Senior Intelligence Analyst - Russia & Eurasia Regional Focus

The role

You will act as a subject-matter expert on Russian and Eurasian crypto threats. You will own attribution for Russia's crypto footprint, map evasion networks, and produce finished intelligence. You will also represent the company as an external expert at conferences and in briefings.

What you will do

• Own Russia and Eurasia attribution end to end
• Lead the attribution response to Russia-related sanctions events
• Map networks on-chain to trace how actors move and launder value
• Produce finished intelligence including advisory notes and briefings
• Represent Chainalysis as an external expert at conferences and with the press
• Help set the Russia and Eurasia collection agenda
• Translate typologies into detection guidance
• Build with AI to scale analysis
• Level up the team on Russia and Eurasia and sanctions-evasion tradecraft

Required qualifications

• Deep, demonstrable Russia and Eurasia expertise
• On-chain tracing ability against Russian targets
• National-security or threat-finance background
• Regional fluency in Russian and Eurasian geopolitics and sanctions landscape
• Excellent writing and communication
• AI-forward instincts
• 5+ years of relevant analytic, intelligence, or threat-finance experience

Nice to have

• Russian language ability
• Direct experience with OFAC, EU, or OFSI sanctions, sanctions-evasion investigations, or the designation process
• A record of published research or public speaking on Russia, sanctions evasion, or crypto threat finance
• Familiarity with Russian and CIS exchange infrastructure, stablecoin-based sanctions evasion, ransomware financial flows, or dual-use procurement networks
• Blockchain forensics experience

About the company

Chainalysis is a blockchain data platform that connects the movement of digital assets to real-world services. The company uses blockchain data and AI to help organizations investigate illicit activity and manage risk.