[Remote] Lead AI Compliance Analyst (AML / Investigations QA)

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Axle Automation builds AI Digital Workers for financial compliance teams, and they are seeking a Lead AI Compliance Analyst to join and lead their internal compliance team. This role combines compliance expertise with hands-on exposure to AI systems, focusing on reviewing and improving AI-generated investigations.

Responsibilities
• Own Investigation Quality - Be the final line of defense on AI-generated investigations. Review outputs across transaction monitoring, KYC, and sanctions. Ensure every investigation meets bank-grade standards
• Break the System - Test new features, rules, and logic before they go live. Find where the AI fails - edge cases, blind spots, bad assumptions. Push the system until it breaks, then help fix it
• Define How Investigations Should Work -Translate real investigator thinking into structured logic. Shape how flags are evaluated, weighted, and combined. Influence how decisions are made across thousands of cases
• Analyze & Improve - Identify patterns in errors, inconsistencies, and performance gaps. Separate one-off mistakes from systemic issues. Drive improvements that meaningfully increase accuracy
• Work Directly With Engineering & Product - Sit in the loop with engineers - not downstream from them. Understand exactly how changes impact outcomes. Turn operational insights into shipped product improvements
• Be Customer-Critical - Support our most important customers with insights and recommendations. Ensure our system aligns with their policies, risk tolerance, and regulators. Represent the standard of quality they expect from us

Skills
• 5+ years in AML / financial crime investigations
• Strong curiosity for AI and how systems behave - you've been working with AI systems and they are deeply embedded in your day/day life
• Deep experience with transaction monitoring, KYC/CDD, or sanctions
• Strong judgment - you know when to escalate and when not to
• Obsessive attention to detail
• High output without sacrificing quality
• You don't miss things
• Systems thinker - you care how decisions are made, not just the outcome
• Able to translate intuition into logic
• Comfortable in a high-pressure, fast-moving environment
• You take ownership - no waiting, no hand-holding

Benefits
• 100% Health/Vision/Dental
• $25k - $70k USD equity

Company Overview
• Axle provides secure, trustworthy, and accurate AI agents that automate manual tasks for compliance operations teams. It was founded in 2023, and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA, with a workforce of 2-10 employees. Its website is https://www.axleruns.com/.

Company H1B Sponsorship
• Axle Automation has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 1 in 2025. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.