Financial Crime Compliance Manager (Correspondent Banking)

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 60+ 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 makes sure that Revolut’s products and processes meet global AML/CTF and sanctions regulatory requirements and translates these into great customer outcomes. They’ve got an outstanding ability to find solutions and ensure compliance in a purely digital environment. Revolut’s data-driven experts know that better people and machines are the most effective way of managing compliance risk.

We're looking for an intelligent, dynamic, innovative, and driven Financial Crime Compliance Manager to be part of the Correspondent Banking team in the 2nd Line of Defence.

This position is critical to supporting the growth of Revolut’s business and will be the focal point for all activity within Revolut relating to Correspondent Banking. We're looking for someone with extensive experience in the financial industry, particularly within Correspondent Banking, and proven experience in a compliance function that's excited to design, lead, and shape the future of oversight and compliance.

Up for the challenge? Let's get in touch.

What you'll be doing

• Leading the design, implementation, testing, and assurance of financial crime controls for Correspondent Banking
• Performing product and enterprise risk assessments related to Correspondent Banking
• Maintaining and updating group FinCrime policies related to Correspondent Banking
• Providing oversight and support to the identification, remediation and resolution of Correspondent Banking -related FinCrime risk incidents
• Supporting senior management in defining standards to manage financial crime risks
• Ensuring standards are applied consistently across the organisation
• Providing 2LOD support to the business and 1LOD FinCrime teams during product and system launches
• Ensuring FinCrime risks are considered in day-to-day Correspondent Banking operations
• Maintaining Correspondent Banking financial crime training for all employees
• Participating in FinCrime governance committees to challenge initiative owners
• Identifying potential issues and proposing solutions
• Establishing and maintaining dashboards for Correspondent Banking
• Reviewing dashboards to identify areas requiring further investigation
• Preparing reports for senior management, group committees, and the Board
• Escalating high-risk Correspondent Banking 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 working with 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, procedures, and control arrangements in complex financial organisations
• Excellent knowledge of global requirements for financial crime controls;
• 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 proven record of stakeholder management and the ability to collaborate, negotiate, and communicate effectively with stakeholders; and
• Fluency in English.

Nice to have

• 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 correspondent banking and payments regulations

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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