tools, automated workflows, and data-driven analytical platforms
• Strong attention to detail and ability to balance productivity, accuracy, and turnaround-time expectations

Strong Plus:

• Experience with AML/BSA compliance, KYC, customer due diligence (CDD), or enhanced due diligence (EDD)
• Experience with sanctions screening, adverse media monitoring, or reputational-risk assessments
• Familiarity with investigative databases and tools such as LexisNexis, Actimize, or comparable platforms
• Experience evaluating AI-generated screening results, identifying false positives, or improving model precision
• Experience contributing to quality assurance initiatives, screening methodology improvements, or performance reporting
• Relevant certifications such as CAMS/ACAMS, CFE, or CFCS
• Background in intelligence analysis, investigative research, or compliance operations

Package:

• Full remote
• Contract to hire opportunity with potential to convert to full-time
• Opportunity to work with AI-enabled risk-screening technologies
• Exposure to financial crime, sanctions, and risk intelligence investigations
• Collaborative, analytical work environment