Compliance Operations Analyst

About the position Fin is seeking its first dedicated compliance operations hire to manage the day-to-day operations of its compliance program. This role is crucial for ensuring compliance capacity keeps pace with the company's rapid growth in payment volume. The position involves hands-on review of businesses, alerts, and transforming manual processes into automated workflows. The compliance framework, including a Compliance Charter and core programs for financial crime, due diligence, fraud, and more, is already established. Responsibilities Review and disposition sanctions, PEP, and adverse media matches for entities and associated persons.Triage blockchain analytics alerts on inbound and outbound transfers, and manage hold-and-review workflows for flagged funds.Answer partner due diligence and information requests accurately and on time, and deliver against the partner reporting calendar.Write and maintain procedures and runbooks for compliance programs.Track and report operating metrics such as queue age, review turnaround, alert volumes, RFI aging, and override rates.Identify recurring manual work and propose tooling or workflow solutions.Own the KYB/CDD review queue, verifying legal entity details, beneficial owners, and control persons using company tooling.Manage the customer risk rating process and conduct enhanced due diligence for higher-risk profiles.Issue and track RFIs, evaluate responses, and write clear disposition memos, including decline and exit recommendations.Requirements 1-4+ years in compliance operations at a fintech, payments company, crypto business, or bank.Direct ownership of AML, KYB/CDD, and/or EDD reviews.Strong business due diligence skills, including untangling multi-layer ownership and reading formation documents.Experience investigating unusual activity and writing referrals or case narratives.Working knowledge of the BSA/AML framework, FinCEN guidance, and FATF standards as they apply to payments and digital assets.Clear and precise writing skills suitable for partner, auditor, and examiner review.Nice-to-haves CAMS, CAMS-FCI, CCI, CRCM, or similar certification.Experience with trade-based money laundering typologies or with wholesale, trading, or import/export customers.Hands-on experience dispositioning sanctions, PEP, and adverse media alerts, with a working knowledge of OFAC requirements.Experience with Persona, Middesk, or similar KYB and case management platforms.Familiarity with blockchain analytics tools (e.g., Chainalysis, TRM) and stablecoin on-chain flows.