Compliance Associate

Overview

Compliance Associate role supporting the integrity of Paxos' digital asset ecosystem through hands-on monitoring and investigations of Paxos-issued stablecoins.

What you'll do

• Monitor activity across Paxos-issued stablecoins using blockchain analytics tools, triaging alerts and escalating higher-risk activity to senior investigators as appropriate.
• Conduct first-line investigations into potential suspicious activity, synthesizing KYC, transactional, and open-source information into clear case files and recommendations.
• Support quarterly forensic reviews of stablecoin transactions to identify trends, typologies, and emerging risks, documenting findings for leadership and auditors.
• Assist with the intake and management of internal referrals, collaborating with real-time monitoring, product, legal, and other cross-functional stakeholders to resolve complex cases.
• Help maintain information-sharing workflows with law enforcement agencies, regulators, and industry partners, ensuring timely and well-documented responses.
• Draft clear, well-structured investigation summaries, SAR/STR supporting documentation, and case narratives that meet regulatory and internal quality standards.
• Use AI tools to speed up investigative workflows (e.g., triage, data summarization, drafting), while maintaining ownership and accountability for final decisions and outputs.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of procedures, playbooks, and training materials for transaction monitoring, investigations, and reporting.
• Participate in the team's rotating weekend/on-call coverage and occasional travel to support training, audits, or regulatory meetings, as needed for the role.

What you'll need

• 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, including SAR/STR considerations.
• Exposure to blockchain analytics tools (e.g., transaction tracing, wallet clustering) or a demonstrated interest and aptitude to learn them quickly.
• Proven ability to produce clear, concise, and well-organized investigative reports and documentation that meet regulatory and internal standards.
• Demonstrated experience using AI tools to improve how you work (e.g., research, drafting, quality checks) or a strong willingness to adopt them in daily workflows.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the 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.

Details

• Remote, United States.
• Participate in rotating weekend/on-call coverage.
• Occasional travel to support training, audits, or regulatory meetings.