Remote Crypto Compliance Analyst - AML & Forensics

Alpaca; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Benefits

Stock Options

Home-Office Setup $500

Monthly Brex Card $150

Job summary

Alpaca is seeking a Crypto Compliance Analyst to support AML and compliance operations for our digital asset platform. You will partner with the Chief Compliance Officer to mitigate risk, monitor transactions, and ensure regulatory alignment across fiat and crypto offerings.

The Compliance Department is 100% distributed and remote. You will report directly to the Chief Compliance Officer, Alpaca Crypto LLC, contributing to a fast-paced startup environment with strong emphasis on security and

Qualifications

• 2–5 years of experience in AML, transaction monitoring, or financial crimes compliance within crypto, fintech, or finance.

Responsibilities

• Perform daily review and disposition of AML/transaction monitoring alerts (fiat and crypto).
• Conduct deep-dive investigations and draft SARs for regulatory bodies (e.g., FinCEN).
• Use on-chain analytics tools to trace crypto flows and assess illicit finance risks.
• Assist with escalated KYC/KYB reviews and OFAC screening.
• Tune monitoring rules with compliance engineering to minimize false positives.
• Collaborate with support, engineering, and product teams to embed controls in the Alpaca API ecosystem.

Skills

AML experience

Transaction monitoring

Analytical skills

Narrative reporting

Autonomy

Tools

Chainalysis

TRM Labs

Elliptic

Job description

Alpaca is seeking a Crypto Compliance Analyst to support AML and compliance operations for our digital asset platform. You will partner with the Chief Compliance Officer to mitigate risk, monitor transactions, and ensure regulatory alignment across fiat and crypto offerings.

The Compliance Department is 100% distributed and remote. You will report directly to the Chief Compliance Officer, Alpaca Crypto LLC, contributing to a fast-paced startup environment with strong emphasis on security and