Director/Head of Financial Crimes Investigations, North America

Crypto.com
Chicago, San Francisco, New York
Workplace: HybridFull timeUSD 150,000 - 225,000 annuallyFunction: Executive & General ManagementExperience: 5+ yearsSkills: ["Leadership","Mentoring","Operational execution","Communication","Problem-solving"]

Lead and mentor a North America financial crimes investigations team handling end-to-end Level 2/escalated reviews and Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) filings for US & Canada. Oversee AML transaction monitoring and advanced blockchain analytics (e.g., Chainalysis, TRM Labs) to trace suspicious fund flows and typologies. Partner with Compliance, Data Science, and Engineering to refine detection scenarios, manage KPIs/KRIs, support MLRO/BSA activities, and drive high-quality investigation and regulatory responses.

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Director/Head of Financial Crimes Investigations, North America

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Job Summary

Lead and mentor a North America financial crimes investigations team handling end-to-end Level 2/escalated reviews and Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) filings for US & Canada. Oversee AML transaction monitoring and advanced blockchain analytics (e.g., Chainalysis, TRM Labs) to trace suspicious fund flows and typologies. Partner with Compliance, Data Science, and Engineering to refine detection scenarios, manage KPIs/KRIs, support MLRO/BSA activities, and drive high-quality investigation and regulatory responses.
Location: Chicago, San Francisco, New York
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Executive & General Management
Seniority: Sr. Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Own end-to-end review, investigation, and disposition of Level 2/escalated cases and manage SAR filing processes for North American entities.
  • •Lead and mentor investigators conducting complex sanctions/AML, fiat/crypto investigations to the highest regulatory standards.
  • •Oversee investigations using traditional AML transaction monitoring and blockchain analytics to trace customer transaction activity and identify suspicious fund flows and typologies.
  • •Support the local MLRO and/or BSA/Compliance Officer with regulatory inquiries, examinations, internal audits, and law enforcement requests.
  • •Develop and report KPIs/KRIs, analyze suspicious behavior trends, and oversee service levels, quality indicators, staffing forecasts, and training programs.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 150,000 - 225,000 annually
Perks:401kHealth InsuranceDentalVisionPaid LeaveAnnual Leave

Key Requirements

  • •5+ years of relevant experience in AML/CFT investigations, transaction monitoring, customer due diligence, and risk assessment.
  • •3+ years of experience in a leadership or people management role, building and scaling teams within a crypto exchange, digital asset fintech, or complex financial institution.
  • •Extensive hands-on experience managing complex crypto/fiat transactional investigations, including drafting and reviewing SARs to FinCEN/FinTRAC and other regulatory standards.
  • •Direct experience using blockchain analytics tools (e.g., Chainalysis, TRM Labs) and enterprise case management platforms.
  • •Broad understanding of financial crime typologies for virtual currencies (e.g., darknet markets, ransomware, pig butchering scams, unhosted wallets, mixing services).
Experience:5+ yearsCryptocurrencyAML/CFTFintech
Skills:LeadershipMentoringOperational executionCommunicationProblem-solving
Certifications:CAMSCFECFCSCCASCRC
Tech Stack:AMLCFTTransaction monitoringChainalysisTRM LabsSARFinCENFinTRACBSACase management platformsBlockchain analytics

Company Brief

Crypto.com
Crypto.com operates a global cryptocurrency exchange and payments platform, offering trading, a crypto wallet, debit cards, and merchant payment solutions to retail and institutional customers worldwide.
Industry: Blockchain & Web3
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)
Headquarters: Singapore, Singapore
Founded: 2016
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