Compliance Officer (Investment Securities)

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 an innovative and driven Compliance Officer to be part of our second line of defence. You'll be setting policy standards for FinCrime and regulatory compliance matters while maintaining oversight over 1LoD teams.

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What you'll be doing

• Acting as a 2LoD compliance risk steward, leading financial crime and regulatory compliance teams
• Maintaining and updating FinCrime and regulatory compliance policies to comply with local regulations
• Monitoring regulatory changes and updating the policies accordingly
• Advising on the identification, remediation, and resolution of FinCrime and regulatory-related risk incidents
• Approving product launches
• Establishing, maintaining, and reviewing dashboards on a regular basis to identify areas that might fall outside risk appetite and require further investigation
• Collaborating with global Compliance Managers to ensure local risk management frameworks and processes are aligned with global ones and deliver the intended outcome
• Identifying issues through compliance assurance reviews, and proactively recommending solutions to ensure compliance with internal policies
• Preparing responses to ad hoc regulatory requests, ensuring the highest reporting standards are maintained

What you'll need

• 10+ years of financial crime and regulatory compliance experience
• Expertise across retail and business topics, such as AML/CTF, sanctions, KYC, CDD/EDD, transaction monitoring, risk assessments, and reporting (SARs)
• Experience in compliance risk management within a consultancy, compliance function, or regulator
• Knowledge of financial services regulations in Switzerland
• An understanding of global anti-financial crime frameworks, regulatory recommendations, risk management good practice, and control arrangements in a complex financial organisation
• Expertise in identifying financial crime and regulatory compliance risks and potential vulnerabilities, and advising on best practices to effectively and efficiently address those findings
• The ability to analyse data and compliance processes to draw conclusions and make recommendations
• Fluency in English
• Fluency in French, German, and/or Italian

Nice to have

• Experience setting up new securities entities in Switzerland, especially for an international organisation
• Experience negotiating with financial authorities regarding financial licences and registrations
• Experience working in a regulatory compliance role within fintech or a digital bank
• A compliance certification, such as ICA Diploma

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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