Crypto AML & Sanctions Advisor

SoFi Technologies
Seattle, Charlotte, San Francisco, New York
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 137,600 - 236,500 annuallyFunction: Legal, Risk & ComplianceExperience: 8+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Cross-functional communication","Stakeholder management","Leadership","Independent judgment","Collaboration"]

Provide specialized AML and sanctions advisory for SoFi’s digital asset and cryptocurrency products, partnering with Compliance, Product, Engineering, Investigations, and business leaders. You’ll assess blockchain-specific financial crime risks across the crypto product lifecycle, recommend and enhance AML/sanctions controls (KYT, transaction and wallet screening, Travel Rule), monitor emerging typologies and regulations, and support examinations, audits, compliance testing, and third-party risk activities.

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Crypto AML & Sanctions Advisor

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Job Summary

Provide specialized AML and sanctions advisory for SoFi’s digital asset and cryptocurrency products, partnering with Compliance, Product, Engineering, Investigations, and business leaders. You’ll assess blockchain-specific financial crime risks across the crypto product lifecycle, recommend and enhance AML/sanctions controls (KYT, transaction and wallet screening, Travel Rule), monitor emerging typologies and regulations, and support examinations, audits, compliance testing, and third-party risk activities.
Location: Seattle, Charlotte, San Francisco, New York
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Legal, Risk & Compliance
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Serve as a key Crypto AML & Sanctions advisor and provide subject matter expertise to the Crypto Compliance Officer and cross-functional teams on financial crime risks and controls.
  • •Provide AML and sanctions advisory across the crypto product lifecycle, including trading, custody, deposits/withdrawals, wallets, stablecoins, staking, and emerging digital asset products.
  • •Identify and assess blockchain-specific financial crime risks and recommend controls such as KYT, transaction and wallet screening, sanctions exposure, Travel Rule requirements, and escalation frameworks.
  • •Partner with Compliance, Product, Engineering, and Operations to assess new products, digital assets, blockchain networks, vendors, and material changes to ensure AML and sanctions controls are implemented.
  • •Support policy/procedure development, risk assessments, monitoring controls and governance, and assist with regulatory examinations, internal audits, compliance testing, issue management, and third-party risk management.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 137,600 - 236,500 annually

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
  • •8+ years of experience in AML, sanctions, financial crime compliance, or related risk management with experience supporting cryptocurrency/digital assets/fintech.
  • •Comprehensive understanding of cryptocurrency and blockchain products across trading, custody, deposits/withdrawals, wallets, stablecoins, and staking.
  • •Strong knowledge of digital asset financial crime risks (e.g., money laundering, terrorist financing, sanctions evasion, fraud, mixers, self-hosted wallets, DeFi).
  • •Experience developing, implementing, or advising on crypto AML/sanctions controls such as transaction monitoring, wallet screening, and KYT.
Experience:8+ yearsCryptocurrencyBlockchainFintechDigital assets
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:Cross-functional communicationStakeholder managementLeadershipIndependent judgmentCollaboration
Certifications:CAMSCFE
Tech Stack:ChainalysisTRM LabsElliptic

Company Brief

SoFi Technologies
Provides digital financial services including lending, banking, investing, and credit products through a consumer-focused online platform. SoFi serves individuals looking to manage money, borrow, save, invest, and protect their finances in one place.
Industry: Neobanking
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Founded: 2011
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