KYC Analyst

With millions of wallets created and a global audience, Bitcoin.com is one of the world's leading crypto content and onboarding platforms. This role is a hands-on KYC Analyst position within the Compliance team, acting as first line of review for customer onboarding and ongoing due diligence, flagging higher-risk cases for escalation and helping maintain a clean, well-documented CDD/EDD process as Bitcoin.com scales across jurisdictions.
Location: Remote (EU/EEA)
Key Responsibilities

- Conduct KYC/CDD reviews on new and existing customers, including identity verification, document checks, and customer risk-rating in line with the risk framework

- Assist in KYB and UBO verification for corporate/partner onboarding if required

- Disposition PEP, sanctions and adverse-media screening alerts; document rationale for true/false-positive decisions and escalate confirmed or ambiguous hits to the AML Manager

- Conduct first-line transaction monitoring alert reviews and basic source-of-funds checks; flag activity that may warrant EDD or a SAR/STR recommendation.

- Monitor transaction alerts and support investigations into unusual activity

- Maintain accurate, audit-ready case files and escalate potential SAR/STR triggers to the Deputy Compliance Officer

- Support periodic reviews, remediation exercises, and licensing-related data requests (MiCA/EMI)

- Help maintain and improve internal KYC procedures, checklists, and training materials

- Handle KYC-related customer queries and RFIs (requests for information) professionally and within SLA

What We Are Looking For
Required

- 1–3 years in KYC/AML, screening operations, or fraud/financial-crime. Experience within fintech, crypto, payments, or iGaming background welcome

- Working knowledge of KYC/CDD/EDD processes: PEP/sanctions/adverse-media screening, and customer risk factors

- Ability to write clear, concise alert dispositions and escalation notes in English

- Comfortable using IDV/screening platforms and case-management tools

- Careful, consistent, detail-oriented

- Comfortable following procedures in a fast-changing, scale-up environment

- Ability to exercise sound judgment and escalate appropriately in ambiguous situations

- GDPR awareness

- Strong professional English, written and verbal

Nice to Have

- Hands-on experience with IDV/screening platforms (Sumsub, Onfido, World-Check, ComplyAdvantage, OpenSanctions)

- Exposure to blockchain analytics tools (Chainalysis, Elliptic, TRM)

- Awareness of the AML framework (AMLD/AMLR), MiCA, Travel Rule

- Experience with UBO identification / corporate KYB

- ACAMS Associate, ICA Certificate in AML, or willingness to pursue certification

- General crypto and blockchain domain knowledge

Why Join Us

- Competitive salary and benefits package

- One of the most recognized names in crypto

- Flexible, modern, remote-friendly environment

- Room to grow in a fast-moving global organization

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