Financial Crime Compliance Manager

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 65+ 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

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 financial crime related regulatory obligations, mapped to existing controls for each set of regulations
• Analysing whether regulatory and legislative text is understood in regards to which specific obligations apply to a bank/financial institution
• Verifying whether controls exist and are properly documented to meet regulatory requirements
• Paying meticulous attention to detail through reviewing work performed by FinCrime regulation SMEs
• Communicating observations and feedback from reviews to stakeholders
• Contributing to compliance processes and minimum standards by identifying opportunities for improved adherence to regulatory requirements and company standards
• Reviewing the quality and documentation of decisions made and deliverables created by Escalation Officers, FinCrime SMEs, and Compliance Managers across the 1LoD and 2LoD

What you'll need

• Experience in a fintech, traditional financial institution, or regulatory body
• 5+ years of experience in a financial crime area across the three lines of defence, including CDD, AML, sanctions screening, transaction monitoring, etc.
• Experience interpreting laws or regulations, preferably in financial services, such as the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, etc.
• The ability to clearly communicate and detail risks and issues when reviewing previously completed work
• Knowledge of best-practice FinCrime controls in the industry
• To be results-driven, pragmatic, and have a detailed-oriented approach
• An interest in compliance and willingness to deepen your knowledge
• Fluency in English

Nice to have

• A law degree
• Experience testing financial crime controls and creating or utilising test scripts/procedures
• Experience in a compliance-focused environment, such as a Legal Assistant, Paralegal, Compliance Officer, etc.
• Familiarity in sanctions and PEP regulations
• Knowledge of rule-based or model-based AML transaction monitoring, threshold tuning, and below-the-line testing
• Experience identifying and preventing onboarding risks for retail (KYC) and business (KYB) customers
• Experience in assurance or internal/external audit, focusing on risk and compliance domains
• Relevant financial crime and compliance qualifications, such as ACAMS and ICA

Compensation range

• Poland: PLN17,000 - PLN18,900 gross monthly*
• Other locations: Compensation will be discussed during the interview process
• Final compensation will be determined based on the candidate's qualifications, skills, and previous experience

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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Notice: This is a remote position based in Spain.