Financial Crime & AML Compliance Expert | $50-$90/hr Remote
Overview
This is a contract role for seasoned financial crime and AML experts to help build and refine fraud detection frameworks that will train next-generation AI systems. You'll apply your domain knowledge—not AI experience—to create realistic scenarios, grading scales, and benchmarks that teach models to recognize scams, money laundering, and marketplace abuse. The work is fully remote and pays between $50 and $90 per hour.
What You'll Do7
- 1Build and document a thorough library of fraud, scam, money laundering, and abuse scenarios tailored to financial platforms.
- 2Identify and define social-engineering red flags and typologies such as phishing, synthetic identity fraud, and marketplace abuse.
- 3Create escalation grading scales and risk-assessment frameworks to classify the severity of various financial-crime events.
- 4Develop benchmark criteria and detection frameworks to evaluate how well AI models spot realistic fraud patterns and suspicious activity.
- 5Review and improve existing written guidance, workflows, and best practices for AML and financial-crime compliance operations.
- 6Provide detailed, domain-expert feedback on project deliverables to ensure accuracy and practical relevance.
- 7Work with cross-functional teams to turn your insights into actionable detection and prevention strategies.
Requirements7
- 1At least 5 years of hands-on experience in fraud investigations, AML compliance, payments risk management, or similar financial-crime domains.
- 2Deep expertise in detecting and analyzing scams, phishing, money laundering, synthetic identity fraud, and marketplace abuse, especially within fintech, banking, crypto, or digital payments.
- 3Strong credibility in financial crime prevention, backed by a track record of operational excellence and thought leadership.
- 4An advanced degree or professional certification such as CAMS, CFE, or CFCS (or equivalent operational credentials in financial crime/AML).
- 5Exceptional written and verbal communication skills—able to break down complex fraud scenarios for both technical and non-technical audiences.
- 6Experience building training materials, scenario libraries, or detection rulebooks is a strong plus.
- 7Curiosity and analytical rigor to stay ahead of evolving financial-crime typologies and adapt controls accordingly.
Who Should Apply
We're looking for a seasoned financial-crime expert who has spent years in the trenches fighting fraud, money laundering, and marketplace abuse. You're someone who can translate real-world patterns into structured scenarios and frameworks—whether you've built rulebooks, trained investigators, or designed detection logic. You don't need to know AI, but you're excited to shape how AI systems learn to catch bad actors. Strong communicators who can collaborate across teams and think critically about emerging threats will thrive.
Salary Insight
The role pays between $50 and $90 per hour, depending on experience and qualifications.
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Application Tip
In your application, highlight a specific fraud or AML scenario you've tackled—describe the typology, how you detected it, and what controls you implemented. Concrete examples of your real-world expertise will stand out more than general lists of certifications.
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