Sanctions & CTF Investigator

Binance; Thaba Chweu Local Municipality; Remote; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cryptocurrency company is seeking a Sanctions Investigator with over 6 years of experience in crypto-related investigations. The role involves coordinating compliance operations, improving processes, and managing risk testing. Ideal candidates will navigate ambiguity and bring strong communication skills. This position offers a competitive salary and flexible work arrangements.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Work-from-home arrangement

Career growth opportunities

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in Crypto related Investigations/Sanctions/Monitoring.
• Ability to work in an unstructured environment and manage multiple assignments.
• Self-starter: take initiative and be dedicated to achieving goals.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with stakeholders to identify root causes of incidents.
• Collaborate to identify areas of process improvement.
• Manage compliance risk rule testing and system UAT testing.

Skills

Crypto related Investigations

Experience with crypto tools (Chainalysis, Elliptic, TRM)

Analytical problem solving

Excellent verbal and written communication

Job description

Binance is a leading global blockchain ecosystem behind the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume and registered users. We are trusted by over 280 million people in 100+ countries for our industry-leading security, user fund transparency, trading engine speed, deep liquidity, and an unmatched portfolio of digital‑asset products. Binance offerings range from trading and finance to education, research, payments, institutional services, Web3 features, and more. We leverage the power of digital assets and blockchain to build an inclusive financial ecosystem to advance the freedom of money and improve financial access for people around the world.

Our Sanctions team is growing and we are looking for experienced Sanctions Investigators who can take ownership of investigations using the latest TM and KYT tools available.

Responsibilities

• Incidents and issues Investigations Governance: Coordinates with stakeholders across compliance operations, product and technology teams to identify root cause of incidents and issues. Facilitate discussion and make functional owners accountable to action plans. Ensure action plans are followed through until closure.
• Process Improvement and Transformation: Be a problem solver, Collaborate with stakeholders to identify areas of improvement proactively and come up with creative solutions. Prioritize time and resources on important issues.
• Process oversight and change control management: Oversight operational process that impacts Sanctions Compliance. Manage the control and change management framework to ensure operational process changes are within Sanctions compliance guidelines and policy. Propose required updates and change in Sanctions Compliance Global Operational Procedure to align the process change.
• Compliance Risk Rule testing/tuning and system UAT testing: Ensure compliance risk rule are compliant to global policy. Conduct testing, tuning when change is required and conduct UAT testing before system enhancement.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience in Crypto related Investigations/Sanctions/Monitoring.
• Experience with crypto tools such as Chainalysis, Elliptic, TRM, etc.
• Analytical problem solver with extensive experience in compliance functions.
• Ability to work in an unstructured environment, navigate ambiguity, manage multiple assignments simultaneously, and provide clarity and structure.
• Self‑starter: take initiative, be dedicated, and be creative to achieve your goals. Be laser‑focused on developing tools to maximize efficiency and value.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, and fully dedicated to delivering a value‑add service to your business customers.
• Demonstrated abilities to ask the right questions and to use sound business judgment when collaborating with a wide‑range of stakeholders.

Why Binance

• Shape the future with the world’s leading blockchain ecosystem
• Collaborate with world‑class talent in a user‑centric global organization with a flat structure
• Tackle unique, fast‑paced projects with autonomy in an innovative environment
• Thrive in a results‑driven workplace with opportunities for career growth and continuous learning
• Competitive salary and company benefits
• Work‑from‑home arrangement (the arrangement may vary depending on the work nature of the business team)

Binance is committed to being an equal opportunity employer. We believe that having a diverse workforce is fundamental to our success.

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