Associate Manager, International Investigations

Coinbase is committed to deterring illicit activity on our platform, protecting against exploitation by criminals and complying fully with all our legal and regulatory obligations. As the Associate Manager, you will play a critical role in supporting our AML/CFT programme at Coinbase. Your primary responsibility will be undertaking a leading role on our International Complex Cases team. investigating customer activity across the Coinbase products in order to identify potentially illegal or suspicious activity. You will be expected to be a subject matter expert in the area of AML/CTF, with the ability to exercise excellent judgement and discretion where necessary. 

What you’ll be doing (ie. job duties):

• Undertake a leading role with our International Complex Cases team;
• Proactive identification of cases and intelligence-led investigation workstreams;
• Conduct in-depth reviews of TMS alerts and manually referred cases;
• Conduct detailed investigations of complex cases which have flagged as having potentially illegal or suspicious activity;
• Prepare Suspicious Transaction/Activity Reports to be reviewed by senior management, prior to submission to the local Financial Intelligence Unit,
• Assist in the management and completion of time-sensitive reviews;
• Perform QC checks on complex cases;
• Provide training to investigators from within the team and BPOs;
• Assist with gap-analysis on existing processes and procedures;
• Liaise with external stakeholders including Law enforcement with suspicious activity reporting; and
• Other ad hoc assignments as required.

What we look for in you (ie. job requirements):

• An ideal candidate would have 6-8+ years AML/CTF experience with project management and high quality technical expertise at an equivalent financial services organisation, fin-tech or advisory firm, regulator or law enforcement agency;
• This is a key position on the team, often leading delegated work-streams or undertaking aspects of project management, including process management, training development and policy/process updates or system enhancement;
• The role involves liaison within team, and with key internal stakeholders in the International and US teams, global management and/or team lead equivalents
• Previous line management experience would also be necessary;
• Excellent oral, written and interpersonal communication skills, with the ability to communicate complex information in an accurate, clear and concise manner;
• Ability to analyse complex and large amounts of data, in order to extract key information;
• Capacity to meet deadlines while maintaining quality standards and effective time management; and
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced remote environment.

Nice to haves:

• A professional compliance qualification, and membership of a recognised professional body (LCOI, ICA, ACAMS);
• Knowledgeable in the area of virtual currencies, particularly in the context of AML/CTF;
• Knowledge of blockchain analytics tools;
• Experience in performing QC and/or QA;
• Metrics and reporting. 

Job #: P62041