Senior Crypto Threat Analyst - Sanctions

Elliptic • Washington, PA

5d • $175,000 - $215,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

This role is for a Senior Crypto Threat Analyst specializing in sanctions. The individual will be at the forefront of combating crypto-enabled sanctions evasion and leading intelligence research to disrupt illicit financial networks. The company is values-led and offers an opportunity to own one's domain and make a significant impact. The position involves being the go-to subject matter expert (SME) on cryptoasset sanctions, owning Elliptic's coverage of sanctioned entities, jurisdictions, and evasion typologies, and translating this expertise into high-quality analytical outputs, scalable monitoring processes, and clear communications. The work directly strengthens the intelligence dataset for products, aiding financial institutions, exchanges, and government agencies in making defensible sanctions-compliance decisions. The role also includes coaching colleagues, collaborating with cross-functional teams (Product, Engineering, Customer), and representing Elliptic's capabilities to external stakeholders.

Requirements

• Significant professional experience as an intelligence analyst, investigator, or compliance specialist in sanctions compliance, financial crime, law enforcement, or the crypto industry.
• Demonstrated, independent subject matter expertise in global sanctions regimes, including practical knowledge of OFAC, UK, EU, and UN frameworks and the operational distinctions between autonomous designating authorities and supranational regimes.
• Experience designing or improving monitoring and alerting frameworks, triage processes, or investigation playbooks in a compliance or intelligence context.
• Proven ability to identify systemic coverage risks and drive durable remediation, including process improvement and automation planning.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a track record of producing high-quality, stakeholder-ready outputs independently and to deadline.
• Proficiency with blockchain analytics tools, open-source intelligence (OSINT), corporate registries, and adverse media sources.
• AI fluency is essential for this role. You must be able to demonstrate your ability to effectively apply AI tools and approaches relevant to intelligence analysis, including using AI to accelerate research workflows, pattern identification, OSINT processing, and the drafting of written outputs.

Nice To Haves

• Direct experience with researching sanctions evasion typologies involving state-linked actors, procurement networks, critical technology supply chains, or high-risk financial intermediaries.
• Experience with automated sanctions list monitoring, cross-referencing tooling, or detection logic design.
• Technical understanding of cryptoassets, blockchain architecture, and on-chain analytics methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the go-to SME on global sanctions regimes, applying expertise independently to resolve complex analytical questions and produce reliable outputs without requiring senior oversight on domain-level judgements.
• Own and document a comprehensive coverage framework for global sanctions designation regimes.
• Lead end-to-end investigations into cryptoasset exposure to sanctioned entities, state-linked actors, high-risk jurisdictions, and evasion networks, owning the full project lifecycle from scoping through to final output.
• Define and drive the evolution of Elliptic's sanctions monitoring operating model.
• Proactively identify and remediate coverage gaps across regimes and designating authorities.
• Coach and mentor more junior colleagues within the Intelligence function, sharing domain knowledge and contributing to a consistently high standard of analytical practice.
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and Customer teams to translate sanctions intelligence into platform capabilities.
• Produce written intelligence outputs including reports, briefings, blogs, whitepapers, and client-facing content.
• Represent Elliptic's sanctions intelligence at industry events, client briefings, and regulatory engagements.

Benefits

• Hybrid working: The option to work from almost anywhere for up to 90 days per year.
• Remote Work Budget: $650 budget to set up your home office space.
• L&D Budget: $1,000 annual Learning & Development budget to use on anything (agreed with your manager) that contributes to your growth and development.
• Holidays: 25 days of annual leave + 8 US Public Holidays.
• Birthday Leave: An extra day off for your birthday.
• Enhanced Parental Leave: We provide eligible employees, regardless of gender or whether they become a parent by birth or adoption, 16 weeks fully-paid leave.
• Healthcare: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage through a range of providers (including Tufts, Kaiser, Aetna, UHC, and Blue Shield of CA) with generous premium contributions for you and your dependents.
• 401k: Company match included.
• Mental Health: Full access to Spill mental health support.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed