Senior Crypto Threat Analyst - Terrorism

As a Senior Crypto Threat Analyst focused on terrorism financing at Elliptic, you lead complex investigations into how terrorist actors and their support networks use cryptoassets. You will act as a counter-terrorism financing (CTF) subject matter expert, validating exposure and attribution, improving workflows, and translating your findings into actionable intelligence that helps financial institutions and governments disrupt illicit financial networks.

What you'll do

• Lead CTF-focused research and investigations into cryptoasset activity linked to terrorist organisations, facilitators, propaganda and fundraising ecosystems, and operational support networks, including identifying typologies
• Build and maintain a comprehensive picture of evolving CTF trends and ensure Elliptic's intelligence reflects the full range of terrorist actors and facilitators using crypto
• Work across multiple jurisdictions and designation regimes such as UN, US, UK, EU and relevant domestic counter-terrorism frameworks, ensuring intelligence outputs align to different legal definitions, evidentiary expectations, and customer obligations
• Collaborate with the global intelligence team to identify and integrate new entities, wallet clusters, and illicit behaviors into Elliptic's dataset, keeping it robust, actionable, and defensible
• Represent Elliptic's CTF intelligence capabilities in client briefings, training sessions, and industry forums, communicating complex findings clearly to compliance teams, regulators, and public-sector partners
• Support public-sector partners with intelligence that assists disruption of facilitation networks in the digital asset ecosystem

What you bring

• Experience in intelligence, threat analysis, financial crime, OSINT or related investigative fields, including work on illicit or terrorist financing
• A track record in a senior or highly autonomous role, demonstrating independent judgment and strategic decision-making
• An understanding of cryptoassets, blockchain analysis, and on-chain tracing tools
• Ability to produce clear, evidence-based intelligence reports for both technical and non-technical audiences
• Capability to use Python, SQL, or AI-assisted querying to extract and analyze blockchain or open-source data
• Strong analytical mindset with excellent judgment when handling sensitive or uncertain intelligence
• A collaborative and proactive approach, comfortable working across global, interdisciplinary teams
• AI fluency is essential. You must demonstrate your ability to effectively apply AI tools and approaches relevant to intelligence analysis, including using AI to accelerate research workflows, pattern identification, OSINT processing, and the drafting of written outputs

Nice to have

• A PhD or advanced degree in a relevant field
• Proven experience investigating terrorist or sanctioned actors' use of cryptoassets
• Fluency or working proficiency in multiple languages, especially those relevant to terrorism or illicit finance research
• Publications, briefings, or media contributions on threat finance or cryptoasset misuse
• Understanding of obfuscation techniques used by illicit actors

What we offer

• Hybrid working with the option to work from almost anywhere for up to 90 days per year
• £500 remote working budget to set up your home office space
• $1,000 learning and development budget to use on anything that contributes to your growth and development
• 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays, plus an extra day for your birthday
• Private health insurance with Bupa
• Full access to Spill Mental Health Support
• Life assurance covering 4 times your salary to your beneficiaries
• Cycle to Work Scheme

About Elliptic

Elliptic is a financial intelligence company helping private and public-sector customers strengthen counter-terrorism financing controls, manage risk, and make defensible decisions. The company maintains an industry-leading intelligence dataset and blockchain analysis capabilities serving financial institutions and governments worldwide.