Senior AML Analyst, Sanctions

🕒 May 20

🌵 Arizona, California, +2 more states – Remote

🌵 Arizona – Remote 🏄 California – Remote 🗽 New York – Remote ⛷️ Utah – Remote

💵 $97.5k - $127.5k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🚨 AML and Financial Crime

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Circle

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501 - 1000 employees

💳 Fintech

₿ Crypto

🌐 Web 3

Fintech • Crypto • Web 3

Circle is a financial technology company that focuses on utilizing blockchain technology to enable seamless, faster and secure transactions. Their main product, USDC, is a stablecoin designed to provide stability by being fully reserved and redeemable 1:1 for US dollars, and is widely used in global transactions to facilitate cross-border payments, crypto capital markets, and global dollar access. Circle offers an open developer platform that allows businesses to integrate blockchain functionalities such as programmable wallets and smart contracts into their applications. The company is committed to transparency and publishes regular reports on their reserve holdings.

📋 Description

• Review and investigate escalated sanctions, PEP, and adverse media alerts • Assess general and specific sanctions licenses to determine transaction permissibility • Maintain and validate sanctions screening data • Conduct sanctions screening on customers and counterparties • Perform testing, tuning, and optimization of screening systems • Partner with Compliance and cross-functional teams to support investigations • Leverage data, automation, and AI to enhance screening processes

🎯 Requirements

• 4+ years of experience in sanctions screening or financial crime compliance • Strong knowledge of global sanctions frameworks including OFAC, HMT, EU, and UN • Hands-on experience reviewing and applying sanctions licenses • Experience with screening systems such as LexisNexis Bridger, Fircosoft, or Thomson Reuters • Ability to analyze large datasets efficiently; familiarity with SQL or similar tools • Working knowledge of payment systems (wires, ACH, cards, and cryptocurrency)

🏖️ Benefits

• Health insurance • 401(k) retirement plan • Flexible work hours • Professional development opportunities • Paid time off • Remote work options