Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO)

Remote: Luxembourg

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 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 Money Laundering Reporting Officer to ensure that our financial crime and anti-money laundering control frameworks are fully operating effectively against money laundering. You‘ll design and shape the future of oversight and compliance by identifying money laundering risk and maintaining our systems and controls, considering a range of factors.

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What you'll be doing

Defining, developing, managing, refining, and documenting the FinCrime and AML programme
Working closely with leadership to identify, assess, and mitigate regulatory compliance risks
Determining identification and verification standards for customer take-on and AML compliance
Managing the suspicious activity reporting process, internally and externally
Communicating with staff to ensure they understand their responsibilities and are trained in Revolut policies and procedures to identify financial crime
Escalating suspicious activity by making internal reports, and making external reports to regulators and law enforcement in a timely manner
Receiving and promptly responding to inquiries from law enforcement agencies
Serving as a liaison to local authorities, managing filings to the local Financial Investigation Unit
Supporting the business where necessary regarding the launch of new features to ensure regulatory requirements are met
Collaborating with internal compliance teams to identify steps to mitigate regulatory risks and provide recommendations

What you'll need

A bachelor’s degree in law, finance, or compliance
5+ years of experience in AML compliance in a regulated financial institution (EMI, PI or Bank), including as an MLRO or Deputy MLRO
Knowledge of EU AML/regulatory frameworks (AMLD, EMD2, PSD2), key financial crime regimes, emerging typologies, and financial crime compliance best practices
The ability to own and oversee AML/FinCrime policies, procedures, and controls across a complex, multi-entity financial operation
Experience managing regulatory relationships and examinations
An understanding of payment systems, acquiring, and fintech business models
Problem-solving and decision-making skills to analyse complex information and identify the key issue/action to drive resolutions
Great communication skills and to be comfortable presenting to senior stakeholders and the Board
Fluency in English

Nice to have

A master's degree
Experience partnering with a global FinCrime function in a multi-entity model
Fluency in French and German

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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