Financial Crime Compliance Manager (Quality Control)

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 70+ 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 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 Compliance 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 manage conduct risk.

We’re looking for a Quality Control Financial Crime Compliance Manager who’ll help us improve our finance and risk management processes to keep customers and the business safe.

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What you'll be doing

• Validating that regulatory obligations are accurately mapped to existing financial crime controls
• Analysing regulatory and legislative texts to determine applicable FinCrime obligations for financial institutions
• Verifying that controls are implemented and properly documented to meet regulatory requirements
• Reviewing work performed by Financial Crime regulatory SMEs with high attention to detail
• Communicating review observations and actionable feedback to relevant stakeholders
• Identifying opportunities to strengthen compliance processes and improve adherence to regulatory standards
• Reviewing quality and documentation of deliverables across 1LoD and 2LoD teams

What you'll need

• 5+ years of experience in financial crime functions across the three lines of defence, including CDD, AML, sanctions screening, and transaction monitoring
• Experience within a fintech, financial institution, or regulatory body, working on AML/CFT and broader FinCrime matters
• A background interpreting regulatory and legislative texts within financial services
• Familiarity with key regulations, such as the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, and the Money Laundering Regulations 2017
• The ability to communicate risks, findings, and issues clearly when reviewing completed work
• A solid understanding of industry best practices and controls related to financial crime compliance
• A results-driven and pragmatic mindset with impeccable attention to detail
• A genuine interest in compliance and a commitment to continuously deepening FinCrime knowledge
• Fluency in English

Nice to have

• Experience in a compliance-focused environment, such as a legal assistant, paralegal, or compliance officer role
• Knowledge of sanctions and PEP regulations within financial services
• Familiarity with rule or model-based AML transaction monitoring, including threshold tuning and below-the-line testing
• Experience identifying and mitigating onboarding risks for retail (KYC) and business (KYB) customers
• Exposure to assurance, internal audit, or external audit functions within risk and compliance domains
• Experience developing or applying compliance testing scripts and procedures
• Relevant financial crime or compliance certifications, such as ACAMS or ICA

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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