Investigations Specialist

BitGo seeks an Investigations Specialist for its Financial Intelligence Unit. The role involves investigating transaction activity, analyzing alerts, and collaborating with the Compliance team.

Overview

Department

Compliance

Job type

Full time

Compensation

Salary not specified

Location

Bangalore, India, South Asia

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Requirements

2-5 years experience in AML transaction monitoring, investigations, and SAR reporting.

2+ years of experience with using blockchain analytics tools (Elliptic, TRM Labs, Chainalysis, etc), and an understanding of the concepts that underpin blockchain transaction tracing.

Knowledge and understanding of AML regulatory requirements and expectations.

Strong investigative and analytical skills; experience leveraging multiple information sources to run an investigation.

A drive to understand the causes and reasons for account or transaction behavior and an eagerness to ‘paint the picture’ of an alert, investigation, or account review.

Excellent written, oral communication, and argumentative skills

Willing to learn and become an expert in complex blockchain based subject matter and crypto crime concepts.

Ability to work independently and with minimum supervision; be comfortable navigating various internal systems and tools provided by vendors.

Organization and time management skills.

Eagerness to work with other teams in a highly collaborative startup Fintech environment.

Responsibilities

Performing comprehensive and insightful investigations into alerted transaction activity or accounts, and making recommendations for the filing of Suspicious Activity Reports.

Analyzing, reviewing, and investigating transaction monitoring alerts using tools such as Elliptic, TRM Labs, and Unit21 to identify and escalate financial crime red flags.

Keeping a watchful eye over wider BitGo platform activity to identify potential financial crime red flags, including reviewing law enforcement inquiries, sanctions screening, negative news, and referrals from BitGo employees or external parties, among others.

Collaborating with the wider Compliance team on program enhancements such as quality assurance reviews and data analysis.

Drafting and updating Financial Intelligence Unit procedures, participating in AML training and education efforts.

Maintaining an understanding of AML typologies that relate to digital asset transactions, correspondent banking, high risk jurisdictions, enforcement actions and crypto related financial crime news.

Identifying and reacting to trends and typologies through metrics and data analysis

Collaborating with other teams at BitGo and contributing to regulatory exams

File regulatory reports (such as SARs)

Benefits

Competitive salary

IT equipment support for work

Meal & Commute allowance

Medical Insurance

Attractive Well-being allowance (comprises of medical, wellness and fitness aspects)

Snacks: on-the-house in the Bangalore office

Great/Talented workforce to learn and grow with