Senior Investigator, Illicit Finance & Sanctions

As the world's first and largest NFT marketplace, OpenSea is pioneering a new frontier where art, games, technology and commerce converge in fascinating and unprecedented ways.  Our platform empowers millions of creators, collectors and developers to easily showcase, discover, buy and sell unique digital items.

We’re a team of rigorous problem solvers, visionary futurists, proactive doers and effective communicators. As a remote-first company, we enable our team members to work from anywhere, while making time to come together as a team to collaborate and connect in person throughout the year.

OpenSea’s Counter-Illicit Finance & Sanctions Compliance program is seeking a qualified and experienced individual to fill the role of Senior Investigator. The individual in this role must have a proven ability to independently perform financial crimes and/or OFAC sanctions related investigations. The individual will be expected to be an immediate contributor to our program and must have a proactive mentality, be willing to work on alerts and investigations, and contribute broadly to the success and ongoing development of the program.

This position is fully remote.

Responsibilities:

• Perform blockchain investigations.

• Analyze transactional activity to identify potential money laundering, terrorist financing, or sanctions evasion.

• Investigate potential sanctions hits.

• Collaborate with the broader team to improve procedures and processes as they relate to financial crimes and sanctions related investigations.

• Support other areas of the Counter-Illicit Finance and Sanctions Compliance program as required.

• Apply previous financial crimes or sanctions compliance experience to support the overall development of the program, its projects, policies, and procedures.

Requirements:

• 4+ years experience working in financial crimes or OFAC sanctions compliance programs.

• Previous experience working in crypto/Web3.

• Ability to compile case documentation accurately and with detail.

• Ability to utilize various internal tools and systems.

• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely.

• Ability to identify issues or gaps and propose solutions.

• Ability to read, understand, and consistently apply procedure.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with blockchain analytics tools such as TRM Labs, Elliptic, or Chainalysis.

• Familiarity with Transaction Monitoring Systems and rulesets.

The base salary for this full-time position, which spans across multiple internal levels depending on qualifications, ranges between $95,000 to $150,000 plus benefits & equity.

If you don't think you meet all of the criteria below but still are interested in the job, please apply. Nobody checks every box, and we're looking for someone who is excited to join the team.

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Benefits & Perks

🏥 Health Benefits: We cover 100% Dental/Vision/Medical for employees and 80% for dependents

🌴 Flexible Time Off Policy: Our flexible time off policy is aimed at letting our employees take as much time off as they'd like to refresh so long as it doesn't interfere with their ability to meet their goals and contribute effectively to company velocity

👶 Parental Leave: 16 Weeks of Paid Parental Bonding & up to 8 additional weeks for the birthing parent

💛 Mental Health: We offer access to Spring Health, covering 8 therapy & 8 coaching sessions per year

📅 11 Company Holidays

🏦 Fidelity 401K Plan

📱 Internet/Mobile Reimbursement Plan

🧘 Reimbursement or Monthly Snack Delivery

✈ Company & Team retreats to get together for fun and collaboration

☕ Team Member Co-Working and Gathering Expense

🖥 MacBook Pro & WFH Stipend to make sure you are set up for success

🌯 Weekly $50 Uber Eats credit

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