FinCrime Risk Manager (Sanctions)

TL;DR

FinCrime Risk Manager (Sanctions): Overseeing sanctions compliance programme design, implementation, and maintenance while managing sanctions alerts, investigations, and reporting. Focus on building and optimizing screening systems and controls to ensure customer, transaction, and third-party compliance with global sanctions requirements.

Location: Remote (UK)

Company

Revolut is a global financial super app delivering spending, saving, investing, exchanging, and travel products for millions of customers.

What you will do

• Oversee the design, implementation, and maintenance of the sanctions compliance programme.
• Ensure business activities comply with international sanctions regulations (OFAC, UN, EU, etc.).
• Manage and respond to sanctions-related alerts and investigations, ensuring timely and accurate reporting to relevant authorities.
• Supervise the development and enhancement of screening systems and the effectiveness of customer, transaction, and third-party screening processes.
• Oversee implementation and optimization of screening tools and technologies to improve efficiency and accuracy.
• Conduct risk assessments and thematic reviews, monitor regulatory changes, and represent the company in external audits and regulatory inspections.

Requirements

• Experience in financial crime, specifically sanctions financial crime compliance (FCC) and risk management, in a consultancy or financial institution.
• In-depth knowledge of global sanctions control requirements.
• Expertise in performing sanctions and financial crime risk assessments and designing/testing controls.
• Understanding of financial services products and associated financial crime risks (including crypto and buy now-pay later).
• Fluency in English with impeccable communication skills.
• Must be based in the UK (remote).

Culture & Benefits

• Remote work option with a UK-based requirement.
• Data-driven, fast-moving environment focused on preventing financial crime.
• Opportunity to shape sanctions risk management frameworks and drive projects from conception to implementation.
• Emphasis on regulatory expertise, scalable controls, and cross-stakeholder collaboration.