Financial Crime Compliance Manager (Crypto)

Revolut Ltd; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global financial services company is seeking a Financial Crime Compliance Manager to oversee crypto activity. The ideal candidate will have over 4 years of experience in financial compliance, particularly in AML/CTF and sanctions. Responsibilities include maintaining FinCrime policies, managing risk incidents, and ensuring operational compliance. This role offers a unique opportunity to work in a fast-paced, innovative environment dedicated to preventing financial crime within a variety of financial products.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in FinCrime (AML/CTF and sanctions) with KYC, CDD/EDD, and risk assessments.
• Experience with innovative financial services products, particularly in crypto.
• Fluency in English with excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and update FinCrime policies across the group.
• Provide oversight for FinCrime risk incidents.
• Support product launches and operations with FinCrime risk analysis.

Skills

Financial Crime Expertise

Stakeholder Management

Regulatory Knowledge

Analytical Skills

Fluency in English

Education

Professional qualification from an internationally recognised body (e.g., ICA, ACAMS)

Job description

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 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 Financial Crime Compliance Manager to join the second line of defence and oversee our crypto activity. You'll apply your extensive experience in financial compliance to design, lead, and improve the future of oversight and compliance.

Up to shape what's next in finance? Let's get in touch.

What you'll be doing

• Maintaining and updating all group FinCrime policies
• Providing oversight and support to the identification, remediation, and resolution of FinCrime‑related risk incidents
• Assisting senior management in defining standards to manage financial crime risks, and ensuring that these standards are applied across the organisation
• Offering 2LoD support to the business and 1LoD FinCrime teams with the launch of products, procedures, processes, and systems
• Ensuring FinCrime risks are considered in our day‑to‑day operations, e.g., in the development of new products and the onboarding of new customers
• Supporting FinCrime training for employees
• Participating in FinCrime‑related governance committees to check‑and‑challenge initiative owners, identify potential issues, and propose solutions
• Establishing, maintaining, and reviewing dashboards to identify areas that might fall outside risk appetite and which require further investigation

What you'll need

• 4+ years of experience in FinCrime (AML/CTF and sanctions), covering a range of retail and business customers, such as KYC, CDD/EDD, transaction monitoring, risk assessments, and SARs
• Experience working with crypto products
• An understanding of innovative financial services products (crypto, buy now‑pay later, etc.) and associated financial crime risks
• Knowledge of anti‑financial crime frameworks, such as AML/CTF and sanctions policies, and regulatory recommendations and risk management in a complex financial organisation
• Familiarity with global requirements for financial crime controls
• An understanding of industry‑wide financial crime practices and trends
• Expertise in 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 with stakeholders
• Fluency in English

Nice to have

• A professional qualification from an internationally recognised body (e.g., ICA, ACAMS)
• Knowledge of key regulatory issues on anti‑fraud and control assessment processes
• To be eager to develop expertise in cryptocurrency 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.

Important notice for candidates

• Only apply through official Revolut channels. We don't use any third‑party services or platforms for our recruitment.
• Always double‑check the emails you receive. Make sure all communications are being done through official Revolut emails, with an @revolut.com domain.
• We won't ask for payment or personal financial information during the hiring process. If anyone does ask you for this, it's a scam. Report it immediately.