Financial Crime Compliance Manager

Remote: New Zealand

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 70+ 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 Financial Crime Compliance Manager to ensure that our financial crime and anti-money laundering control frameworks are operating effectively. You'll contribute to designing and leading an AML/CFT compliance programme in New Zealand, in addition to quickly identifying money laundering risks and maintaining systems and controls.

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What you'll be doing

• Performing maintenance and updating our policies related to money laundering and the financing of terrorism, including the application of those policies
• Supervising measures to ensure risks are considered in day-to-day operations, including in the development of new products, taking-on new customers, and changes in our business profile
• Supporting the Head of Financial Crime to build the AML/CFT risk management programme and perform regular AML/CFT risk assessments
• Reviewing changes and updates to financial crime compliance processes and controls to ensure compliance with local regulatory requirements
• Preparing reports to senior management, escalating any key or high-risk financial crime compliance issues within our existing governance structure
• Supporting the launch of products to ensure financial crime compliance requirements are met
• Advising stakeholders on financial crime compliance-related matters
• Partnering with Product, Legal, and Regulatory Compliance teams to educate and drive the appropriate execution of financial crime compliance requirements
• Assisting with AML/CFT training across the company

What you'll need

• Expertise in financial crime risks and financial services legislation and regulation
• The ability to identify and accurately assess financial crime risks and emerging trends across a large, complex organisation
• To be a strategic thinker who can work in a fast-paced environment across departments
• An understanding of the customer experience, and the ability to make business oriented recommendations to ensure compliance with key requirements
• Knowledge of the AML/CFT Act 2009 and the associated regulations
• Experience in AML, TM, sanctions, and fraud, with a background in financial services and working with regulators
• Familiarity with financial crime compliance assurance
• The ability to influence and develop effective working relationships with employees at all levels, gaining their acceptance and driving change
• The ability to understand complex concepts and effectively formulate and articulate solutions
• A data-driven approach to solving problems with operational process and analytical skills

Nice to have

• Proficiency in SQL

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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