Senior Analyst, AML Know Your Customer

Circle•Salt Lake City, UT

7d•$97,500 - $127,500•Remote

About The Position

Circle is looking for a Senior Analyst, AML Know Your Customer to join its Compliance Operations team and conduct detailed periodic reviews and projects in Circle’s KYC Team. The Senior Analyst is responsible for the end-to-end KYC periodic review process, including the collection, documentation, due diligence, analysis, and escalation of customers.

Requirements

4+ years of relevant experience in AML and KYC reviews for corporates, with 2 years in crypto, preferable in ongoing monitoring of higher and high risk customers.
Detail-oriented, highly analytical and comfortable digging into data
Strong communication skills and presence, ability to interface with internal and external teams
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

A passion for harnessing the power of digital currency and blockchain technology and services built on top of it.
Deep understanding of blockchain technology
An innovative and creative mind looking to suggest new solutions to old problems.
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.
B.A./B.S. degree; quantitative or technical degree a plus.
CAMS, CFCS or CFE certification is a plus.

Responsibilities

Reviewing higher and high risk client relationships to ensure that customer due diligence is complete and accurate and meets applicable specialized and enhanced due diligence requirements.
Critically examining customer profile changes and documentation obtained during the periodic review process for material changes in risk factors and red flags.
Updating internal records to enrich customer KYC files.
Ensuring the customer's nature of business aligns with their business models and profiles.
Escalating and drafting executive level risk acceptance memos for customers with red flags and higher risk attributes and succinctly summarizing findings and next steps.
Collaborating with the Customer Service team and Relationship Managers to obtain all necessary supporting documentation to fulfill KYC due diligence requirements.
Partnering with team leads within the region to facilitate knowledge sharing.
Monitoring industry trends relative to money laundering or fraud schemes including detection and reporting of suspicious activity.
Performing any general administration and ancillary activities as may be required and related to the above functions in accordance with the business requirements of the Company.