FinCrime Escalations Officer

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 65+ 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 10,000+ 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 a Financial Crime Escalations Officer to ensure effective and compliant review of cases escalated to the second line of defence. You'll perform assessments, make decisions for cases, and provide financial crime compliance oversight.

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What You'll Be Doing

• Acting as the escalation point and ensuring high-quality review of cases escalated to second line of defence (sanctions, KYC / KYB, or AML / CTF)
• Supporting responses to regulatory inquiries, other requests from local authorities, and statutory reporting
• Responding to other queries where a second line of defence review is needed
• Supporting management reporting and other financial crime compliance oversight activities
• Working with MLROs, escalating significant cases, and reporting trends
• Monitoring and detecting rare and / or new patterns
• Participating and collaborating with management as needed in projects, training, and implementation of new processes
• Reviewing policies and procedures, advising if changes are required

What You'll Need

Nice to have

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.

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Skills Required

Problem-solving and decision-making capabilities, Understanding of payment systems and markets, Fluency in English and Japanese, Proficiency with internal and external systems and databases, Experience with Jira