KYC Specialist - Fully Remote | Upto $100/hr
Budget / Salary$75–100
TypeContract
LocationUnited States
Posted3 hours ago
About the job
Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark, General Catalyst, Peter Thiel, Adam D'Angelo, Larry Summers, and Jack Dorsey.
Position: Financial Crime, AML & KYC Analyst
Type:Contract
Compensation:$75–$100/hour
Location:Remote
Commitment:15 hours/week
Role Responsibilities
Adjudicate transaction-monitoring alerts using alert packets, KYC/CDD profiles, and transaction history. Document dispositions and draft SAR narratives as needed.
Review client onboarding and KYC packets for completeness. Identify and document cross-document discrepancies and produce remediation lists.
Resolve complex beneficial-ownership structures. Apply 10%/25% UBO thresholds effectively.
Adjudicate sanctions and adverse-media hits. Provide short rationales for true matches, false positives, or escalations.
Triage supervisory alert queues. Adjudicate card fraud and disputes. Assess flagged communications against trade records.
Qualifications
Must-Have
3+ years hands-on in AML, financial-crime, KYC/CDD, sanctions screening, fraud/disputes, or transaction surveillance.
Working knowledge of FinCEN, FATF, OFAC frameworks, and SAR/CDD documentation standards.
Ability to write clear, defensible rationales.
Preferred
CAMS/ACAMS or CFE certification.
Experience in enhanced due diligence, entity unwinding, SQL, or transaction analytics.
Background in fintech or payments.
Assessment
A timed exercise involving a mock alert packet, disposition and SAR narrative, a KYC packet discrepancy and remediation list, and a batch of sanctions hits adjudication with rationale.
Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)
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Originally posted on Himalayas
Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark, General Catalyst, Peter Thiel, Adam D'Angelo, Larry Summers, and Jack Dorsey.
Position: Financial Crime, AML & KYC Analyst
Type:Contract
Compensation:$75–$100/hour
Location:Remote
Commitment:15 hours/week
Role Responsibilities
Adjudicate transaction-monitoring alerts using alert packets, KYC/CDD profiles, and transaction history. Document dispositions and draft SAR narratives as needed.
Review client onboarding and KYC packets for completeness. Identify and document cross-document discrepancies and produce remediation lists.
Resolve complex beneficial-ownership structures. Apply 10%/25% UBO thresholds effectively.
Adjudicate sanctions and adverse-media hits. Provide short rationales for true matches, false positives, or escalations.
Triage supervisory alert queues. Adjudicate card fraud and disputes. Assess flagged communications against trade records.
Qualifications
Must-Have
3+ years hands-on in AML, financial-crime, KYC/CDD, sanctions screening, fraud/disputes, or transaction surveillance.
Working knowledge of FinCEN, FATF, OFAC frameworks, and SAR/CDD documentation standards.
Ability to write clear, defensible rationales.
Preferred
CAMS/ACAMS or CFE certification.
Experience in enhanced due diligence, entity unwinding, SQL, or transaction analytics.
Background in fintech or payments.
Assessment
A timed exercise involving a mock alert packet, disposition and SAR narrative, a KYC packet discrepancy and remediation list, and a batch of sanctions hits adjudication with rationale.
Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)
Upload resume
AI interview based on your resume
Submit form
Resources & Support
For details about the interview process and platform information, please check:
For any help or support, reach out to:
PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.
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