Sanctions Risk Manager, Financial Crime

Revolut; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Revolut is seeking an experienced sanctions and financial crime compliance professional to lead the design, execution, and continual improvement of our sanctions program across global products and markets.

You will oversee screening, investigations, and reporting to authorities, ensuring alignment with OFAC, UN, EU, and other regimes. The role requires deep regulatory knowledge, strategic thinking, and strong collaboration with internal teams.

Qualifications

• Exposure to banks and regulators (DGT) in France to understand local operations.
• Experience in financial crime sanctions, compliance (FCC), and risk management, working in either a consultancy or financial institution.
• Excellent knowledge of global requirements for sanctions controls.
• Experience performing detailed sanctions and financial crime risk assessments, and assessing, designing, and testing controls.
• Understanding of both traditional and innovative financial services products and associated financial crime risks.
• Proficiency in researching regulatory requirements, industry guidance, and case studies for new markets or products.
• Understanding industry-wide financial crime practices and trends.
• Strong analytical, critical thinking, and decision-making skills.
• Highly organized with a structured working style.
• Impressive report writing and presentation skills.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills.
• Fluency in English and French with impeccable communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing the design, implementation, and maintenance of the sanctions compliance programme.
• Ensuring business activities comply with international sanctions regulations (OFAC, UN, EU, etc.).
• Overseeing the management of sanctions-related alerts, incidents and investigations, ensuring timely and accurate reporting to relevant authorities.
• Supervising the development and enhancement of screening systems to detect and prevent sanctioned activity.
• Ensuring the effectiveness of customer, transaction, and third-party screening processes.
• Overseeing the implementation and optimisation screening tools and technologies to improve efficiency and accuracy.
• Ensuring staff is adequately trained on sanctions and screening policies and procedures.
• Identifying and assessing sanctions and screening risks, implementing appropriate risk mitigation strategies, and reporting findings to senior management.
• Conducting regular risk assessments and thematic reviews to ensure compliance with regulatory standards.
• Monitoring regulatory changes, ensuring timely implementation of new requirements.
• Representing the company in external audits and regulatory inspections.

Skills

Regulatory experience

FCC sanctions

Risk assessment

Fintech knowledge

Regulatory research

Financial crime trends

Analytical thinking

Organizational skills

Report writing

Stakeholder mgmt

English & French

Job description

Revolut is seeking an experienced sanctions and financial crime compliance professional to lead the design, execution, and continual improvement of our sanctions program across global products and markets.

You will oversee screening, investigations, and reporting to authorities, ensuring alignment with OFAC, UN, EU, and other regimes. The role requires deep regulatory knowledge, strategic thinking, and strong collaboration with internal teams.