Compliance Investigations Manager

As a Compliance Investigations Manager at Paxos, you lead the execution of core compliance objectives, including financial crime investigations and regulatory reporting. You combine operational leadership with strategic thinking, driving compliance initiatives aimed at strengthening Paxos' financial crime prevention framework across a rapidly evolving crypto and fintech landscape.

What you'll do

• Oversee implementation of operational objectives of the Compliance Investigations program
• Scale the compliance operations investigations team to support business growth in line with sustainable risk management and compliance support
• Manage and develop key metrics to determine the health of the compliance investigations program
• Oversee end-to-end investigations on a range of cases triggered from KYC/CDD, sanctions screening, transaction monitoring and blockchain analytics
• Lead a high-performing team while fostering a culture of accountability, continuous learning, and professional growth within Compliance Operations
• Evaluate ongoing technology utilised in the investigations process, including automation tools and platforms
• Serve as a senior member of the Compliance team to guide and support other workstreams

What you bring

• 6+ years of experience in Transaction Monitoring and Investigations operations processes, including hands-on experience executing investigations and drafting suspicious activity reports
• 4+ years of financial crime compliance team management experience
• A fundamental understanding of AML, KYC and Sanctions regulations
• Strong writing capabilities, with deliverables reviewed by regulators, auditors and law enforcement
• Experience managing operational data sets, including reporting KPIs/KRIs to leadership
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to work cross-functionally
• Ability to develop and implement process improvements based on business initiatives and compliance insights

About Paxos

Paxos is rebuilding financial infrastructure by enabling the instant movement of any asset, any time, in a trustworthy way. For over a decade, the company has built blockchain infrastructure that tokenizes, custodies, trades and settles assets for leading financial institutions including Mastercard, Visa, Robinhood, and PayPal.