Crypto Compliance AML Analyst

About Slash

Slash is building the future of business banking, one industry at a time. We believe businesses deserve financial infrastructure tailored to how they actually operate. That's why we're creating a new category of business banking. We combine the reliability of traditional banking (high yields, competitive rewards, and comprehensive security) with industry-specific features that make businesses more efficient, more competitive, and more profitable.

Started in 2021, Slash is one of the fastest growing fintechs in the world and we power over three billion dollars a year in business purchasing across numerous industries. We're backed by some of the best investors in the world including Menlo Ventures, NEA, Y Combinator, Stanford University, and the founders of Tinder and Plaid. Slash is headquartered in San Francisco, and has a strong in-person culture.

We’re growing fast and are looking for a sharp, detail-oriented Compliance Analyst to join our team!

About the Role

As a Crypto Compliance AML Analyst at Slash, you’ll play a key role in building and scaling a compliance program tailored to digital assets. You’ll work cross-functionally with Compliance, Operations, Product, and Engineering to monitor on-chain and off-chain activity, investigate risk, and ensure Slash meets its regulatory obligations in a rapidly evolving crypto landscape.

This role is ideal for someone with prior experience who can operate with autonomy, exercise strong judgment, and contribute to improving compliance systems, tooling, and processes.

What You’ll Do

• Conduct AML and fraud monitoring across fiat and crypto transactions, including deep-dive investigations into complex or high-risk activity

• Analyze blockchain transactions and wallet behavior to identify suspicious patterns and exposure to illicit activity

• Perform customer due diligence (CDD) and enhanced due diligence (EDD), including evaluating source of funds/wealth and crypto-specific risk factors

• Independently investigate potentially suspicious activity and draft clear, well-supported internal escalation reports and/or Unusual Activity Reports (UARs)

• Support KYC/KYB processes, including onboarding reviews and periodic customer refreshes

• Monitor direct and indirect blockchain exposure with high-risk and severe-risk categories, including screening wallet addresses and counterparties e

• Maintain thorough documentation, audit trails, and case records in line with regulatory expectations

• Partner with Product and Engineering to refine transaction monitoring rules, improve alert quality, and enhance crypto compliance tooling

• Stay current on evolving crypto regulations, enforcement trends, and typologies (e.g., mixers, sanctions evasion, DeFi exploits)

What We’re Looking For

• Experience in AML, compliance, fraud, or risk operations (fintech, crypto, banking, or payments preferred)

• Strong understanding of AML frameworks, including transaction monitoring, SAR/UAR processes, KYC/KYB, and sanctions compliance

• Solid understanding of blockchain fundamentals (wallets, transactions, token flows, DeFi) and common crypto risk typologies

• Ability to independently investigate and resolve complex cases with sound judgment

• Strong analytical skills with attention to detail across both on-chain and off-chain data

• Clear, concise written communication, especially in investigative documentation

• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced startup environment with evolving regulatory expectations

• High integrity and sound judgment when handling sensitive financial and blockchain data

Nice to have (but not required):

• Experience with blockchain analytics tools (e.g., Chainalysis, TRM Labs, Elliptic)

• ACAMS certification

Why Join Slash:

• Be part of a fast-growing fintech startup disrupting business finance.

• Work closely with compliance leadership to develop in-demand skills in AML and risk operations.

• Opportunity to grow into high-impact compliance roles as we scale.

• Remote opportunity!