Senior Intelligence Analyst – Russia & Eurasia

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Take ownership of the end-to-end attribution for Russia & Eurasia, encompassing threat-actor entities, accounts, addresses, and infrastructure.

• Spearhead attribution responses to events related to Russia sanctions and convert designations into data coverage.

• Investigate how actors from Russia and Eurasia generate, transfer, launder, and cash out value on-chain.

• Generate comprehensive intelligence, advisory notes, briefings for customers and partners, and contributions to publications.

• Represent Chainalysis as a subject matter expert at conferences, panels, press engagements, and partner briefings.

• Establish the collection agenda for Russia & Eurasia and integrate requirements into collection priorities.

• Convert Russian methodologies and sanctions-evasion typologies into detection guidance for products and customers.

• Design and optimize AI automation to enhance analysis and manage complex cases.

• Elevate the team’s expertise in Russia & Eurasia and sanctions-evasion tradecraft.

• Collaborate with analysts, subject matter experts in threat domains, data scientists, and engineers across multiple time zones.

⛳️ Requirements

• Profound and demonstrable expertise in Russia & Eurasia.

• Strong understanding of the Russian sanctions landscape and financial infrastructure.

• Familiarity with the crypto ecosystem of the CIS/former Soviet bloc.

• Experience with networks involved in Russian illicit finance and procurement.

• Direct experience tracking Russian crypto activity on-chain, or extensive expertise in Russian threat finance coupled with proven blockchain tracing capabilities.

• Background in national security or threat finance within intelligence, sanctions, counter-threat finance, investigations, law enforcement, military, research, or private-sector CTF/sanctions roles.

• Solid understanding of Russian and Eurasian geopolitics, sanctions, and financial flows in the region.

• Exceptional writing and communication abilities.

• Forward-thinking approach to AI and capability to develop automation.

• Comfort in working with data.

• Experience in blockchain forensics is highly preferred.

• At least 5 years of relevant analytical, intelligence, or threat finance experience for a Senior hire; 8 years or recognized domain authority for a Staff hire.

• Proficiency in the Russian language is a significant advantage.

• Direct experience with OFAC, EU, or OFSI sanctions, sanctions-evasion investigations, or designation processes is beneficial.

• Published research or public speaking engagements on Russia, sanctions evasion, or crypto threat finance is a plus.

• Familiarity with Russian and CIS exchange infrastructure, stablecoin-based sanctions evasion, ransomware financial flows, or dual-use procurement networks is advantageous.

• Legally authorized to work for any employer in the United States without restrictions.

• Must not require sponsorship to maintain work authorization in the United States.

🏝️ Benefits

• Equity

• Bonus

• Flexible remote work

• Support for diversity and inclusion

• Disability accommodations during the interview process