Sanctions Crypto Investigator (Cryptocurrency)

Location: Hybrid, based in the Denver, CO, Westlake, TX, or New York, NY office; in-person attendance is expected at least 3 days per week.

Base pay: $82,000–$97,000 USD annually for Zone 2 locations including Denver and Westlake; other compensation zones range from $73,000–$86,000 and $94,000–$110,000 annually. Additional bonus, equity, and benefits are available.

Company

Robinhood is a financial services company building products across cryptocurrency, brokerage, and money movement to expand access to finance.

What you will do

• Investigate cryptocurrency-related sanctions alerts involving customer screening matches, deposits, withdrawals, wallet addresses, and blockchain transactions.
• Use TRM Labs or comparable blockchain analytics tools to trace transactions, assess direct and indirect sanctions exposure, and identify evasion typologies.
• Review potential matches against OFAC and other sanctions lists, determine whether activity requires blocking, rejection, or regulatory escalation, and document decisions.
• Monitor emerging cryptocurrency sanctions risks, regulatory developments, and illicit finance typologies.
• Partner with Compliance, Legal, Engineering, Product, and Financial Crimes teams to resolve complex investigations and improve screening capabilities.
• Support workflow improvements, automation, regulatory examinations, audits, quality reviews, reporting, and investigative workload management.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in financial crimes, sanctions investigations, AML compliance, or a related field within financial services, fintech, cryptocurrency, or another regulated environment.
• Demonstrated experience investigating cryptocurrency transactions and assessing financial crime or sanctions-related risks.
• Working knowledge of blockchain technology, digital asset transactions, wallet addresses, and cryptocurrency transaction flows.
• Experience with blockchain analytics tools such as TRM Labs, Chainalysis, Elliptic, or comparable platforms.
• Strong understanding of OFAC sanctions regulations, sanctions screening requirements, and common sanctions evasion methodologies.
• Experience conducting complex investigations, evaluating potential true-positive matches, and preparing clear, defensible investigative documentation.
• Strong analytical and critical-thinking skills, sound risk-based judgment, and the ability to manage complex information.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including communicating investigative findings and recommendations.
• Ability to manage competing priorities, meet deadlines, maintain accuracy in a fast-paced environment, and collaborate across teams.
• High standards of integrity, professionalism, and discretion when handling confidential or sensitive information.

Culture & Benefits

• High-impact work in a fast-moving environment focused on financial crime risk and the future of finance.
• Performance-driven compensation with bonus programs, equity ownership, and 401(k) matching.
• Employee health insurance, dependent coverage, life and disability insurance, fertility benefits, and mental health benefits.
• Paid time off, company holidays, sick time, parental leave, and a flexible lifestyle wallet for wellness and learning.
• Access to AI tools, continuous AI skill-building, catered meals, events, and supported office workspaces.