About the company
Circle is a global financial technology firm that enables businesses of all sizes to harness the power of digital currencies and public blockchains for payments, commerce and financial applications worldwide. Circle is also the principal operator of USD Coin (USDC), which has become the fastest growing, regulated and fully reserved dollar digital currency. USDC now stands at more than 45 billion and has supported about $1.4 trillion in transactions over the past year.
Job Summary
What you'll work on:
📍Conducting comprehensive investigations of potentially suspicious activities such as money laundering, terrorist financing, fraud, sanctions violations, etc. and determining required action. 📍Drafting and filing SARs to enforcement networks, and document decisions not to file a SAR - exercise independent judgment and discretion handling sensitive cases. 📍Performing transaction monitoring alert reviews to be able to identify when activity requires further investigation. 📍Tracing and analyzing flow of funds using blockchain analytic tools. 📍Assisting in tracking and completing requests from law enforcement, banking partners, and additional internal/external stakeholders. 📍Enhancing and improving current procedures and controls.
What you bting:
📍Bachelor's degree in related field, Graduate Degree in Law, Business, or Intelligence Studies preferred. 📍4+ years of experience working for a financial institution on AML investigations, ideally conducting blockchain investigations. 📍Strong analysis skills, attention to detail and organization skills. 📍Experience analyzing large transactional data sets; SQL experience preferred. 📍Strong communication skills and ability to develop relationships across the organization and collaborate. 📍Experience working with blockchain forensic tools (e.g., Chainalysis, Elliptic, TRM Labs). 📍Proven experience filing SARs; knowledge of SAR filing best practices. 📍Work well under pressure and tight deadlines. CAMS or CFCS certification preferred. 📍Experience/familiarity with Slack, Apple MacOS and GSuite.