# Bridge - Operations Associate, Financial Crimes (AML Investigations)

**Company**: Stripe
**Location**: Mexico City
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: mid
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Finance
**Industry**: Technology

**Apply**: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/stripe/jobs/7456081
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## Description

We are seeking an experienced investigator to join our Bridge Operations team in Mexico City. As a member of this team, you will be responsible for conducting comprehensive AML investigations from beginning to end, specializing in activity involving cryptocurrency, stablecoins, and associated fiat on/off-ramps.

Responsibilities:

* Conduct thorough open-source intelligence (OSINT) and public records research to support the identification of bad actors and illicit financial networks.
* Draft and file high-quality, defensible Suspicious Activity / Transaction Reports (SARs / STRs) with various Financial Intelligence Units based on the investigative findings.
* Review and disposition high-risk Transaction Monitoring alerts with a specific focus on crypto-related financial crime typologies.
* Document in detail the rationale for the investigative process and recommendations, ensuring full compliance and audit readiness.

Requirements:

* 3+ years of analytical or investigative experience in financial crimes, AML, risk, or fraud, with at least 2 years focused specifically on crypto/blockchain financial crime.
* Demonstrated experience using blockchain analytics tools (Chainalysis, TRM, Elliptic, etc.) or other tools to map, trace, and analyze blockchain transactions.
* Proven ability to draft and file high-quality SARs/STRs based on complex financial and crypto investigations.
* Strong research, writing, and analytical skills, with a focus on OSINT methodologies.
* Ability to demonstrate a strong understanding of financial crime typologies and patterns utilized to exploit financial institutions, particularly in the crypto ecosystem.
* Ability to synthesize large amounts of data (including on-chain and off-chain transaction data) and identify key trends.
* Strong English written and verbal capabilities.

Preferred qualifications:

* ACAMS or similar certification.
* Previous experience working in a Compliance function within a FinTech, Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP), or similar regulated entity.
* Knowledge of global stablecoin regulatory frameworks.
* Proficiency in English

## Skills

### Required
- blockchain analytics
- open-source intelligence
- financial crime typologies
- Suspicious Activity / Transaction Reports
- Transaction Monitoring
- compliance
- cryptocurrency
- stablecoins

### Nice to have
- ACAMS certification
- Compliance function experience
- global stablecoin regulatory frameworks
- English proficiency