Financial Crime Compliance Lead

Revolut Ltd; Polska; Hybrid; PLN 302,000 - 356,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Financial benefits

Flexibility to work from home

Revolut Metal subscription

Year-round events

Job summary

Revolut Ltd is seeking a Financial Crime Compliance Lead to join our second line of defence across multiple regions, including Poland and Lithuania. You will oversee FinCrime policies, risk oversight, and incident remediation while guiding MLROs and compliance teams.

The role requires 8+ years in AML/CTF with knowledge of KYC/CDD/EDD, transaction monitoring, and regulatory expectations. Fluency in English and stakeholder management are essential.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in FinCrime (AML/CTF and sanctions) across retail and business customers.
• Knowledge of anti-financial crime frameworks and regulatory recommendations.
• Experience with risk assessments, SARs, and transaction monitoring.
• Ability to define standards and influence across the organisation.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and update FinCrime policies and define minimum group standards.
• Oversee performance of MLROs and compliance managers.
• Support identification, remediation, and resolution of FinCrime incidents.
• Define standards to manage financial crime risks across the organisation.
• Provide 2LoD support during product launches and process changes.
• Ensure FinCrime risks are considered in day-to-day operations.
• Participate in governance committees to identify issues and propose solutions.
• Establish dashboards and report to senior management and the Board.

Skills

AML/CTF Expertise

KYC/CDD/EDD

Risk assessment

Stakeholder management

English fluency

Job description

Financial Crime Compliance Lead

Remote: Lithuania · Poland · Portugal · Spain · UK

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 75+ 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 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 and driven Financial Crime Compliance Lead to join the second line of defence. You'll manage oversight and compliance by quickly identifying financial crime risks and maintaining systems and controls.

What you'll be doing

• 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

What you'll need

• 8+ years of experience in FinCrime (AML/CTF and sanctions), covering retail and business customers, such as KYC, CDD/EDD, transaction monitoring, risk assessments, SARs, etc.
• A good understanding of both innovative financial services products and their associated financial crime risks
• Knowledge of anti-financial crime frameworks, regulatory recommendations, risk management good practice, and control arrangements in a complex financial organisation
• Excellent knowledge of global requirements for financial crime controls
• A solid 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
• Fluency in English

Nice to have

• A professional qualification from an internationally recognised body (e.g., ICA, ACAMS)
• Experience in crypto, wealth and trading, and/or correspondent banking
• Familiarity with key regulatory issues on anti-fraud and control assessment processes

Compensation range

• Poland: PLN27,100 - PLN31,900 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.

Get what you need to succeed

• Financial benefits that show we value your work
• Flexibility to work from home, the office, or abroad
• A Revolut Metal subscription loaded with perks
• Exciting events year-round so you can get to know your team