Compliance Associate

The role

You will monitor Paxos-issued stablecoins and conduct investigations into potential suspicious activity. You will use blockchain analytics tools and contribute to information sharing with law enforcement and regulatory bodies.

What you will do

• Monitor activity across Paxos-issued stablecoins using blockchain analytics tools.
• Conduct first-line investigations into potential suspicious activity.
• Support quarterly forensic reviews of stablecoin transactions.
• Assist with the intake and management of internal referrals.
• Help maintain information-sharing workflows with law enforcement agencies, regulators, and industry partners.
• Draft investigation summaries, SAR/STR supporting documentation, and case narratives.
• Use AI tools to speed up investigative workflows.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of procedures, playbooks, and training materials.
• Participate in the team's rotating weekend/on-call coverage.
• Occasional travel to support training, audits, or regulatory meetings.

Required qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in compliance, financial crime investigations, AML, sanctions, law enforcement, or a related risk function.
• Comfort analyzing large volumes of transactional data, identifying red flags, and structuring end-to-end investigations.
• Exposure to blockchain analytics tools or a demonstrated interest and aptitude to learn them quickly.
• Proven ability to produce clear, concise, and well-organized investigative reports and documentation.
• Demonstrated experience using AI tools or a strong willingness to adopt them.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and operate in a fast-paced, highly regulated environment.
• Bachelor's degree in finance, criminal justice, law, data/analytics, or a related field—or equivalent professional experience in investigations or financial crime compliance.

Nice to have

• experience with digital assets
• Experience working with information-sharing protocols, subpoenas, or other law-enforcement/regulatory requests

About the company

Paxos is rebuilding financial infrastructure to enable the instant movement of any asset. They build blockchain infrastructure that tokenizes, custodies, trades and settles assets for leading financial institutions.