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Anti-Money Laundering Monitoring Analyst

Wealthfront· Legal and Compliance – Compliance
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Hybrid (Palo Alto / San Francisco / New York City / Seattle)$102.2k - $125.8kFull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Wealthfront is seeking a detail-oriented AML compliance professional to join its AML Monitoring team. The role focuses on triage of potentially suspicious activity referrals prior to escalation to the FIU, with collaboration across Legal and Compliance, Fraud Operations, Product Support, and Engineering.

Responsibilities

  • Review and disposition transaction monitoring alerts in accordance with established procedures, determining whether escalation to the FIU is warranted
  • Conduct in-depth reviews of transactional activity, internal KYC records, and open source research in support of triage and monitoring functions
  • Maintain accurate and well-documented records of triage decisions and alert dispositions to ensure consistency, auditability, and stakeholder transparency
  • Partner with Engineering teams to develop new and enhance existing transaction monitoring processes
  • Leverage expertise to assist in the identification of unusual financial activity indicating potential money laundering, terrorist financing, and fraud
  • Conduct deep-dives into account and transaction activity to identify and expand upon existing Fraud and AML typologies
  • Support Wealthfront's suspicious activity detection, transaction monitoring, and reporting programs and drive enhancements to the program, including updates to related controls and accompanying policies and procedures
  • Assist with Wealthfront's adverse media and PEP watchlist screening
  • Maintain awareness of and provide thought leadership on impending regulatory changes

Qualifications

  • BA/BS degree
  • 2 - 4 years of direct or relevant experience conducting Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Sanctions, or Follow-the-Money related analysis and/or investigations
  • Willingness to obtain applicable registrations and/or licenses as necessary

Skills

Required:Money laundering typologies and red flagsTriage and initial assessment of potentially suspicious activity referralsTransaction monitoring analysisRegulatory knowledge (BSA/AML, FinCEN, FINRA, SEC)Communication
Nice to have:Cross-functional project leadership

Benefits

  • medical
  • vision
  • dental
  • 401K plan
  • generous time off
  • parental leave
  • wellness reimbursements
  • professional development
  • employee investing discount
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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