Financial Crime & AML Compliance Expert Jobs 2026 micro1 Remote

About the Job

micro1 is the leading AI data lab for training frontier models and evaluating AI agents. Experts contribute their diverse subject matter knowledge across domains such as finance, healthcare, STEM engineering, and more. micro1 transforms that real-world expertise into high-quality training data, evaluations, and feedback loops that improve how AI systems learn, reason, and perform.

The platform identifies and vets top talent through an AI recruiter, enabling high-quality expert contributions at scale. micro1 aims to enable 1 billion people to do meaningful work by applying their expertise to AI. As its global expert network grows, micro1 is building the human intelligence layer for frontier AI.

micro1 is engaging Financial Crime & AML Compliance Experts to contribute to a customer's project focused on the design and optimization of advanced financial-crime detection frameworks. In this role, experts apply their expertise to help train next-generation AI systems. Their work will shape how models learn, reason, and perform through high-quality, real-world input. No prior experience in AI is required; domain knowledge is what matters.

Job Details

Scope of Work

• Design and document a comprehensive library of fraud, scam, money laundering, and abuse scenarios for financial platforms.
• Identify and define social-engineering red flags and typologies relevant to modern financial crime, including phishing, synthetic identity fraud, and marketplace abuse.
• Create escalation grading scales and frameworks to assess severity and risk of various financial crime events.
• Develop benchmark criteria and detection frameworks to evaluate AI model capability to recognize realistic fraud patterns and suspicious activity.
• Review and enhance written guidance, workflows, and best practices for financial crime and AML compliance operations.
• Provide detailed feedback on project deliverables, ensuring domain accuracy and practical relevance.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate insights into actionable detection and prevention strategies.

Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ years of recent, hands-on experience in fraud investigations, AML compliance, payments risk management, or related financial crime domains.
• Expertise in detecting and analyzing scams, phishing, money laundering, synthetic identity fraud, and marketplace abuse in fintech, banking, crypto, or digital payment environments.
• High credibility in financial crime prevention, supported by a track record of experience and thought leadership.
• Advanced degree, professional certification (such as CAMS, CFE, CFCS), or equivalent operational credentials in financial crime, AML/CFT, or compliance.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, able to articulate complex scenarios and frameworks clearly for both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience building training materials, scenario libraries, or detection frameworks is a strong plus.
• Curiosity and analytical rigor about constantly evolving financial crime typologies and adopting controls accordingly.

How to Apply

• Apply online at: micro1 Job Portal
• Complete the online application form including your LinkedIn profile URL and English resume (PDF).
• After completing the interview process, applicants will be considered for this and other roles that match their skills.

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