Circle (NYSE: CRCL) is one of the worlds leading internet financial platform companies building the foundation of a more open global economy through digital assets payment applications and programmable blockchain infrastructure. Circles platform includes the worlds largest regulated stablecoin network anchored by USDC Circle Payments Network for global money movement and Arc an enterprise-grade blockchain designed to become the Economic OS for the internet. Enterprises financial institutions and developers use Circle to power trusted internet-scale financial innovation. Learn more at .
What youll be part of:
Circle is committed to visibility and stability in everything we do. As we grow as an organization were expanding into some of the worlds strongest jurisdictions. Speed and efficiency are motivators for our success and our employees live by our company values: High Integrity Future Forward Multistakeholder Mindful and Driven by Excellence. We have built a flexible work environment where new ideas are encouraged and everyone is a stakeholder.
What youll be responsible for:
Circle is looking for a Senior Analyst KYC to join its Compliance Operations team and conduct detailed reviews and projects in Circles KYC Team. The Senior Analyst is responsible for the end-to-end KYC review process including the collection documentation due diligence analysis and escalation of customers.
What youll work on:
Reviewing client relationships to ensure that customer due diligence is complete and accurate and meets applicable specialized and enhanced due diligence requirements.
Critically examining customer profile changes and documentation obtained during the review process for material changes in risk factors and red flags including on-going monitoring of customers counterparty compliance calls assessing of transactional activity collecting and testing samples of customer files.
Updating internal records to enrich customer KYC files.
Ensuring the customers nature of business aligns with their business models and profiles.
Escalating and drafting executive level risk acceptance memos for customers with red flags and higher risk attributes and succinctly summarizing findings and next steps.
Partnering with key internal stakeholders including business teams and other control functions to monitor client relationships on an ongoing basis and ensure compliance with regulatory expectations.
Partnering with team leads within the region to facilitate knowledge sharing.
Monitoring industry trends relative to money laundering or fraud schemes including detection and reporting of suspicious activity.
Performing any general administration and ancillary activities as may be required and related to the above functions in accordance with the business requirements of the Company.
Leveraging AI tools to improve review efficiency and quality including AI-generated risk summaries memo drafting support and automated alert triage to enhance decision-making and workflow throughput.
What youll bring to Circle:
A passion for harnessing the power of digital currency and blockchain technology and services built on top of it. Deep understanding of blockchain technology
An innovative and creative mind looking to suggest new solutions to old problems.
Proven experience working collaboratively and effectively with the ability to work with multiple stakeholders and internal teams. Appreciate direct communication.
Experience and comfort working in an ever changing industry and the flexibility to quickly react to changing demands. Never tired of learning.
B.A./B.S. degree; quantitative or technical degree a plus.
4 years of relevant experience in AML and KYC reviews for corporates with 2 years in crypto preferable in ongoing monitoring of higher and high risk customers.
Detail-oriented highly analytical and comfortable digging into data
Strong communication skills and presence ability to interface with internal and external teams
CAMS CFCS or CFE certification is a plus.
Work effectively in a fully remote environment with teams spanning multiple time-zones (our team is across the US Europe & APAC).
Experience/familiarity with Slack Apple MacOS and GSuite.
Circle is on a mission to create an inclusive financial future with transparency at our core. We consider a wide variety of elements when crafting our compensation ranges and total compensation packages.
Starting pay is determined by various factors including but not limited to: relevant experience skill set qualifications and other business and organizational needs. Please note that compensation ranges may differ for candidates in other locations.
We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race religion color national origin gender sexual orientation age marital status veteran status or disability status or any other protected status required by the laws in the locations where we hire. Additionally Circle participates in the E-Verify Program in certain locations as required by law.
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Circle (NYSE: CRCL) enables businesses to leverage digital currencies and public blockchains for payments, commerce and financial applications worldwide.