FinCrime Escalations Officer - Swedish

Revolut; Sweden; Hybrid; SEK 550,000 - 850,000; Full time

Job summary

Revolut in Sweden is seeking an Escalations Officer to strengthen our Compliance team. You will assess escalated suspicious activity reports and ensure timely, regulator-aligned SAR submissions across Europe, working closely with local authorities and the MLRO.

You will help monitor emerging patterns, participate in training initiatives, and contribute to rolling out new AML processes to safeguard Revolut’s operations and customers.

Qualifications

• Experience as a compliance/FinCrime officer in a major financial institution.
• Experience in FinCrime operations acting as the escalation point.
• Deep knowledge of AML and sanctions regulations.
• Fluency in English and Swedish (C1 or above).

Responsibilities

• Acting as the escalation point for suspicious activity cases.
• Ensuring accurate and timely SARs are submitted according to local requirements.
• Responding to regulatory inquiries and other requests from local authorities related to SARs.
• Managing queries requiring second line of defence review.
• Working with the MLRO and escalating significant cases.
• Monitoring and detecting rare or new patterns, and reporting emerging trends in suspicious activity.
• Resolving escalated cases, following expected resolution times.
• Participating in projects with management as required.
• Collaborating on training initiatives and implementation of new processes.

Skills

AML knowledge

FinCrime operations

Sanctions regulations

Investigations systems

Policy review

Problem solving

Decision making

Management reporting

Payments knowledge

English & Swedish

Tools

Internal systems

Databases

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 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 Compliance 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 manage conduct risk.

We’re looking for an Escalations Officer to ensure effective and compliant suspicious activity reporting in branches across Europe. You'll be performing assessments and making decisions on reports, which are escalated from the first line of defence.

What you’ll be doing

• Acting as the escalation point for suspicious activity cases
• Ensuring accurate and timely SARs are submitted according to local requirements
• Responding to regulatory inquiries and other requests from local authorities related to SARs
• Managing queries requiring second line of defence review
• Working with the MLRO and escalating significant cases
• Monitoring and detecting rare or new patterns, and reporting emerging trends in suspicious activity
• Resolving escalated cases, following expected resolution times
• Participating in projects with management as required
• Collaborating on training initiatives and implementation of new processes

What you'll need

• Experience as a compliance/FinCrime officer in a major financial institution
• Experience in FinCrime operations acting as the escalation point
• Deep knowledge of AML and sanctions regulations
• Experience using internal and external systems and databases to conduct investigations
• The ability to review policies and procedures and advise if changes are required
• Problem-solving and decision-making skills, with the ability to analyse complex information to identify the key issue/action and drive resolutions
• The ability to present a summary and conclusion to management promptly, including clear proposals to implement appropriate steps to mitigate risk and/or monitor it
• An understanding of payment systems and markets with a focus on technology and mobile applications
• Fluency in English and Swedish (C1 or above)

Nice to have

• Fluency in other 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.