Remote AML/KYC Analyst — Contract, 15h/wk

mercor; United States; Remote; USD 103,000 - 138,000; Part time

Job summary

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent to AI research labs and operates remotely. This contract role for a Financial Crime, AML & KYC Analyst is 15 hours per week, paying $75–$100/hour. You will adjudicate alerts, review onboarding, and draft SAR narratives as needed.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years in AML/KYC/sanctions/fraud, with knowledge of FinCEN, FATF, OFAC, and SAR/CDD standards; CAMS/ACAMS or CFE is preferred.

Qualifications

• 3+ years hands-on in AML, financial-crime, KYC/CDD, sanctions screening, fraud/disputes, or transaction surveillance.
• Working knowledge of FinCEN, FATF, OFAC frameworks, and SAR/CDD documentation standards.
• Ability to write clear, defensible rationales.

Responsibilities

• Adjudicate transaction-monitoring alerts using alert packets, KYC/CDD profiles, and transaction history.
• Review client onboarding and KYC packets for completeness; identify and document discrepancies.
• Resolve complex beneficial-ownership structures and apply UBO thresholds.
• Adjudicate sanctions and adverse-media hits with short rationales for true matches or escalations.
• Triage supervisory alert queues; adjudicate card fraud and disputes; assess communications against trade records.

Skills

AML / Financial Crime

KYC / CDD

Fraud / Disputes

Sanctions screening

Tools

SQL

Job description

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent to AI research labs and operates remotely. This contract role for a Financial Crime, AML & KYC Analyst is 15 hours per week, paying $75–$100/hour. You will adjudicate alerts, review onboarding, and draft SAR narratives as needed.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years in AML/KYC/sanctions/fraud, with knowledge of FinCEN, FATF, OFAC, and SAR/CDD standards; CAMS/ACAMS or CFE is preferred.