CTF Subject Matter Expert - Lead Intelligence Analyst
Are you driven by a profound mission to dismantle illicit financial networks and combat crypto-enabled terrorism financing? Do you possess the expertise to lead complex intelligence research that empowers financial institutions and governments globally? If you're seeking a values-led organization where your autonomy is respected and your impact is undeniable, we want to hear from you.
Your Mission: Make a Global Impact
As a pivotal member of our global intelligence team, you will serve as a Counter-Terrorism Financing (CTF) Subject Matter Expert. You'll spearhead intricate, in-depth investigations into the clandestine use of cryptoassets by terrorist actors and their facilitation networks. Your critical work will involve validating exposure and attribution confidence, refining workflows, and translating complex findings into precise, actionable intelligence outputs.
Your contributions will directly fortify Elliptic’s industry-leading intelligence dataset and product capabilities. This means empowering our private and public-sector customers to strengthen CTF controls, proactively manage risk, and make defensible decisions. Your insights will not only shape strategic client conversations and impactful research publications but also reinforce Elliptic’s reputation as the trusted authority in the crypto and financial intelligence domain. Be prepared to play a vital role in advancing global financial integrity on an unprecedented scale.
What You'll Deliver: Key Responsibilities
Lead CTF-focused research and investigations into cryptoasset activity linked to terrorist organizations, facilitators, propaganda and fundraising ecosystems, and operational support networks, including identifying emerging typologies.
Build and maintain a comprehensive, dynamic picture of evolving CTF trends, ensuring Elliptic’s intelligence reflects the full spectrum of terrorist actors and facilitators leveraging crypto.
Navigate and analyze across multiple jurisdictions and designation regimes (e.g., UN, US, UK, EU, and relevant domestic CT frameworks), ensuring our intelligence outputs align with diverse legal definitions, evidentiary expectations, and customer obligations.
Collaborate seamlessly with the global intelligence team to identify and integrate new entities, wallet clusters, and illicit behaviors into Elliptic’s dataset, maintaining its robustness, actionability, and defensibility.
Represent Elliptic’s CTF intelligence capabilities in high-stakes client briefings, training sessions, and industry forums, articulating complex findings with clarity to diverse audiences including compliance teams, regulators, and public-sector partners.
Provide direct intelligence support to public-sector partners, where appropriate, to assist in the disruption of facilitation networks within the digital asset ecosystem.
Your First 6 Months: Achieving Critical Milestones
Contribute significant new entities and wallet clusters to Elliptic's intelligence dataset, profoundly deepening the CTF picture our customers rely on.
Translate investigative findings into scalable outputs such as typologies and robust detection logic, directly strengthening how our customers identify and mitigate terrorist financing risk.
Actively represent Elliptic's CTF expertise with key customers and public-sector partners through impactful briefings, specialized training, or prominent industry forums.
Who You Are: Your Profile for Success
You thrive in an environment of high autonomy, demonstrating exceptional independent judgment and initiative with minimal oversight.
You possess an insatiable curiosity and an unwavering drive to uncover hidden patterns and connections that others overlook.
You bring deep, proven experience in intelligence analysis, adept at navigating ambiguity and managing uncertainty in complex investigations.
You are an experienced Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) researcher, comfortable operating across multiple languages and diverse jurisdictions.
You have demonstrated expertise or a profound interest in counter-terrorism financing principles and practices.
You combine strong initiative and collaborative spirit with razor-sharp analytical and research skills.
You communicate with exceptional clarity, whether delivering high-level briefings or producing rigorous, evidence-led reports.
You excel at working effectively with global teams and stakeholders at all levels.
Our Ideal Candidate Brings: Essential Expertise
Extensive experience in intelligence, threat analysis, financial crime, OSINT, or related investigative fields, with a specific focus on illicit or terrorist financing.
Proven track record in a senior or highly autonomous role, demonstrating independent judgment and strategic decision-making capabilities.
A comprehensive understanding of cryptoassets, advanced blockchain analysis techniques, and on-chain tracing tools.
Demonstrated ability to produce clear, evidence-based intelligence reports for both highly technical and non-technical audiences.
Proficiency in using Python, SQL, or AI-assisted querying to expertly extract and analyze blockchain or open-source data.
A strong analytical mindset coupled with excellent judgment, particularly when handling sensitive or uncertain intelligence.
A collaborative and proactive approach, comfortable working effectively across global, interdisciplinary teams.
AI Fluency is essential for this role. You must be able to 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.
Bonus Points For: A PhD or advanced degree in a relevant field. Unlocking Your Potential: Our Benefits & Perks > How We Work: Hybrid working model, offering flexibility and work-life balance. > Learning & Development: $1,000 Learning & Development budget dedicated to your professional growth and agreed upon with your manager. > Vacation & Leave: 25 days of annual leave, plus all bank holidays. > Core Benefits: Private Health Insurance with Bupa. At Elliptic, we champion Diversity and Inclusion not just as a policy, but as a fundamental aspect of our culture. We welcome and embrace individuals of all backgrounds and identities, recognizing that diverse perspectives fuel innovation and challenge conventional thinking. We are committed to creating a truly diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace. We encourage applications from everyone, even if you don't believe you meet every single requirement – your unique insights are valuable. We cultivate an environment of psychological safety, where everyone feels empowered to bring their whole self to work.
Proven, hands-on 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.
A deep understanding of obfuscation techniques employed by illicit actors.
Option to work from almost anywhere for up to 90 days per year.
£500 Remote working budget to equip your ideal home office space.
An additional day off to celebrate your birthday!
Enhanced parental leave: Eligible employees receive 16 weeks of fully-paid leave, regardless of gender or whether they become a parent by birth or adoption.
Full access to Spill Mental Health Support services.
Life Assurance: Coverage for 4 times your annual salary to your beneficiaries.
Cycle to Work Scheme.