Sr Financial Crime Crypto Compliance Specialist (Onsite)

About the role

Join a world-class team in Jersey City, as a Sr Financial Crime Crypto Compliance Specialist. In this position you will support and oversee Financial Crime Compliance operations within a regulated cryptocurrency and financial services environment, with responsibility for helping establish and scale a managed compliance operation. The role is client-facing and will operate in a player-coach capacity, overseeing daily activities across transaction monitoring, screening, and Travel Rule workflows while driving high-quality, scalable compliance execution.

Responsibilities

• Serve the design, implementation, and scale-up of Financial Crime Compliance operations across onshore and offshore teams.
• Partner with compliance stakeholders to establish and scale operational processes across transaction monitoring, KYC/customer due diligence, sanctions screening, blockchain monitoring, Travel Rule reviews, fraud investigations, and suspicious activity escalation.
• Translate FCC policies, procedures, risk requirements, and controls into operational processes, Support team onboarding, workforce planning, training, documentation, and go-live readiness.
• Cover the transition of compliance activities to teams while maintaining clear decision authority, escalation ownership, and regulatory accountability.
• Advise leadership and operational teams on compliance requirements, investigation standards, case documentation, risk indicators, and escalation thresholds.
• Coordinate the day-to-day coordination point for stakeholders and delivery teams on operational issues, process updates, control changes, staffing needs, system constraints, and quality concerns.
• Support the development of quality control and quality assurance processes, including case sampling, investigation reviews, error tracking, feedback, remediation, and ongoing calibration.
• Identify process gaps, bottlenecks, training needs, and control weaknesses and support remediation.
• Prepare materials and reporting for audits, regulatory reviews, partner requests, and governance needs.
• Help build a scalable FCC operating model with strong oversight, effective controls, and clear accountability.

Requirements

• 5 to 7+ years of combined experience in financial crime compliance, BSA/AML, sanctions, transaction monitoring, KYC, investigations, compliance operations
• 2-3 years combined experience in crypto compliance, complex blockchain analytics investigations and Travel Rule compliance
• Operational knowledge across AML, sanctions, KYC, suspicious activity escalation, and case management
• Experience Designing, implementing, transitioning, and scaling compliance operations
• Established organizational skills with the ability to prioritize levels of urgency within an assigned case load
• Tolerance for repetitive work in a fast-paced, high production work environment
• Ability to work as a team member, as well as independently and collaboratively
• High attention to detail and quality standards
• Strong analytical and investigative mindset

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with transaction monitoring and investigations
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent computer navigation skills and PC Knowledge
• Experience with industry-standard tools such as: Actimize, Unit21, Chainalysis, Notabene
• Prior experience in a client-facing role within a managed services or consulting environment or direct crypto firm
• Leadership experience with compliance operations teams preferred
• CAMS Certification
• Bachelor's Degree or above

Benefits

The salary for this position is $100,000 to 120,000 Annually, plus incentives that align with individual and company performance. Actual salaries will vary based on work location, qualifications, skills, education, experience, and competencies.

Benefits available to eligible employees in this role include medical, dental, and vision insurance, comprehensive employee assistance program (EAP), 401(k) retirement plan, paid time off and holidays, and paid training days.

DailyPay enrollment option to access pay "early," when you want it

Company networking opportunities with organized groups in the following topics: Network of Women, Black Professionals, LGBTQ+ Pride, Ability (Disabilities), Dynamic ((Neurodiversity), Women in Tech, OneEarth Champions, and more

Health and wellness programs with trained partners to help promote a healthy you

Mentorship programs that support your rewarding career journey

A modern, state-of-the-art office setting with advanced technologies and a great team

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