Senior Intelligence Analyst, DPRK & China Focus
Chainalysis · Remote · Remote - USA ·
COMPENSATION
$140k – $180k
Listed on the employer's job board (Ashby)
- Fully remote role
- Senior level position
- DPRK & China focus
- Blockchain forensics
- Global intelligence team
Join the Global Intelligence Team to serve as the subject-matter expert on North Korean and Chinese cryptocurrency threats. You will own the attribution of state-sponsored theft, laundering networks, and illicit finance operations, turning complex on-chain data into actionable intelligence for global customers and authorities.
What you'll do
- Own end-to-end attribution for DPRK and Chinese threat actors
- Lead rapid on-chain response to sanctions events and designations
- Map illicit fund flows through mixers, bridges, and OTC networks
- Produce finished intelligence reports and customer briefings
- Represent the company as an external expert on regional threats
- Define collection agendas and prioritize intelligence requirements
- Translate threat typologies into product detection guidance
- Design automation tools to scale analysis workflows
What you'll need
- Deep expertise in DPRK or China illicit finance ecosystems
- Proven ability to trace on-chain activity for regional targets
- Background in national security, sanctions, or threat finance
- Strong understanding of regional money-laundering flows
- Five or more years of relevant analytic experience
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to build and tune AI automation for analysis
- Comfort working with data and blockchain forensics
Nice to have
- Mandarin or Korean language proficiency
- Experience with OFAC sanctions designation processes
- Published research on DPRK theft or Chinese laundering
- Familiarity with guarantee marketplaces and underground banking
Stack
- Blockchain analytics platforms
- AI automation tools
- Data visualization software
How you'll work
- Fully remote position
- Global distributed team
- Async and real-time collaboration
What you get
- Diversity and inclusion commitment
- Accommodations for interview process