Job Summary

The Manager, FCSO Digital Asset Investigator is responsible to perform initial investigation on alerts from screening & monitoring to identify suspicious activities related to cryptocurrency transactions. The role requires expertise in blockchain analytics, financial crime compliance, and regulatory reporting. The analyst will ensure the organization's adherence to anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorist financing (CTF) regulations while protecting stakeholders from illicit activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Utilize advanced blockchain analytics tools to monitor transactions for irregularities and red flags.
• Analyse large datasets to detect suspicious activity patterns in cryptocurrency operations.
• Conduct in-depth investigations of suspicious transactions, wallets, and addresses.
• Trace blockchain transactions to identify potential illicit activity (e.g., money laundering, fraud, or sanction violations).
• Collaborate with internal teams to obtain context and insights related to flagged activities.
• Ensure compliance with AML/CTF regulations and global cryptocurrency frameworks.
• Work closely with senior investigators, compliance, risk management, and technology teams to enhance surveillance systems.
• Identify emerging cryptocurrency risks and trends and recommend preventive measures.
• Assist in developing internal policies, procedures, and controls for cryptocurrency transactions.
• Stay informed on evolving regulations, tools, and techniques in the crypto space.

Skills and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or higher.
• 7 + years of relevant experience in FCC or Compliance.
• 3+ years of relevant experience in Digital Asset Investigations.
• Experience of FCC across multiple jurisdictions.
• Have good knowledge of the Group, the Policies, Procedures and Standards relating to Financial Crime Compliance, as well as knowledge of the local regulations and legislation on AML/CTF and Sanctions.
• Experience of FCC across multiple jurisdictions.
• Financial Crime risk knowledge in Products would be advantageous.
• Experience in regulatory engagement and/or liaison would be advantageous.
• Strong learner, intellect and relater. Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and to complete tasks in timely manner.
• Good judgement.
• Excellent collaborative and team playing skills.
• Diplomacy, empathy and a 'can-do attitude'.
• Politeness, sensitivity and the ability to gently, but professionally stand your ground when needed.
• An inquisitive approach to practices, procedures and specific transactions. Personal authority and integrity, independence, creativity, resourcefulness and resilience.
• Understanding of the key features of relevant FCC laws and regulations that affect the Group.

About Standard Chartered

We're an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 170 years, we've worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before. If you're looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference, we want to hear from you. You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents and we can't wait to see the talents you can bring us.

Our purpose, to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, together with our brand promise, to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours. When you work with us, you'll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion.

Together we:

• Do the right thing and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do
• Never settle, continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well
• Are better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term

What we offer

In line with our Fair Pay Charter, we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.

• Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations.
• Flexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns.
• Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills, global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits
• A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning.
• Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.