Financial Crime Analyst

About the Company

Sphinx builds AI analysts that automate AML, KYC, KYB, and transaction monitoring for banks and fintechs. Sphinx Frontline is an AI-native compliance team-as-a-service that embeds analysts and AI agents directly into customer workflows to handle compliance end-to-end.

Responsibilities

• Perform real compliance casework including alert investigation, transaction monitoring adjudication, and KYC/KYB reviews
• Prepare SARs and CTRs and conduct screening investigations
• Work alongside AI agents on live casework to pressure-test their reasoning and ensure regulatory standards are met
• Define human-in-the-loop rules and escalation triggers
• Update workflows and retrain agents by identifying recurring false positives or missed signals

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience in AML, BSA, KYC/KYB, transaction monitoring, or financial crime investigations
• Experience working at a bank, fintech, MSB, or consulting firm
• Proficiency in alert adjudication, SAR/CTR filing, screening investigations, and EDD
• Strong analytical judgment and ability to articulate reasoning for escalations
• Ability to produce clear, defensible, and accurate investigative narratives