Compliance Manager, Monitoring & Investigations
"What You'll Be Doing"
What You'll Be Doing
Own day-to-day transaction monitoring for fiat and digital asset flows, including alert review, escalation, and disposition.
Design, tune, and document monitoring rules and scenarios based on the firm's risk assessment, typologies, and emerging threats.
Use blockchain analytics tools to assess wallet exposure, counterparty risk, and illicit-finance indicators such as sanctions, mixers, darknet markets, scams, and ransomware.
Track alert volumes, false-positive rates, and SLAs, and drive improvements in efficiency and coverage.
Build and run surveillance for trading activity on primary and secondary markets, including on-chain transfers, DEX/CEX activity, and OTC flows.
Detect and investigate potential market abuse, including wash trading, spoofing, layering, front-running, pump-and-dump schemes, and insider trading.
Work with Engineering and Data teams on surveillance tooling, data pipelines, and alert logic.
Maintain reporting procedures, quality control checks, and audit-ready documentation.
Support regulatory exams, independent audits, and responses to regulator inquiries.
What We're Looking For
5+ years of experience in financial crimes compliance, with significant hands-on work in investigations, AML/BSA, and transaction monitoring.
Demonstrated experience with blockchain analytics tools such as Chainalysis (Reactor, KYT), TRM Labs, or Elliptic, and the ability to trace funds independently on-chain.
Strong working knowledge of the BSA, USA PATRIOT Act, FinCEN guidance, and OFAC sanctions requirements.
A track record of writing high-quality SAR narratives and investigation reports.
Strong analytical skills, with the ability to work with large datasets and spot anomalous patterns.
Excellent written and verbal communication, sound judgment, and the ability to handle sensitive matters with discretion.
Bonus Points
Experience with trade surveillance or market abuse detection at a broker-dealer, exchange, ATS, or digital asset trading venue.
Familiarity with securities regulations (SEC, FINRA) and how they apply to tokenized assets or digital securities.
Experience building or scaling a monitoring program at a high-growth fintech or crypto company.
Experience managing or mentoring analysts.
Certifications such as CAMS, CCAS, CFE, or CCI.
Why Join Us
Competitive compensation, which may include salary, future token rights, and/or equity according to preference.
Full medical, vision, and dental benefits, plus a flexible PTO policy.
A remote-first team spanning many countries, with the opportunity to help shape the company's vision, culture, and design practices as an early team member.
Colleagues from firms including Goldman Sachs, Blackrock, Two Sigma, Bridgewater, SpaceX, AWS, Meta, Google, McKinsey, Circle, and Uniswap.
Backing from leading crypto investors, including Pantera Capital, Founders Fund, and Coinbase Ventures.
About Ondo Finance
Ondo Finance is at the forefront of bridging traditional finance with the innovative world of blockchain. We are a leading Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO) and protocol dedicated to bringing real-world assets (RWAs) onto the blockchain, unlocking unprecedented liquidity and accessibility for institutional and individual investors alike. Our mission is to build the foundational infrastructure for a more efficient, transparent, and inclusive financial system, leveraging the power of Web3 technologies to redefine how value is created and exchanged globally. Through our pioneering work with tokenized securities and yield-generating stablecoin solutions, Ondo Finance is setting new industry standards and expanding the horizons of decentralized finance (DeFi). Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, relentless innovation, and a collaborative spirit. We empower our team members to tackle complex challenges, push the boundaries of what's possible in crypto, and contribute directly to the evolution of a global financial paradigm. At Ondo Finance, you'll work alongside brilliant minds passionate about blockchain's transformative potential, in an environment that fosters growth, ownership, and a shared commitment to excellence. We believe in open communication, data-driven decisions, and a flat organizational structure that enables every voice to be heard and valued. Join Ondo Finance and be a pivotal part of shaping the future of finance. If you're a talented professional eager to make a tangible impact in the blockchain space, contribute to a product that truly matters, and grow within a fast-paced, dynamic Web3 organization, then your journey starts here. We offer unparalleled opportunities to work on cutting-edge financial instruments, robust decentralized protocols, and contribute to a vision that will democratize access to finance worldwide. Come build with us and leave your mark on the next generation of financial infrastructure.
Ready to Apply?
To submit your application for this position, please visit Ondo Finance's official website and follow their application process.