Complex Financial Crimes Investigator

Summary

Join Stripe's Complex Investigations team as a senior financial crimes crypto investigations expert. Lead intricate financial crimes reviews, focusing on AML, CTF, fraud, and sanctions, particularly concerning Stripe's crypto products. Conduct in-depth investigations, propose risk mitigation solutions, and collaborate with regional teams and law enforcement. Evaluate and enhance Stripe's financial crimes controls. Present findings to internal and external stakeholders. This role demands strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills within a fast-paced environment.

Requirements

• 6+ years experience in investigative roles within financial crimes, AML, and/or sanctions
• 2+ years experience conducting crypto investigations using blockchain analytics tools and other datasets
• Demonstrated understanding of and expertise in cryptocurrencies and stablecoins
• Interest in the crypto space and enthusiasm about mitigating financial crime risk in this emerging area
• Strong knowledge of US and international AML and sanctions regulations
• Strong stakeholder management skills, including effective communications and dynamic problem solving
• Excellent research and writing skills, including in detailed investigative reports and high level executive briefings
• Ability to synthesize large amounts of information, including transaction data
• Ability to work efficiently and independently in a fast-paced environment

Responsibilities

• Independently conduct a wide variety of complex investigations across all financial crimes risks areas, including AML, CTF, sanctions, and fraud - with a particular focus on investigations involving Stripe’s crypto products and services
• Draft regulatory reports related to those complex investigations
• Propose solutions to mitigate financial crimes risk both across the program and on an individual case basis
• Coordinate efforts across regions on cases with cross-border exposure
• Demonstrate sound judgment and an ability to navigate complex high-risk cases for which the correct decisions are not immediately clear
• Proactively partner with law enforcement agencies regarding complex, high impact, or emerging typologies
• Present investigative findings, coherent risk analyses stemming from findings, and recommended risk mitigations and metrics to a wide variety of internal and external stakeholders
• Effectively and clearly communicate, including with other Stripes, Stripe's users, and Stripe's financial partners

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with SQL or querying of large datasets
• Technical curiosity and an interest in exploring data and understanding systems
• Experience in the online payments industry