DPRK- and China-Focused Intelligence Analyst (Crypto)

Location: Hybrid, with offices in London and Aarhus

Company

hirify.global is a blockchain data and AI platform that helps organizations investigate illicit activity, manage risk, and build trust in digital assets.

What you will do

• Own end-to-end attribution of DPRK and Chinese threat actors, entities, accounts, addresses, and infrastructure.
• Lead rapid on-chain attribution following OFAC and allied sanctions designations.
• Trace stolen and illicit funds through mixers, cross-chain bridges, no-KYC swaps, OTC brokers, and off-ramps.
• Produce finished intelligence, including advisory notes, customer briefings, partner briefings, and research publications.
• Represent hirify.global as an external expert at conferences, panels, press engagements, and public- and private-sector briefings.
• Translate threat-finance typologies into collection priorities, product detection guidance, and AI-supported investigative workflows.

Requirements

• Deep, demonstrable expertise in DPRK state-sponsored crypto operations and/or Chinese-language money laundering, OTC, underground banking, and organized-crime finance.
• Proven ability to trace blockchain activity involving DPRK or China-related targets.
• Background in intelligence, sanctions, counter-threat finance, investigations, law enforcement, military, research, or private-sector sanctions work.
• Strong regional understanding of DPRK and Chinese illicit-finance ecosystems and money-laundering flows.
• Excellent writing, communication, judgment, and ability to lead complex problems end to end.
• 5+ years of relevant experience for a Senior hire, or 8+ years and recognized domain authority for a Staff hire.

Nice to have

• Mandarin and/or Korean language ability.
• Direct experience with OFAC sanctions, designations, or designation processes.
• Published research or public speaking on DPRK crypto theft, Lazarus Group, or Chinese money laundering.
• Experience with cross-chain bridge and mixer laundering, guarantee marketplaces, Chinese OTC, or underground-banking networks.

Culture & Benefits

• Work with analysts, threat-domain subject-matter experts, data scientists, and engineers across a globally distributed organization.
• Collaborate asynchronously and in real time across time zones.
• Use AI tools and workflows to scale intelligence analysis while maintaining ownership of quality and outcomes.
• Contribute to a diverse and inclusive workplace with interview accommodations available for candidates with disabilities.