Why join us
Brex is the intelligent finance platform that enables companies to spend smarter and move faster in more than 200 markets. By combining global corporate cards and banking with intuitive spend management, bill pay, and travel software, Brex enables founders and finance teams to accelerate operations, gain real-time visibility, and control spend effortlessly. Brex’s AI-native automation and world-class service eliminate manual expense and accounting tasks for customers so they can focus on what matters most. Tens of thousands of the world's best companies run on Brex, including DoorDash, Coinbase, Robinhood, Zoom, Plaid, Reddit, and SeatGeek.
Working at Brex allows you to push your limits, challenge the status quo, and collaborate with some of the brightest minds in the industry. We’re committed to building a diverse team and inclusive culture and believe your potential should only be limited by how big you can dream. We make this a reality by empowering you with the tools, resources, and support you need to grow your career.
Compliance at Brex
The Compliance team is a strategic partner that helps Brex scale responsibly in a complex, highly regulated environment. We create frameworks that protect the business, unlock growth, and enable innovation — all while championing our customers’ best interests. By fostering a culture of trust and innovation, we empower Brex’s growth, remove barriers, and strengthen our brand with customers and partners, bringing speed, sound judgment, and creativity to everything we do.
What you’ll do
As the Screening and TM Associate, you will help build upon the foundations of the Brex Financial Crimes Investigations Team. You will review and report potential money laundering (ML), terrorist financing (TF), bribery, and other violations of law. The right candidate will be able to, and have a passion for, investigating potentially suspicious activity, identifying and assessing risk, and synthesizing large amounts of data in order to make informed decisions regarding customer activity and the risk it poses to the company. Clear communication is essential both in written investigations and verbal communication to senior management regarding potentially suspicious activity. You must be diligent and able to maintain a high level of quality while producing sufficient quantity of work to meet regulatory deadlines. You must also be flexible and be able to adapt to a rapidly changing regulatory and business environment.
Where you’ll work
This role will be based in our Salt Lake City office. We are a hybrid environment that combines the energy and connections of being in the office with the benefits and flexibility of working from home. We currently require a minimum of three coordinated days in the office per week, Monday, Wednesday and Thursday. As a perk, we also have up to four weeks per year of fully remote work!
Responsibilities
- Conducts independent investigations into transaction monitoring alerts, manual based investigations or screening alerts.
- Consistently monitor unusual transactions and high-risk customers in support of regulatory reporting obligations, such as filing Suspicious Activity Reports (SAR) and Sanctions screening alerts/escalations
- Take ownership of the success of our internal controls, spot and scope opportunities for improvement
- Sampling techniques and analytical methods in order to monitor new typologies and emerging risks
- Support vendor integrations and address questions from L1 alert reviewers
Requirements
- 2+ years of experience across a variety of financial risk operations (AML, Sanctions, Bribery/Corruption, Due Diligence, etc)
- Knowledgeable about relevant US financial regulations authorities (ex: FinCEN, FINRA, OFAC, etc.)
- Technical aptitude in understanding complex money movement across payment methods and rails
- Familiarity with interpreting and utilizing data analytics tools (SQL, Looker, Excel), including designing, debugging, and organizing data for a wide audience
- Familiarity working with AI tools
- Demonstrated ability to work as part of a cross-functional, multi-disciplinary team (Legal, Engineering, Product Management, Data) in designing operational work-streams and internal controls
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- English proficiency/fluency, both written and speaking (note: interviews will be conducted in English)
Bonus points
- CAMS Certified
- Experience using various transaction monitoring systems
- Insatiable curiosity
- Eagerness to learn
- Detail oriented
- Desire to build
Compensation
The expected salary range for this role is $76,800 - $96,000. However, the starting base pay will depend on a number of factors including the candidate’s location, skills, experience, market demands, and internal pay parity. Depending on the position offered, equity and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package.
Please be aware, job-seekers may be at risk of targeting by malicious actors looking for personal data. Brex recruiters will only reach out via LinkedIn or email with a brex.com domain. Any outreach claiming to be from Brex via other sources should be ignored.
Skills Required
- 2+ years of experience in financial risk operations
- Knowledge of US financial regulations
- Technical aptitude in understanding money movement
- Familiarity with data analytics tools
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
Brex Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Brex and has not been reviewed or approved by Brex.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered competitive for many engineering and senior product roles, with strong total compensation relative to late‑stage tech peers. Flexibility to balance cash and equity has historically reinforced perceptions of market alignment.
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Healthcare Strength — Health, dental, and vision coverage are paired with mental‑health resources like Spring Health and Calm, forming a comprehensive healthcare stack. This combination signals an above‑average mental‑health offering in tech.
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Parental & Family Support — Parental leave is described as generous and is complemented by Carrot fertility support and Milk Stork for nursing parents. These elements indicate a family‑friendly package that exceeds common fintech baselines.
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What We Do
Brex is all-in-one finance for growing businesses. We help companies spend, save, and earn smarter—and take every dollar further—by doing more than a bank, bookkeeping, or reward program could ever do alone. After completing the Y Combinator accelerator program in 2017, Brex has grown to over 600 employees and raised over US $940 million in venture capital. Learn more at brex.com.
