Risk Manager

Revolut Ltd; Viana do Castelo; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Revolut is seeking a Risk Manager to identify and quantify ESG risk within the second line of defence. You’ll develop frameworks, set standards, and collaborate across functions to ensure robust risk controls as Revolut grows globally from Portugal and beyond.

The role requires hands-on experience in ESG/climate risk, stress testing, and data-driven analysis. You’ll engage senior stakeholders and contribute to risk governance across products and regions.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in ESG or climate risk management.
• Experience developing climate risk stress tests.
• Understanding global financial markets and ESG connections.
• Knowledge of ESG regulations and financial services impact.
• Ability to break down complex problems and work with data.

Responsibilities

• Develop ESG risk management frameworks.
• Set standards for managing ESG risk and stress testing capabilities.
• Develop and maintain risk policies, procedures, limits, analytics, and reporting infrastructure.
• Engage first-line businesses to identify, monitor, and govern emerging ESG risks.
• Model ESG risks under climate stress scenarios with appropriate assumptions and calibrations.
• Monitor ESG risk exposures vs. limits, investigate risk events, and escalate breaches.

Skills

ESG risk management

Climate risk modeling

Stress testing

Regulatory knowledge

Data analysis

Tools

SQL

Job description

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 WorkTM. 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 Risk at Revolut operates across all functions, products, and regions to monitor front-line performance and ensure the business operates safely. They're among the first to be involved in new initiatives, from tech to customer support. We're looking for a Risk Manager to identify and quantify environmental, social, and governance (ESG) risk. You'll operate within the second line of defence, ensuring that first-line functions properly manage risks and controls.

What you'll be doing

Developing ESG risk management frameworks Setting standards for managing ESG risk, including risk appetite, balance sheet management, and impact assessments/responses to changes in ESG regulations Developing and maintaining risk management policies, procedures, limits, stress testing capabilities, analytics, system support, and reporting infrastructure Engaging and challenging first-line businesses to identify, monitor, and govern emerging ESG risks, including new product risk assessments Modelling ESG risks under climate stress scenarios with appropriate assumptions and calibrations Monitoring ESG risk exposures vs. established limits, investigating risk events, producing related MI reports, and escalating breaches to the appropriate committee Establishing relationships with senior stakeholders to enforce current risk management frameworks, identify emerging risks, and provide effective challenge

What you'll need

3+ years of experience in ESG or climate risk management Expertise in ESG risk issues and methodologies, with experience developing and implementing climate risk stress testing An understanding of global financial markets, products, and linkages to ESG/climate factors Knowledge of ESG-related regulations and their application/impact in financial services An understanding of various stress testing methodologies, and experience with model development, implementation, and governance The ability to break down complex problems into smaller ones To enjoy working with data to facilitate your work The ability to work independently, exercise good judgement, and drive change Excellent interpersonal skills

Nice to have

Experience with SQL or other scripting languages

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.