Lead KYC Analyst

Circle Internet Financial•San Francisco, CA

18h•Remote

About The Position

Circle is looking for a Lead KYC Utility Analyst to join its Compliance Operations team. This role involves conducting complex reviews and projects within the KYC team, managing end-to-end KYC lifecycle processes including onboarding, periodic reviews, event-driven reviews, and offboarding. The Lead Analyst will operate at the intersection of innovative products and customers, supporting Circle’s efforts to ensure platform safety through in-depth customer investigations and continuous monitoring of threat vectors across the KYC landscape.

Requirements

7+ years of relevant experience in AML and KYC reviews for corporates
2+ years in crypto, preferable in onboardings requiring specialized due diligence
A passion for harnessing the power of digital currency and blockchain technology and services built on top of it.
Deep understanding of blockchain technology
First-class investigative capabilities and problem-solving skills, able to bring structure to ambiguous problems, generate hypotheses, coordinate research and analysis, fluently manipulate data, conduct analysis, and synthesize insight.
A get things done mindset, able to think strategically and take initiative to move forward tactically, continually iterate and improve, while anticipating demands of leadership.
Experience collaborating cross functionally and driving results while working with a wide variety of stakeholders.
Proven experience working collaboratively and effectively with the ability to work with multiple stakeholders and internal teams.
Appreciate direct communication.
Experience and comfort working in an ever changing industry and the flexibility to quickly react to changing demands.
Never tired of learning.
Strong communication skills and presence, ability to interface with internal and external teams.
B.A./B.S. degree; quantitative or technical degree a plus.
Work effectively in a fully remote environment with teams spanning multiple time-zones (our team is across the US, Europe & APAC).
Experience/familiarity with Slack, Apple MacOS and GSuite.

Nice To Haves

CAMS, CFCS or CFE certification is a plus.

Responsibilities

Conducting detailed assessments of complex customers for risk of money laundering, financial crimes and terrorist financing through thorough review and enhanced due diligence, including review of negative news and nature of business.
On-going monitoring of customers, including counterparty compliance calls, assessing transactional activity, collecting and testing samples of customer files.
Partnering with key internal stakeholders including business teams and other control functions to monitor client relationships on an ongoing basis and ensure compliance with regulatory expectations.
Recommending appropriate risk-based business actions to be taken to onboard customer and/or on-going monitoring.
Completing written reports of findings, including comprehensive details, narratives and recommendations.
Identifying risk appetite of customer and take appropriate decision of onboarding/rejecting the customer.
Recommending course of action to management based on an analysis of the findings.
Ensuring the highest standards of documentation and quality in the execution of onboarding and periodic review processes.
Closely following regulatory, compliance, and enforcement developments in the cryptocurrency industry to ensure processes are kept up to date.
Driving standardization and optimization of KYC workflows across regions.
Supporting technology teams in defining requirements for KYC systems and tools (e.g., onboarding platforms, document repositories, screening solutions).
Monitoring and analyzing KYC metrics to identify trends and propose solutions for operational efficiency.