Crypto Sanctions Compliance Senior Specialist

Remote · WA - Seattle · 3-5 years experience · Full-time · Remote · Posted Sep 30, 2026

At a glance

The Sanctions Compliance Senior Specialist will perform Level 2 escalation reviews of sanctions-related customer and transaction screening alerts for fiat and cryptocurrency.
The role determines the appropriate course of action for potential matches and assists with sanctions-related advice, guidance, and policy drafting.
The position supports on-chain investigations and helps execute ad-hoc projects related to financial crime compliance.

Conduct customer and transaction-related sanctions monitoring activities, ensuring that alert determinations are appropriate, fully supported, and documented.
Make the final decision on alert/case dispositioning, escalating potential true matches to management, and taking mitigating actions as needed according to procedures.
Respond to sanctions-related escalations from various business units or compliance teams, including related to investigations and guidance on sanctions risk and compliance requirements.
Conduct sanctions-related due diligence and investigations to evaluate whether alerts or cases are risk-relevant.
Support the oversight of SoFi’s sanctions screening and reporting program, including identifying list management opportunities and preparing regulatory reporting, as needed.
Monitor sanctions and cryptocurrency regulations, laws and best practices, identify new or changing requirements, and collaborate to ensure ongoing sanctions compliance is implemented.
Support special ad-hoc projects, including the design of escalation paths and strategy, drafting and maintenance of procedures, liaising with cross-functional teams on initiatives, memorializing sanctions-related risk-based decisions, and developing tailored training, as assigned.
Mentor other members of the team on sanctions and crypto-related processes and workflows.

Bachelor’s Degree from a four-year college or university in a related field.
3-5 years of Sanctions-related experience within a financial institution or government agency.
Applied and practical experience conducting on-chain sanctions and AML investigations, preferably utilizing blockchain analytics tooling.
Strong working knowledge of OFAC regulatory requirements and experience working with screening tools and relevant technologies.
Ability to maintain up-to-date knowledge of BSA/AML laws and regulations relative to sanctions, money laundering, and terrorist financing, and the ability to apply this knowledge in assessing transactional activity and sanctions risk exposure.
Demonstrated written and verbal skills to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization and across different business lines.

CAMS/CFE certification preferred (or willingness to become certified within one year of start date).
Chainalysis CCI or other crypto/blockchain related certifications.

We are unable to accommodate remote work from Hawaii, Alaska or Puerto Rico at this time.