Financial Crime Compliance Manager

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 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 an innovative and driven Financial Crime Compliance Manager to oversee our local AML/CFT Compliance programme. Reporting directly to the FinCrime MLRO, you‘ll be the key point of contact with regulators and support all AML/CFT activities in Mexico. This is a hands-on role with high ownership and visibility.

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What you'll be doing

• Defining, developing, and documenting the Financial Crime and AML Programme to manage all sources of regulatory risk
• Providing reporting which meets the needs of the regulator, local, and group management
• Partnering with the local Head of AML, the Group FinCrime team, and other senior managers to identify, assess, and mitigate regulatory compliance risks
• Determining priorities and resources required to effectively control risks
• Outlining identification and verification standards for customer onboarding and AML compliance
• Managing the suspicious activity reporting process, internally and externally
• Training staff to identify financial crime, escalate suspicious activity, and make external reports to regulators and law enforcement
• Managing filings with the local Financial Investigation Unit
• Collaborating with Product Owners to educate and drive the appropriate execution of compliance requirements

What you'll need

• A bachelor’s degree in law, finance, or other relevant field of study
• A CySEC/CNBV Anti-Money Laundering Certification
• 4+ years of experience in an MLRO role
• Knowledge and experience of best practice in financial services regulation, fraud detection methodologies, and emerging practice in financial crime and money laundering typologies
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence cross-functional teams
• The ability to exercise oversight, knowledge, and understanding of financial crime and AML policies, procedures, and control arrangements in a complex financial operation
• Deep knowledge of Mexican regulatory environments and key financial crime regimes
• An understanding of payment systems and markets with a focus on technology and mobile applications
• Fluency in English

Nice to have

• A professional qualification from an internationally recognised body (ICA, ACAMS, etc.)