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What you'll be part of:
Circle is committed to visibility and stability in everything we do. As we grow as an organization we're expanding into some of the world's 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.
Circle is looking for a Senior Analyst AML Know Your Customer to join its Compliance Operations team and conduct detailed periodic reviews and projects in Circle's KYC Team. The Senior Analyst is responsible for the end-to-end KYC periodic review process including the collection documentation due diligence analysis and escalation of customers.
What you'll work on:
- Reviewing higher and high risk 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 periodic review process for material changes in risk factors and red flags.
- Updating internal records to enrich customer KYC files.
- Ensuring the customer's 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.
- Collaborating with the Customer Service team and Relationship Managers to obtain all necessary supporting documentation to fulfill KYC due diligence requirements.
- 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.
What you'll 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.
Base Pay Range: $97500 - $127500
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.
Should you require accommodations or assistance in our interview process because of a disability please reach out to [email protected] for support. We respect your privacy and will connect with you separately from our interview process to accommodate your needs.
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Skills Required
- 4+ years relevant experience in AML and KYC reviews for corporates
- At least 2 years experience in crypto (ongoing monitoring of higher and high risk customers)
- Deep understanding of blockchain technology
- B.A./B.S. degree (quantitative or technical degree a plus)
- Detail-oriented and highly analytical with ability to dig into data
- Strong communication skills and ability to interface with internal and external teams
- Proven ability to work collaboratively with multiple stakeholders and internal teams
- Experience/familiarity with Slack Apple MacOS and G Suite
- Ability to work effectively in a fully remote environment across multiple time zones
- CAMS CFCS or CFE certification
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Circle Compensation & Benefits Highlights
- Equity Value & Accessibility—Equity participation is available broadly positioning employees as owners and adding long‑term upside to total rewards. Feedback suggests equity is a standard component of offers.
- Healthcare Strength—Comprehensive medical dental and vision coverage is highlighted alongside a global wellness program. Feedback suggests health insurance quality is a noted strength.
- Retirement Support—U.S. employees receive a 401(k) with a company match that supports long‑term savings. This provides employer‑backed financial security beyond base pay.
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What We Do
Circle (NYSE: CRCL) is a global internet financial platform company powering the foundation of an open borderless and programmable economy. Circle connects financial institutions enterprises and developers to the next generation of the internet financial system through digital assets such as USDC Circle Payments Network for global money movement and Arc an enterprise-grade blockchain designed to become the Economic OS for the internet. Supporting trillions of dollars in economic activity and serving hundreds of millions of users worldwide Circle enables value to move with the speed security and transparency of the internet. Circle is committed to visibility and stability in everything we do. As we grow as an organization we're expanding into some of the world's 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.
Why Work With Us
Our employees are treated as people first with a real purpose for being here. Circle has created an environment where people can thrive grow be challenged and constantly build on their career. It's this same environment that draws competitive strength from within our employee base.
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