Description:
We are looking for an expert in cryptocurrency who has extensive experience with blockchain forensic software for investigating anti-money laundering, complex financial crime, and/or trans-national organized crime. As a Cryptocurrency Investigations Specialist, Global Investigations - Financial Crime Intelligence and Investigations (FCII) organization you will be supporting the Global Financial Crime & Customer Protection program. In this role, you will support PayPal’s Anti-Money Laundering and Compliance efforts by conducting complex investigations into illicit use of cryptocurrency, identifying financial crime patterns, and collaborating with internal and external partners (including law enforcement) to identify trends, emerging threats, and typologies.
Job Description:
Your way to impact
- Identify broader policy and product issues related to cryptocurrency activity by analyzing investigative leads and root causes.
- Research and review current and emerging trends involving cryptocurrency and other digital assets.
- Deliver verbal and written briefings to partners and leaders regarding current and emerging threats with cryptocurrency.
- Engage with internal and external partners in proactively identify opportunities for collaboration, raise awareness of investigative findings, and develop recommendations to mitigate risk.
- Ability to maintain relationships and work closely with the public/private sector in relation to cryptocurrency intelligence sharing/gathering.
Your day to day
- Conduct comprehensive, high quality, end-to-end complex investigations that identify financial crime patterns, trends, and typologies in support of the Global Investigations team mission to mitigate risk to PayPal and its global users.
- Think critically and strategically and look beyond the initial facts presented to drive investigations to conclusion.
- Detect potentially suspicious activity through multiple platforms and jurisdictions.
- Respond appropriately to requests and fulfil time-sensitive regulatory filing obligations such as Suspicious Activity Reports(SARs)
- Operate independently while manage multiple competing priorities with difficult deadlines, and exhibit a sense of urgency when necessary.
What Do You Need To Bring
- Understanding of risk patterns and risk mitigation techniques and policies that detect, deter, and mitigate financial crimes.
- Advanced research and analytical skills, ability to assess and analyze large amounts of data with a high attention to detail, identify patterns/ trends, and create reports on critical information.
- Expert oral, written and interpersonal communication skills, ability to communicate complex information accurately, clearly and quickly to all levels of management.
- Knowledge of Federal Regulations (Bank Secrecy and USA PATRIOT Acts), and governing bodies such as Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) & US Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), etc.
- Experience in Crypto analytics, research, and one or more of the following vendor tools: TRM, Elliptic, Chainalysis (required).