Senior Financial Crimes Analyst - EEA

About Uphold

Uphold is a financial technology company that believes on-chain services are the future of finance. We provide modern infrastructure for on-chain payments, banking and investments. Offering Consumer Services, Business Services and Institutional Trading, Uphold makes pioneering financial services easy and trusted for millions of customers in more than 140 countries.

Uphold integrates with over 30 trading venues, including centralized and decentralized    exchanges, to deliver superior liquidity and optimal execution. Uphold never loans out customer assets and is always 100% reserved. The company pioneered radical transparency and uniquely publishes its assets and liabilities every 30 seconds on a public website (https://uphold.com/en-us/transparency).

Uphold strips away the complexity to open up Web3 finance for everyone.

To learn more about Uphold, please visit https://uphold.com.

Job Summary

Uphold is seeking a dedicated and experienced Senior Financial Crimes Analyst to join our European compliance team, based in Portugal and reporting to the European Chief Compliance Officer. The main responsibility of this position will be investigating attempted money laundering, terrorist financing, and other financial crimes. Your role will be to investigate suspicious customer activity, raising internal and external suspicious activity reports (SARs) as needed, review and update customer due diligence information ensuring strict adherence to the firm’s KYC policies and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Counter-Terrorism Financing (CTF) requirements. This is an incredibly exciting opportunity where you’ll support the team in protecting our business and customers from financial crime.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Review, prepare, and file SARs with the Portuguese FIU


• Help improve transaction monitoring rules and suspicious activity escalation procedures


• Identify trends with the aim to prevent future malicious activity


• Follow industry developments and new AML/CTF rules and regulations


• Other duties and responsibilities as required or assigned

Required Qualifications and Skills

• 2-5 years experience in a Senior AML/CTF compliance role within the financial services industry


• Previous experience investigating, preparing, and filing Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) with the Portuguese FIU


• Sound understanding of applicable international and domestic regulations pertaining to money laundering and terrorism financing 


• Fluent in Portuguese and English, with good communication/interpersonal skills – written and verbal


• Detail oriented

Bonus if you have:

• Previous experience working at a Fintech company, with experience in crypto preferred


• Knowledge of goAML application and integration


• Professional compliance qualifications


• Interest in cryptoassets


• Knowledge of Blockchain analytics

What We Offer

• Innovation and Impact: Contribute to pioneering projects in a dynamic and challenging environment.


• Competitive Compensation: Performance bonuses, and comprehensive benefits on top of a competitive salary.


• Strong Company Culture: Thrive in a supportive, collegiate environment with values of integrity, teamwork, accountability, and excellence.


• Global Collaboration: Participate in regular updates, strategy sessions, and networking opportunities across the group.


• Development Opportunities: Access training and mentorship programs.


• Flexibility: Enjoy options to work from home, other locations, or adjust your hours.


• Inclusive Environment: Value and respect diverse perspectives.

Our Benefits

• Annual bonus program based on individual, team and company performance.


• Generous PTO, healthcare, and employee assistance programs.


• Engaging events and celebrations.


• Well-stocked office kitchen with a foodie culture.

Join us to grow, innovate, and contribute meaningfully. Be part of our talented team!

Visit our careers page for more exciting opportunities, if this role isn’t the perfect fit.

EEOC Employer

We're proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and we celebrate our employees' differences, including race, color, religion, gender identity, national origin, age, military service eligibility, veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, and any other protected classes. Difference makes us stronger and better - together.