Senior Manager, Financial Crime Investigations

Paxos; United States; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Paxos is seeking a Compliance Investigations Manager to lead core financial crime investigations and regulatory reporting. You will shape the long-term compliance strategy, drive automation, and advance Paxos’ prevention framework in a rapidly evolving crypto and fintech landscape.

You will manage a team, collaborate across Compliance and business units, and ensure regulatory expectations are met while enabling growth and innovation.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in Transaction Monitoring and Investigations operations.
• 4+ years in financial crime compliance team management.
• Understanding of AML, KYC and Sanctions regulations.
• Strong writing capable for regulators, auditors, and law enforcement.

Responsibilities

• Oversee implementation of operational objectives of the Compliance Investigations program.
• Scale the investigations team to support business growth with sustainable risk management.
• Manage and develop metrics to determine the health of the investigations program.
• Oversee end-to-end investigations from KYC/CDD, sanctions screening, transaction monitoring and blockchain analytics.
• Lead a high-performing team fostering accountability, learning and growth within Compliance Operations.
• Evaluate technology used in the investigations process including automation.
• Be a senior member of the Compliance team guiding other workstreams.

Skills

Transaction Monitoring

Investigations

Regulatory Reporting

Stakeholder Management

Analytical Thinking

Tools

Blockchain analytics

Job description

Paxos is seeking a Compliance Investigations Manager to lead core financial crime investigations and regulatory reporting. You will shape the long-term compliance strategy, drive automation, and advance Paxos’ prevention framework in a rapidly evolving crypto and fintech landscape.

You will manage a team, collaborate across Compliance and business units, and ensure regulatory expectations are met while enabling growth and innovation.