Blockchain Intelligence Analyst, Transnational Crime Organizations

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, which manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Blockchain Intelligence Analyst, Transnational Crime Organizations based in Germany.

The Blockchain Intelligence Analyst will conduct complex investigations into transnational criminal organizations, with a particular focus on drug-trafficking networks and the movement of illicit proceeds. Combining blockchain analytics, cryptocurrency attribution, open-source intelligence, and closed-source intelligence, you will trace financial activity and uncover the networks behind it. You will independently lead investigations from initial indicators through attribution, producing high-confidence intelligence that supports operational decisions. Working closely with law enforcement partners, analysts, and technical teams, you will identify overlooked connections, develop investigative leads, and help disrupt criminal activity. This is a senior individual-contributor position requiring strong analytical judgment, technical expertise, and a high degree of autonomy rather than people management. You will join a distributed, async-first team operating in a fast-paced environment, with working-hour overlap across UK and US business hours and occasional urgent response requirements.

Accountabilities

• Produce actionable intelligence on transnational criminal organizations, vendors, facilitators, and laundering pathways, including actor profiles, investigative lead packages, and attribution assessments for law enforcement, executive, and partner audiences.

• Independently lead complex, end-to-end blockchain investigations, progressing from initial indicators such as wallet addresses, transactions, exchange exposure, and infrastructure leads to high-confidence attribution.

• Trace illicit funds across multiple blockchains, bridges, mixers, peel chains, and nested services, identifying controllers, counterparties, and cash-out infrastructure such as OTC desks, ATM networks, and cash-to-crypto services.

• Correlate on-chain activity with OSINT, closed-source intelligence, and off-chain identity and infrastructure signals to establish how criminal organizations operate and move funds.

• Own investigative workstreams from discovery and validation through to written intelligence production, ensuring all findings are clearly sourced, auditable, defensible, and operationally useful.

• Build and maintain effective working relationships with law enforcement partners to ensure intelligence reflects investigative needs and supports real-world operations.

• Strengthen investigative coverage of transnational criminal organizations by developing new attributions, refining analytical methodologies, and improving repeatable workflows.

• Contribute to briefings, partner engagements, and capability-building sessions, clearly explaining blockchain tracing and attribution techniques.

• Share expertise with colleagues, help improve team tradecraft, and contribute to a culture of rigorous analysis and continuous learning.

• Document investigative work and provide regular updates through the team's established tools and communication channels, participating in weekly syncs and responding to urgent partner requests when required.

Requirements:

• At least 5 years of professional experience in blockchain intelligence, cryptocurrency investigations, financial crime, narcotics investigations, threat intelligence, or a comparable senior analytical role.

• Deep, hands-on expertise tracing funds across multiple blockchains and investigating laundering or obfuscation techniques, including mixers, chain-hopping, bridges, peel chains, and layered cash-out activity.

• Demonstrated ability to independently manage complex investigations and turn fragmented information into clear, well-supported intelligence products.

• Experience producing analytical assessments, investigative lead packages, fund-flow analyses, and attribution reports.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, particularly the ability to explain technically complex findings in clear, actionable terms to government and private-sector audiences.

• Excellent investigative judgment, analytical curiosity, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work autonomously in a fast-moving and sometimes ambiguous environment.

• Experience using AI tools and large language models to accelerate research and improve analytical workflows, combined with the ability to critically assess AI-generated outputs for accuracy and relevance.

• Ability to balance speed and investigative rigor, ensuring that conclusions remain reliable, auditable, and defensible.

• Preferred qualifications:

  • Experience in government, national security, law enforcement, or an established private-sector investigations or threat intelligence program.

  • Familiarity with darknet markets, drug-trafficking networks, and OTC or ATM-based laundering methods.

  • Experience with OSINT and combining blockchain activity with off-chain intelligence and adversary behavior.

  • Familiarity with modern investigative platforms and structured data environments, such as TRM, Maltego, Palantir, or comparable tools.

  • Ability to share expertise and strengthen the investigative capabilities of peers through mentoring and practical guidance.

  • Ability to work with significant autonomy, adapt to changing priorities, and maintain effective collaboration across a distributed team.

  • Working-hour availability that overlaps with both UK and US business hours, with flexibility to support urgent investigative requests when necessary.

  Benefits:

  • Opportunity to contribute to work focused on disrupting financial crime and protecting communities.

  • High-autonomy role within a distributed, async-first working environment.

  • Direct collaboration with experienced analysts, engineers, and law enforcement partners.

  • Exposure to complex investigations at the intersection of blockchain technology, artificial intelligence, national security, and financial crime.

  • Opportunities to develop specialist investigative expertise, refine analytical methods, and contribute to team-wide capabilities.

  • Fast-paced environment with a strong emphasis on ownership, experimentation, professional craft, and continuous improvement.

  • Compensation and specific benefits are not disclosed in the provided job description.