Senior Crypto Threat Analyst - Sanctions

Responsibilities

• Serve as the subject matter expert on global cryptoasset sanctions regimes.
• Own and document coverage frameworks for global sanctions designation regimes.
• Lead investigations into cryptoasset exposure to sanctioned entities, state-linked actors, high-risk jurisdictions, and evasion networks.
• Define and evolve sanctions monitoring operating models.
• Identify and remediate coverage gaps across regimes and designating authorities.
• Coach and mentor junior Intelligence colleagues.
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and Customer teams to translate sanctions intelligence into platform capabilities.
• Produce intelligence reports, briefings, blogs, whitepapers, and client-facing content.
• Represent sanctions intelligence at industry events, client briefings, and regulatory engagements.

Requirements

• Significant professional experience as an intelligence analyst, investigator, or compliance specialist in sanctions compliance, financial crime, law enforcement, or crypto.
• Independent subject matter expertise in global sanctions regimes, including OFAC, UK, EU, and UN frameworks.
• Experience designing or improving monitoring and alerting frameworks, triage processes, or investigation playbooks.
• Ability to identify systemic coverage risks and drive durable remediation, including process improvement and automation planning.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency with blockchain analytics tools, open-source intelligence, corporate registries, and adverse media sources.
• Demonstrated ability to apply AI tools to intelligence analysis, research workflows, pattern identification, OSINT processing, and drafting written outputs.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience researching sanctions-evasion typologies involving state-linked actors, procurement networks, critical technology supply chains, or high-risk financial intermediaries.
• Experience with automated sanctions-list monitoring, cross-referencing tools, or detection-logic design.
• Technical understanding of cryptoassets, blockchain architecture, and on-chain analytics methodologies.

Benefits and Compensation

• Hybrid working, with the option to work from almost anywhere for up to 90 days per year.
• $650 remote-work budget.
• $1,000 annual Learning & Development budget.
• 25 days of annual leave plus 8 US public holidays.
• Birthday leave.
• 16 weeks of fully paid enhanced parental leave for eligible employees.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage with generous premium contributions.
• 401(k) company match.
• Mental health support through Spill.