Senior Cryptoasset Sanctions Intelligence Expert
Are you a proven leader in sanctions intelligence, eager to confront the sophisticated world of crypto-enabled financial crime? Do you thrive on leading critical research that directly empowers financial institutions and governments to dismantle illicit networks? Join Elliptic, a values-led company, where you'll own your domain and make a profound, global impact.
Your Mission: Lead the Fight Against Crypto Sanctions Evasion
As our **Senior Cryptoasset Sanctions Intelligence Expert**, you'll be the ultimate authority within Elliptic's Intelligence team, owning our end-to-end strategy for combating crypto-enabled sanctions evasion. Your unparalleled expertise will translate directly into robust analytical outputs, scalable monitoring systems, and critical communications that empower hundreds of financial institutions, exchanges, and government agencies globally to make defensible compliance decisions every day.
This senior-level role demands a deep understanding of global sanctions regimes and the evolving tactics of state-linked actors and illicit networks in the cryptocurrency ecosystem. You will coach and mentor colleagues, drive cross-functional initiatives with our Product, Engineering, and Customer teams, and represent Elliptic's market-leading capabilities to clients, regulators, and industry partners.
What You'll Do: Drive Impact and Innovation
Serve as the definitive Subject Matter Expert (SME) on global sanctions regimes, independently resolving complex analytical questions and producing reliable intelligence outputs without requiring senior oversight.
Own, develop, and meticulously document a comprehensive coverage framework for global sanctions designation regimes.
Lead end-to-end investigations into cryptoasset exposure related to sanctioned entities, state-linked actors, high-risk jurisdictions, and evasion networks, managing projects from initial scoping to final delivery.
Define and continuously evolve Elliptic's sanctions monitoring operating model, identifying and remediating coverage gaps across regimes and designating authorities.
Coach and mentor junior colleagues, fostering a culture of excellence in analytical practice and sharing your extensive domain knowledge.
Collaborate seamlessly with Product, Engineering, and Customer teams to translate complex sanctions intelligence into powerful platform capabilities and actionable insights.
Produce high-quality written intelligence outputs, including comprehensive reports, concise briefings, thought leadership blogs, whitepapers, and client-facing content.
Represent Elliptic's sanctions intelligence at prestigious industry events, client briefings, and crucial regulatory engagements.
What You'll Achieve in Your First 6 Months: Gain a thorough and practical understanding of Elliptic's sanctions monitoring approach, comprehensive coverage framework, monitoring cadence, and core source-of-truth references. Who You Are: An Autonomous & Influential Leade You are widely recognized as a sanctions authority, confidently making independent, domain-level judgments that others rely on. What You'll Bring: Expertise & Technical Prowess Significant professional experience as an intelligence analyst, investigator, or compliance specialist within sanctions compliance, financial crime, law enforcement, or the crypto industry. Desirable, But Not Essential (Bonus Points For): Direct experience researching sanctions evasion typologies involving state-linked actors, complex procurement networks, critical technology supply chains, or high-risk financial intermediaries. Perks & Benefits: How We Work: Flexible Hybrid Work: The option to work from nearly anywhere for up to 90 days annually. Learning & Development: L&D Budget: A $1,000 annual budget for approved professional growth and development opportunities. Vacation / Leave: Generous Holidays: 25 days of annual leave + 8 US Public Holidays. Benefits: Comprehensive Healthcare: Medical, dental, and vision coverage through a range of top providers (including Tufts, Kaiser, Aetna, UHC, and Blue Shield of CA), with generous premium contributions for you and your dependents. We know Diversity and Inclusion is much deeper than just hiring, but it’s important for us to mention it here. We welcome and embrace individuals of all backgrounds and identities at Elliptic, and this is an ongoing priority for us. We know incredible people don’t all think in the same way. We want to be challenged every day. We believe our diverse team of individuals underpins this by bringing creative thinking and innovation to Elliptic every day. We are committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and equitable workplace, so we welcome applications from everyone, even if you may not think you fit all of the requirements of our roles. We foster an environment of psychological safety, where everyone feels comfortable to bring their whole self to work.
Contribute significantly to an external-facing research output on sanctioned entities or emerging threats, such as a prominent blog post, a detailed research report, or a pivotal client briefing.
You proactively identify and close knowledge and coverage gaps, taking personal accountability for systemic risks rather than simply escalating them.
You excel at translating deep domain expertise into scalable processes, clear automation requirements, and precise written outputs tailored for diverse audiences.
You communicate complex sanctions topics with exceptional precision and clarity, adeptly adjusting your approach for technical and non-technical stakeholders, both internal and external.
You thrive in collaborative, cross-functional environments, actively contributing your domain knowledge to product, engineering, and customer conversations.
You take initiative on emerging topics and cross-functional projects, driving progress without requiring constant direction.
You possess an insatiable curiosity about how sanctioned actors and networks exploit the dynamic cryptocurrency ecosystem.
Demonstrated, independent subject matter expertise in global sanctions regimes, including practical knowledge of OFAC, UK, EU, and UN frameworks, and a nuanced understanding of the operational distinctions between autonomous designating authorities and supranational regimes.
Proven experience designing or significantly improving monitoring and alerting frameworks, triage processes, or investigation playbooks in a compliance or intelligence context.
A track record of identifying systemic coverage risks and driving durable remediation strategies, including process improvement and automation planning.
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with a proven ability to produce high-quality, stakeholder-ready outputs independently and to tight deadlines.
Proficiency with leading blockchain analytics tools, advanced open-source intelligence (OSINT) methodologies, corporate registries, and adverse media sources.
**AI fluency is essential for this role.** You must demonstrate the ability to effectively apply AI tools and approaches relevant to intelligence analysis, including using AI to accelerate research workflows, enhance pattern identification, streamline OSINT processing, and facilitate the drafting of written outputs.
Experience with automated sanctions list monitoring, cross-referencing tooling, or designing sophisticated detection logic.
A deep technical understanding of cryptoassets, blockchain architecture, and advanced on-chain analytics methodologies.
Remote Work Budget: A $650 budget to optimize your home office setup.
Birthday Leave: An extra day off to celebrate your birthday.
Enhanced Parental Leave: 16 weeks of fully-paid leave for eligible employees, regardless of gender or path to parenthood (birth or adoption).
401k: Company match included to support your financial future.
Mental Health: Full access to Spill mental health support services.