Sanctions Crypto Investigator

As a Sanctions Crypto Investigator at Robinhood, you will investigate potential sanctions exposure associated with cryptocurrency transactions, digital asset wallets, and customer activity. You join the Financial Crimes (FinCrimes) Sanctions team, which plays a critical role in protecting Robinhood and its customers by identifying, investigating, and mitigating sanctions-related risks across cryptocurrency, brokerage, and money movement activities while maintaining compliance with applicable U.S. and international sanctions requirements.

What you'll do

• Conduct thorough investigations of cryptocurrency-related sanctions alerts, including customer screening matches, deposits, withdrawals, wallet addresses, and blockchain transactions.
• Leverage blockchain analytics tools such as TRM Labs, Chainalysis, or Elliptic to evaluate direct and indirect sanctions exposure, trace transaction activity, and identify potential sanctions evasion typologies.
• Review and disposition potential matches against OFAC and other applicable sanctions lists, ensuring timely, accurate, and well-documented investigative decisions.
• Identify and escalate potential sanctions violations, including transactions or assets that may require blocking, rejecting, or additional regulatory review.
• Prepare clear, concise, and comprehensive investigative narratives, supporting documentation, and escalation recommendations.
• Monitor emerging cryptocurrency sanctions risks, regulatory developments, and illicit finance typologies to support ongoing risk identification and mitigation.
• Partner with Compliance, Legal, Engineering, Product, and other FinCrimes teams to resolve complex investigations and enhance sanctions screening capabilities.
• Identify opportunities to improve investigative workflows, screening effectiveness, operational efficiency, and automation.
• Assist with regulatory examinations, internal and external audits, quality assurance reviews, and management reporting.
• Maintain adherence to established procedures, regulatory requirements, and internal service-level expectations while managing investigative workloads.

What you bring

• 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 crimes or sanctions-related risks.
• Working knowledge of blockchain technology, digital asset transactions, wallet addresses, and cryptocurrency transaction flows.
• Experience using 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, with the ability to assess complex information and make sound, risk-based decisions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate investigative findings and recommendations effectively.
• Ability to manage competing priorities, meet deadlines, and maintain a high degree of accuracy in a fast-paced environment.
• A collaborative mindset and willingness to partner across teams to solve problems and improve existing processes.
• High standards of integrity, professionalism, and discretion when handling confidential or sensitive information.

What we offer

• Performance-driven compensation with multipliers for outsized impact, bonus programs, and equity ownership.
• Base pay range: $73,000-$110,000 USD depending on location (Zone 1: $94,000-$110,000 for New York, NY; Zone 2: $82,000-$97,000 for Denver, CO or Westlake, TX; Zone 3: $73,000-$86,000 for Florida locations).
• 401(k) matching.
• 100% paid health insurance for employees with 90% coverage for dependents, plus employer-paid life and disability insurance, fertility benefits, and mental health benefits.
• Access to the Robinhood Employee Fund that gives eligible US employees the opportunity to invest in a private employee fund providing exposure to Robinhood Ventures funds.
• Access to AI tools and continuous AI skill-building for all employees.
• Lifestyle wallet, a highly flexible benefits spending account for wellness, learning, and more.
• Time off including company holidays, paid time off, sick time, parental leave, and more.
• Exceptional office experience with catered meals, events, and comfortable workspaces.
• In-person attendance expected at least 3 days per week at offices in Denver, CO; Westlake, TX; or New York, NY.

About Robinhood

Robinhood's mission is to democratize finance for all. The company operates in cryptocurrency, brokerage, and money movement, supported by a high-performing team with ethics at the center of everything it does.