At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead financial crime compliance operations and design innovative controls.
- Company: Join Revolut, a fast-growing fintech revolutionising how people manage their money.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, flexible working, and a vibrant company culture.
- Other info: Be part of a dynamic team in a Great Place to Work™.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in the fight against financial crime while shaping the future of finance.
- Qualifications: 5+ years in financial crime compliance with strong stakeholder management skills.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 75000 £ per year.
About Revolut
People deserve more from their money. More visibility, more control, and more freedom. Since 2015, Revolut has been on a mission to deliver just that. Our powerhouse of products — including spending, saving, investing, exchanging, travelling, and more — help our 75+ million customers get more from their money every day. As we continue our lightning-fast growth, two things are essential to our success: our people and our culture. In recognition of our outstanding employee experience, we've been certified as a Great Place to Work™. So far, we have 13,000+ people working around the world, from our offices and remotely, to help us achieve our mission. And we're looking for more brilliant people. People who love building great products, redefining success, and turning the complexity of a chaotic world into the simplicity of a beautiful solution.
About the role
Our Financial Crime team blends regulatory expertise with data-driven thinking to make sure our products meet legal and policy requirements and deliver real value to customers. In a fast-moving, digital environment, they stay one step ahead by finding smart, scalable ways to prevent financial crime. We're looking for an innovative and driven Financial Crime Compliance Manager to join the second line of defence. You'll support the growth of Revolut’s financial partnerships. Applying your extensive experience in financial services, you'll design and lead oversight and compliance operations.
What you'll be doing
- Leading the design, implementation, testing, and assurance of financial crime controls
- Performing product and enterprise risk assessments related to financial partnerships
- Maintaining and updating group FinCrime policies
- Providing oversight and support to the identification, remediation, and resolution of related FinCrime risk incidents
- Providing 2LoD support to the business and 1LoD FinCrime teams during product and system launches
- Ensuring FinCrime risks are considered in day-to-day operations
- Maintaining financial crime training for all employees
- Participating in FinCrime governance committees to challenge initiative owners
- Establishing and maintaining dashboards to identify areas requiring further investigation
- Preparing reports for senior management, group committees, and the Board
- Escalating high-risk financial crime compliance issues
What you'll need
- 5+ years of experience in financial crime (AML/CTF and sanctions) across retail and business customer bases, including KYC, CDD/EDD, transaction monitoring, risk assessments, and SAR reporting
- Experience in correspondent banking
- A solid understanding of innovative financial services products and associated financial crime risks
- An understanding of anti-financial crime frameworks, including AML/CTF and sanctions policies, regulatory recommendations, risk management practices, and control arrangements
- Excellent knowledge of global requirements for financial crime controls
- An understanding of industry-wide financial crime practices and trends
- Exceptional knowledge and experience of identifying financial crime risks and potential vulnerabilities, and advising on best practices to address those findings
- A track record of stakeholder management and the ability to collaborate, negotiate, and communicate effectively
- Fluency in English
Nice to have
- A professional qualification from an internationally recognised body (e.g., ICA, ACAMS)
- In-depth knowledge of key regulatory issues related to anti-fraud and control assessment processes
- An interest in developing expertise in financial partnerships and payments regulation
