Rui Santos
@ruisantos
Experienced financial crime investigator specializing in AML, trust & safety, and complex cross-border investigations.
What I'm looking for
I am an experienced financial crime investigator with deep expertise in AML, counter-terrorist financing, human trafficking, CSAM, fraud and sanctions investigations. I have led complex SAR/UAR casework, liaised with law enforcement, authored SOPs, and developed training that elevated team capabilities across international, remote-first teams.
My background spans fintech and platform trust & safety roles where I identified sophisticated abuse patterns (synthetic identities, money mules), managed high-risk escalations, and improved internal controls and investigative processes. I bring a detail-oriented, analytical approach and a commitment to compliance, information sharing, and continuous improvement.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Lead in-depth investigations into SARs and complex AML, TF, fraud, sanctions, CSAM, and human trafficking cases; drafted and submitted SARs/UARs and coordinated with law enforcement to mitigate high-risk activity.
Assessed escalated PEP and adverse media cases, managed SOF and offboarding workflows, submitted UARs, and authored SOPs while providing training and onboarding support to new analysts.
Reviewed alerts and investigated moderate to complex financial crime cases, gathered evidence, assessed multi-channel transaction risk, and designed training to improve analyst accuracy and onboarding.
Investigated complex safety cases including theft, property damage, narcotics, weapons, CSAM, human trafficking, and fraud; collected evidence, resolved disputes, reported qualifying incidents to law enforcement, and recommended policy improvements.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Faculdade Lusófona de Lisboa
Completed one year of study at Faculdade Lusófona de Lisboa.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
Authorized to work in
Job categories
Skills
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