KYC Specialist - Fully Remote | Upto $100/hr

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) • 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. Originally posted on Himalayas