FinCrime Compliance Lead - 2LoD Risk & Governance

Revolut; Slough; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Revolut is seeking an innovative Financial Crime Compliance Lead to join the second line of defence. You will oversee policies, manage MLROs and compliance teams, and shape standards to mitigate financial crime risks across our global platform.

With 8+ years in FinCrime, you will collaborate with stakeholders, provide governance reports to senior management, and support product launches with risk controls. This is a senior, high-impact role at a fast-growing fintech empowering customers while

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in Financial Crime (AML/CTF and sanctions) across retail and business customers.
• Strong understanding of global financial crime controls and frameworks.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Fluency in English.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining and updating group FinCrime policies, including defining the group minimum standard for FinCrime processes across the organisation
• Overseeing quarterly performance of entity MLROs and compliance managers
• 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, ensuring that these standards are applied across the organisation
• Offering 2LoD support to the business, 1LoD FinCrime teams, and entity MLRO teams with the launch of products, procedures, processes, and systems
• Ensuring FinCrime risks are considered in our day-to-day operations
• 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 require further investigation
• Preparing reports for senior management, group committees, and the Board, escalating any key or high-risk financial crime compliance issues

Skills

AML/CTF

KYC

CDD/EDD

Regulatory knowledge

Education

ACAMS/ICA qualification

Job description

Revolut is seeking an innovative Financial Crime Compliance Lead to join the second line of defence. You will oversee policies, manage MLROs and compliance teams, and shape standards to mitigate financial crime risks across our global platform.

With 8+ years in FinCrime, you will collaborate with stakeholders, provide governance reports to senior management, and support product launches with risk controls. This is a senior, high-impact role at a fast-growing fintech empowering customers while