Financial Crime Compliance Manager (Sanctions)

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 45+ million customers get more from their money every day.

As we continue our lightning-fast growth,‌ 2 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 10,000+ 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

Financial Crime Compliance is a key team that ensures Revolut's products and processes meet global AML/CTF regulatory requirements and translate these into the best customer outcomes.

They’ve got an outstanding ability to find solutions and carry out testing in a purely digital environment. These data-driven experts know that better people and machines are the most effective way of managing compliance risk.

We're looking for an innovative and driven Financial Crime Compliance Manager to be part of the Group's FinCrime Compliance team in the 2nd Line of Defence.

You'll be supporting the Global Head of FinCrime Compliance by providing the necessary oversight over all things AML/CTF and sanctions across Revolut’s entities and maintaining the desired global minimal standards of control effectiveness.

This position is critical to support Revolut‘s growth and will be the focal point for FinCrime-related activity. At Revolut, we're committed to the highest standards of control, governance, and independent oversight. We're searching for someone with extensive experience in the financial industry and in a compliance function who's excited to design, lead, and shape the future of oversight and compliance.

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What you’ll be doing

• Supporting the Group Head of FinCrime to provide effective oversight of 2LOD regional and local MLRO teams and 1LOD FinCrime teams
• Updating FinCrime policies within the group
• Providing oversight and supporting FinCrime-related risk incidents
• Helping senior management in defining group standards to manage financial crime risks, ensuring these standards are applied across the organisation
• Overseeing necessary actions to incorporate FinCrime risks into daily activities, including when creating new products, acquiring new clients, and altering our business profile
• Supporting the maintenance of FinCrime training provided to employees
• Identifying potential issues and proposing solutions that align to industry standard practices
• Preparing reports to senior management (including the Group Head of Financial Crime Compliance), Group committees, and the Board

What you'll need

• 3+ years of FinCrime (AML/CTF and sanctions) experience, covering a range of subjects across retail and business customer bases, such as KYC/KYB, CDD/EDD, transaction monitoring, reporting (SARs/STRs), etc.
• Experience in anti-financial crime frameworks, such as AML/CTF and sanctions policies, regulatory recommendations, risk management, etc.
• Knowledge of global requirements for financial crime controls
• An understanding of industry-wide financial crime practices and trends
• A proven record of stakeholder management and the ability to collaborate, negotiate, and communicate effectively
• The ability to be flexible and prioritise quickly
• Experience working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• The ability to analyse data and compliance processes to draw conclusions and make recommendations
• Fluency in English with excellent verbal and written communication skills

Nice to have

• Professional qualification from an internationally recognised body (e.g. ICA, ACAMS)
• Knowledge of key regulatory issues on anti-fraud and control assessment processes

Building a global financial super app isn’t enough. Our Revoluters are a priority, and that’s why in 2021 we launched our inaugural D&I Framework, designed to help us thrive and grow everyday. We're not just doing this because it's the right thing to do. We’re doing it because we know that seeking out diverse talent and creating an inclusive workplace is the way to create exceptional, innovative products and services for our customers. That’s why we encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences to join this multicultural, hard-working team.

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