Head Financial Crime Compliance (Crypto)

Revolut Ltd; Polska; Hybrid; PLN 272,000 - 356,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Financial benefits

Work from home flexibility

Revolut Metal subscription

Team events year-round

Job summary

Revolut Ltd. is seeking a Head of Financial Crime Compliance (Crypto) to design and lead oversight for crypto-related FinCrime across global platforms. Remote role covering Poland, Portugal, Spain, UAE with emphasis on AML/CTF and regulatory alignment.

You will shape policy, manage cross-border FinCrime risk, and support 2LoD/1LoD teams during product launches, ensuring resilient controls and proactive risk management in a fast-growing fintech.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of FinCrime (AML/CTF and sanctions) experience across retail and business customers
• Crypto product expertise and related FinCrime risks, frameworks and legislations
• Experience managing FinCrime risk in a regulated entity (MiCA, VARA)
• Excellent knowledge of global financial crime controls
• Understanding of industry-wide FinCrime practices and trends
• Ability to identify risks and advise on best practices
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• Fluency in English

Responsibilities

• Steering cryptoasset products through the global financial crime regulatory landscape
• Managing FinCrime compliance across multiple crypto jurisdictions and entities
• Defining and maintaining group-wide financial crime policies
• Oversight and support for identification, remediation and resolution of FinCrime risks
• 2LoD/1LoD support during product launches, procedures, processes and systems
• Ensuring FinCrime risks are considered in day-to-day operations and new product/customer acquisition
• Establishing and reviewing dashboards to identify areas outside risk appetite
• Preparing reports to group committees and the Board

Job description

Head Financial Crime Compliance (Crypto)

Remote: Poland, Portugal, Spain, UAE

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 80+ 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 a Head of Financial Crime Compliance to design and lead the future of oversight and compliance for all things crypto. You'll blend your regulatory expertise with a deep understanding of business risk to ensure our features meet global AML/CTF standards.

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

What you'll be doing

• Steering cryptoasset products through the global financial crime regulatory landscape
• Managing FinCrime compliance across multiple crypto jurisdictions and entities
• Defining and maintaining all group-wide financial crime policies, ensuring we're always ahead of the curve
• Providing oversight and support to the identification, remediation and resolution of FinCrime-related risk incidents
• 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, including the development of new products and new customer acquisition
• Establishing, maintaining, and reviewing dashboards to identify areas that might fall outside risk appetite and require further investigation
• Preparing reports to group committees and the Board, escalating any key or high-risk financial crime compliance issues

What you'll need

• 7+ years of experience in FinCrime (AML/CTF and sanctions), covering a range of subjects across retail and business customers, such as KYC, CDD, transaction monitoring, and risk assessments
• Expertise working with crypto products and a great understanding of related FinCrime risks, frameworks, and legislations (e.g., FATF, TFR)
• Experience managing FinCrime risk in a regulated entity (e.g., MiCA, VARA)
• Excellent knowledge of global requirements for financial crime controls
• An understanding of industry-wide financial crime practices and trends
• Exceptional knowledge and experience of 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)
• Knowledge of key regulatory issues on anti-fraud and control assessment processes

Compensation range

• Poland: PLN24,400 - 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