kmsafadi
Senior Financial Crime And Sanctions Compliance Leader
Certified Global Compliance Specialist (ACAMS - CGSS) Senior Financial Crime and Sanctions Compliance Leader with over 10 years of progressive experience directing complex investigations, designing scalable risk controls, and optimizing compliance programs in fintech and financial services environments. Expertise in sanctions screening (OFAC, BIS, DDTC), enhanced due diligence, ultimate beneficial ownership (UBO) verification, transaction monitoring, AI-assisted workflows, policy development, and regulatory reporting. Proven track record reducing false positives, driving process automation, and delivering measurable efficiency gains while maintaining robust audit and regulatory standards.
Experience: 11 years
Yearly salary: $94,000
Hourly rate: $45
Nationality: 🇺🇸 United States
Residency: 🇺🇸 United States
Experience
Investigation Specialist
AMAZON.COM SERVICES, INC. 2019 - 2020
Delivered significant financial recoveries and process improvements while building knowledge management resources for scaling operations.
Compliance Specialist – Denied Party Screening (DPS)
AMAZON.COM SERVICES, INC. 2018 - 2024
Promoted to Compliance Specialist after excelling as Sanctions Risk Specialist. Directed second-level reviews of sanctions and compliance escalations, provided strategic guidance to leadership on global sanctions requirements, and drove policy and system enhancements to support business growth while strengthening regulatory controls.
Front End Supervisor
BEST BUY CO., INC. 2017 - 2018
Led front-end operations and drove performance improvements in a high-volume retail environment.
Legal Representative
VANDERBILT MORTGAGE & FINANCE, INC. 2011 - 2017
Managed credit, collections, and compliance risk for a $264M portfolio. Served as Subject Matter Expert on AML, foreclosure laws, and process improvement initiatives.
Skills
analyst
sanctions
kyc
english
arabic