Coinbase · 17 hours ago
Compliance, US Investigations Associate
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid Level
$99K/yr - $117K/yr
3+ years expCoinbase is a company dedicated to increasing economic freedom in the world through blockchain technology. They are seeking a US Investigations Associate to leverage blockchain analytics and financial crime expertise to conduct investigations in support of their BSA/AML program, ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.
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Responsibilities
Leverage blockchain analytics and financial crime expertise to conduct in depth investigations and analysis in support of Coinbase’s BSA/AML program
Conduct reviews of higher risk cases referred by partner teams, which may involve high volume transaction activity, potential fraud or money laundering rings, terror financing or human trafficking concerns, politically exposed persons (PEPs), high-profile individuals, etc
Able to apply a variety of investigatory techniques to ambiguous complex fact patterns resulting in independent analysis to meet regulatory filing requirements
Detailed understanding of a broad range of financial product offerings across the financial services industry
Evaluate AML and fraud-related alerting activity to determine whether such activity warrants a Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) filing in accordance with FinCEN guidelines
Conduct Continuing Activity Reviews (CARs) of customer activity as needed
Initiate 314(b) requests, enhanced due diligence (EDD) requests, and sanctions advisory reviews to comply with the USA PATRIOT Act, regulatory requirements, and internal policies and procedures
Analyze KYC information and conduct open-source and due diligence research in support of investigations
Maintain detailed documentation to demonstrate compliance with regulations and internal policies and procedures
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree or equivalent
3-5 years relevant experience (conducting AML investigations, SAR preparation and filing)
Mid-career level position
Cryptocurrency or blockchain experience
Able to apply a variety of investigatory techniques to ambiguous complex fact patterns resulting in independent analysis to meet regulatory filing requirements
Detailed understanding of a broad range of financial product offerings across the financial services industry
Able to deal with highly confidential and sensitive client, employee, and third party information
Ability to effectively communicate in writing and in person, with third parties including but not limited to regulatory agencies, law enforcement, and external auditors, etc
Exceptional written and research skills required to complete regulatory reports and in depth investigations
Interact, through written and in-person presentation, with senior management and at times, executive management, on sensitive case matters
Work on cases with high levels of confidentiality
Provide oversight of functions executed by cross functional departments
Preferred
CAMS, CFE or CFCS certification
Crypto Investigation Certifications (i.e. from Chainalysis, TRM Labs, Elliptic, etc)
Experience with SQL and applications Looker, SuperSet, or Snowflake
Benefits
Bonus eligibility
Equity eligibility
Benefits (including medical, dental, vision and 401(k))
Company
Coinbase
Coinbase is a crypto exchange and wallet platform that allows merchants and consumers to buy, sell, and store digital currencies.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$4.46BKey Investors
ARK Investment ManagementDFJ GrowthTiger Global Management
2025-12-19Post Ipo Equity· $4.2M
2025-08-05Post Ipo Debt· $2.6B
2025-03-04Post Ipo Equity· $8M
Leadership Team
Brian Armstrong
CEO & Co-Founder
Alesia Haas
Chief Financial Officer
Recent News
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