Senior AML Investigator, Blockchain & Financial Crime

Circle; Pennsylvania; Hybrid; USD 98,000 - 116,000; Full time

Job summary

Circle is seeking a Senior Analyst, Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Investigations to join the Investigation Operations team. You will detect fraudulent activity, own complex cases end to end, and draft high-quality SARs/STRs while coordinating with law enforcement and partners.

You will collaborate with policy, legal, and compliance teams to improve detection models, stay ahead of evolving AML/CFT regulations, and ensure timely responses to regulator inquiries.

Qualifications

• 4+ years experience conducting AML alert reviews, investigations and reporting.
• Strong knowledge of AML regulations and ability to write SAR/STR narratives.
• Experience with blockchain ecosystems and VASPs.
• Familiarity with blockchain forensic tools and data analysis.
• Proficiency with SQL and large transaction data sets is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Investigating complex escalations from AML alerts and enhanced monitoring reviews.
• Own cases end to end and draft high-quality SARs/STRs.
• Identify trends across work types and support external and internal requests.
• Escalate risks to MLRO and compliance leadership and support regulator inquiries.
• Collaborate with policy/data teams to improve detection models and thresholds.
• Provide training and feedback to IO analysts as needed.

Skills

AML investigations

Stakeholder communication

Analytical reasoning

Attention to detail

Working under pressure

SQL experience

Team collaboration

Certifications (CAMS/CFCS/CFE)

Education

B.A./B.S. degree

Tools

TRM Labs

Chainalysis

Elliptic

Google Suite

Slack

MacOS

Job description

Circle is seeking a Senior Analyst, Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Investigations to join the Investigation Operations team. You will detect fraudulent activity, own complex cases end to end, and draft high-quality SARs/STRs while coordinating with law enforcement and partners.

You will collaborate with policy, legal, and compliance teams to improve detection models, stay ahead of evolving AML/CFT regulations, and ensure timely responses to regulator inquiries.