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 facilitation networks use cryptoassets. You act as a subject matter expert for our global intelligence team, validating exposure, improving workflows, and translating findings into actionable intelligence that helps financial institutions and governments disrupt illicit networks. Your work directly enhances Elliptic's industry-leading intelligence dataset and shapes how customers strengthen counter-terrorism financing controls on a global scale.

What you'll do

• Lead counter-terrorism financing research and investigations into cryptoasset activity linked to terrorist organisations, facilitators, propaganda and fundraising ecosystems, and operational support networks, including identifying new typologies
• Build and maintain a comprehensive picture of evolving counter-terrorism financing trends, ensuring 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 counter-terrorism financing 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
• Proven experience 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
• Experience producing clear, evidence-based intelligence reports for both technical and non-technical audiences
• Capability with Python, SQL, or AI-assisted querying to extract and analyze blockchain or open-source data
• Strong analytical judgment when handling sensitive or uncertain intelligence
• Comfort working across global, interdisciplinary teams with a collaborative and proactive approach
• AI fluency: 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
• Remote work budget of $650 to set up your home office space
• Annual learning and development budget of $1,000
• 25 days of annual leave plus 8 US public holidays, plus an extra day off for your birthday
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage through a range of providers with generous premium contributions for you and your dependents
• 401k with company match included
• Full access to Spill mental health support

About Elliptic

Elliptic provides blockchain analysis and financial intelligence solutions to help financial institutions and governments manage crypto-related risks, combat financial crime, and strengthen compliance with counter-terrorism and sanctions frameworks.