Paxos - Compliance Associate
Requirements
• Investigations skills: Comfort analyzing large volumes of transactional data, identifying red flags, and structuring end‑to‑end investigations, including SAR/STR considerations. • Blockchain / digital asset interest: Exposure to blockchain analytics tools (e.g., transaction tracing, wallet clustering) or a demonstrated interest and aptitude to learn them quickly. • Blockchain / digital asset interest: • Regulatory & law enforcement exposure: Experience working with information‑sharing protocols, subpoenas, or other law‑enforcement/regulatory requests is strongly preferred. • Regulatory & law enforcement exposure: • Writing & documentation: Proven ability to produce clear, concise, and well‑organized investigative reports and documentation that meet regulatory and internal standards. • Writing & documentation: • AI enablement: Demonstrated experience using AI tools to improve how you work (e.g., research, drafting, quality checks) or a strong willingness to adopt them in daily workflows. • AI enablement: • Mindset & working style: Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and operate in a fast‑paced, highly regulated environment. • Mindset & working style: • Education: Bachelor’s degree in finance, criminal justice, law, data/analytics, or a related field—or equivalent professional experience in investigations or financial crime compliance. • Education:
Responsibilities
• Monitor activity across Paxos‑issued stablecoins using blockchain analytics tools, triaging alerts and escalating higher‑risk activity to senior investigators as appropriate. • Conduct first‑line investigations into potential suspicious activity, synthesizing KYC, transactional, and open‑source information into clear case files and recommendations. • Support quarterly forensic reviews of stablecoin transactions to identify trends, typologies, and emerging risks, documenting findings for leadership and auditors. • Assist with the intake and management of internal referrals, collaborating with real‑time monitoring, product, legal, and other cross‑functional stakeholders to resolve complex cases. • Help maintain information‑sharing workflows with law enforcement agencies, regulators, and industry partners, ensuring timely and well‑documented responses. • Draft clear, well‑structured investigation summaries, SAR/STR supporting documentation, and case narratives that meet regulatory and internal quality standards. • Use AI tools to speed up investigative workflows (e.g., triage, data summarization, drafting), while maintaining ownership and accountability for final decisions and outputs. • Contribute to continuous improvement of procedures, playbooks, and training materials for transaction monitoring, investigations, and reporting. • Participate in the team’s rotating weekend/on‑call coverage and occasional travel to support training, audits, or regulatory meetings, as needed for the role. • Experience: 2+ years of experience in compliance, financial crime investigations, AML, sanctions, law enforcement, or a related risk function (experience with digital assets is a plus).
Benefits
• Base salary $101,175 – $119,029 • Offers Equity • or drag and drop here • Decline to self-identify • Hispanic or Latino - A person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin regardless of race. • Hispanic or Latino • White (Not Hispanic or Latino) - A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa. • White • Black or African American (Not Hispanic or Latino) - A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa. • Black or African American • Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (Not Hispanic or Latino) - A person having origins in any of the peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands. • Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander • Asian (Not Hispanic or Latino) - A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian Subcontinent, including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam. • Asian • American Indian or Alaska Native (Not Hispanic or Latino) - A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South America (including Central America), and who maintain tribal affiliation or community attachment. • American Indian or Alaska Native • Two or More Races (Not Hispanic or Latino) - All persons who identify with more than one of the above five races. • Two or More Races • Hispanic or Latino • White (Not Hispanic or Latino) • Black or African American (Not Hispanic or Latino) • Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (Not Hispanic or Latino) • Asian (Not Hispanic or Latino) • American Indian or Alaska Native (Not Hispanic or Latino) • Two or More Races (Not Hispanic or Latino) • I identify as one or more of the classifications of protected veteran listed above • I am not a protected veteran
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