AML Investigator
Bitfinex offers cryptocurrency exchange and provides spot, margin, and derivatives trading.
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About Bitfinex
Bitfinex helps professional traders and institutional investors exchange digital assets through spot, margin, and derivatives markets. Users can trade with up to 10x leverage using peer-to-peer funding, access deep liquidity across trading pairs, and deploy advanced order types for precision execution. The platform supports margin funding where liquidity providers earn interest by lending to leveraged traders. Bitfinex serves as a trading infrastructure for users seeking advanced tools and market depth.
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Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will investigate and adjudicate referrals of unusual activity made to the Compliance Team, aiming for timely SAR submission or closing referrals as not suspicious with reasoned arguments. You will work on assigned investigations to determine risk exposure, recommend account closures or fund freezes, support the Customer Help Desk and Legal Team, and communicate with customers, agents and internal attorneys. You will keep building your knowledge of blockchain, virtual currencies and investigative best practices.
Requirements
- Experience in an investigative function
- Experience using blockchain analytics tools such as Chainalysis, TRM, Elliptic
- Demonstrated AML experience including CDD/EDD, AML/CTF/Sanctions investigations, SAR/STR reporting
- Basic knowledge of blockchain technology
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Demonstrated critical thinking skills
- Demonstrated attention to detail
- Ability to work independently with minimum supervision
- University education (preferred)
- CAMS/CBP designation (preferred)
Responsibilities
- Conduct investigations assigned by the Head of Investigation Team to determine risk exposure
- Mitigate risks through SAR filing, account closure recommendations and freezing of funds
- Support Customer Help Desk and Legal Team requests for investigative assistance
- Communicate with customers, agents and internal attorneys
- Maintain relationships with industry peers to share best practices and investigative techniques
- Continuously develop knowledge of blockchain technology and virtual currencies
Benefits
- Flexible work and remote-friendly culture
- Mentorship
- Team-building activities
- Social activities (online and in-person)
- European timezone work-hours