Crypto Compliance AML Analyst

Slash

Crypto Compliance Analyst at Slash building compliance programs for digital assets. Conducting AML monitoring, investigating risks, and ensuring regulatory compliance in the crypto landscape.

Posted 5/5/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesJunior💰 $65,000 - $75,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Conduct AML and fraud monitoring across fiat and crypto transactions, including deep-dive investigations into complex or high-risk activity
Analyze blockchain transactions and wallet behavior to identify suspicious patterns and exposure to illicit activity
Perform customer due diligence (CDD) and enhanced due diligence (EDD), including evaluating source of funds/wealth and crypto-specific risk factors
Independently investigate potentially suspicious activity and draft clear, well-supported internal escalation reports and/or Unusual Activity Reports (UARs)
Support KYC/KYB processes, including onboarding reviews and periodic customer refreshes
Monitor direct and indirect blockchain exposure with high-risk and severe-risk categories, including screening wallet addresses and counterparties e
Maintain thorough documentation, audit trails, and case records in line with regulatory expectations
Partner with Product and Engineering to refine transaction monitoring rules, improve alert quality, and enhance crypto compliance tooling
Stay current on evolving crypto regulations, enforcement trends, and typologies (e.g., mixers, sanctions evasion, DeFi exploits)

Requirements

What you’ll need

Experience in AML, compliance, fraud, or risk operations (fintech, crypto, banking, or payments preferred)
Strong understanding of AML frameworks, including transaction monitoring, SAR/UAR processes, KYC/KYB, and sanctions compliance
Solid understanding of blockchain fundamentals (wallets, transactions, token flows, DeFi) and common crypto risk typologies
Ability to independently investigate and resolve complex cases with sound judgment
Strong analytical skills with attention to detail across both on-chain and off-chain data
Clear, concise written communication, especially in investigative documentation
Comfortable operating in a fast-paced startup environment with evolving regulatory expectations
High integrity and sound judgment when handling sensitive financial and blockchain data.
Nice to have (but not required):
Experience with blockchain analytics tools (e.g., Chainalysis, TRM Labs, Elliptic)
ACAMS certification

Benefits

Comp & perks

Remote opportunity!

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Hard Skills & Tools

AMLfraud monitoringcustomer due diligenceenhanced due diligencetransaction monitoringKYCKYBblockchain analysissuspicious activity investigationregulatory compliance

Soft Skills

analytical skillsattention to detailwritten communicationindependent investigationsound judgmentintegrityadaptabilityproblem-solvingorganizational skillsteam collaboration

Certifications

ACAMS certification