Financial Crime Compliance Manager

Revolut Ltd; Porto; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Revolut in Porto seeks a Financial Crime Compliance Manager to lead and evolve our anti-money laundering controls and risk management framework within a fast-moving fintech environment. You’ll design oversight processes and partner with product, operations, and governance teams.

You’ll help scale regulatory compliance as we expand our digital banking services, maintain strong policy governance, and train staff across the organisation.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in financial crime compliance, AML/CTF, sanctions, and KYC.
• Expertise in investment management and private markets.
• Strong knowledge of regulatory frameworks and risk management in financial services.
• Familiarity with crypto and digital asset-related controls is a plus.
• Fluent English with excellent drafting and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and update FinCrime policies, standards, and governance.
• Provide second-line oversight of financial crime risks, issues, and control gaps.
• Support leadership in embedding standards for managing financial crime risk.
• Advise business units on products, processes, and control changes.
• Ensure financial crime risks are considered in product development and onboarding.
• Contribute to training and awareness programs across the organisation.
• Participate in governance forums, identifying risks and proposing solutions.

Skills

Financial crime compliance

AML/CTF

Regulatory frameworks

Risk management

Stakeholder management

English fluency

Job description

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 a Financial Crime Compliance Manager to ensure that our financial crime and anti-money laundering control frameworks are operating effectively. You'll design and lead the future of oversight and compliance by quickly identifying money laundering risks and maintaining systems and controls.

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What you’ll be doing

• Maintaining, updating, and enhancing group FinCrime policies, standards, and related governance documents
• Providing second-line oversight and challenge over the identification, management, remediation, and closure of financial crime-related risks, issues, incidents, and control gaps
• Supporting senior management in defining and embedding standards for the effective management of financial crime risks across the organisation
• Advising and challenging business and first-line FinCrime teams on new products, processes, procedures, systems, and control changes
• Ensuring financial crime risks are appropriately considered in day-to-day operations, including product development, customer onboarding, ongoing monitoring, and customer risk management
• Supporting the design and delivery of financial crime training and awareness initiatives across the organisation
• Participating in financial crime governance forums and committees, providing effective check and challenge, identifying risks, and proposing practical solutions

What you’ll need

• 4+ years of experience in financial crime compliance, ideally across AML/CTF, sanctions, fraud, KYC, CDD/EDD, transaction monitoring, risk assessments, and SAR-related processes
• Expertise in covering investment management and private market products
• In-depth knowledge of financial crime regulatory frameworks, industry standards, and risk management practices within a complex financial services organisation
• An understanding of financial crime risks linked to innovative financial products and services, such as digital banking, payments, crypto, buy now, pay later, etc.
• Familiarity with global financial crime control requirements and the ability to apply regulatory expectations in a practical, risk-based manner
• The ability to identify financial crime risks, control weaknesses, and emerging vulnerabilities, and to recommend proportionate and effective mitigants
• Experience providing second-line advice, oversight, and challenge to business and operational stakeholders
• Solid stakeholder management skills, with the ability to communicate clearly, influence effectively, and challenge constructively
• Excellent analytical, drafting, and problem-solving skills
• Fluency in English

Nice to have

• A professional qualification from an internationally recognised body, such as ICA, ACAMS, or an equivalent certification
• Knowledge of anti-fraud frameworks, control assessment processes, and financial crime assurance methodologies
• Experience with regulatory engagement, internal/external audit, or remediation programmes
• An interest in developing your expertise in cryptocurrency, digital assets, and related financial crime regulations

Compensation range

• Poland: PLN21,300 - PLN23,600 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.

Financial Crime Compliance Manager porto, Portugal