ABOUT THE TEAM
Our Risk team sits at the very core of Revolut. It works across functions, products, and regions to monitor front-line performance and ensure that the business is on safe footing. People in the Risk team are among the first in the company to get involved in new business initiatives, from app technology, to treasury and finance, to customer support. If you want to gain priceless experience and exposure in one of the fastest-growing scale-ups in Europe, helping to make Revolut safer for our customers, employees and shareholders, then apply to join our Risk department today.
ABOUT THE ROLE
At Revolut we’re developing a brand-new Risk Advisory team, an elite team of strategic thinkers working alongside our product-owners to design growth strategy aligned with operational risk frameworks. You will be what they call a Business Risk Manager / Business Control Officer sitting within the first line of defence and reposting into the business.
WHAT YOU'll BE DOING
Working with our Market Making and wider Finance teams to identify and review operational risks
Performing risk assessments on the different products traded by the department including FX Spots, FX Forwards, Bonds, Crypto, CommoditiesDesign, implement and test controls
Develop and test key procedures
Create and review key risk indicators
Create and monitor operational risks against limits, produce respective reports
Registration of risk events, managing and delivering risk incident reports.
QUANTIFIABLE OUTCOMES
Drive monitoring, testing and remediation of deficient controls
Maintain levels of Operational Risk within appetite
Reduce Departments losses
Ensure incidents and metric breaches are managed within SLA
Ensure self identification rate of issues and incidents by the Department
Ensure zero tolerance for overdue items.
QUALITATIVE OUTCOMES
Ensure growth and departmental initiatives build in control and risk considerations and company policy requirements as well as regulations and achieve 90%+ approval from the relevant stakeholdersBuild risk and control awareness across the Department
Support and guide management in their consideration and management of risk as they grow their product offering
Embed risk management practices in the department and ensure full policy compliance.
WHAT SKILLS YOU'LL NEED
2:1 degree from a top university;6-10 years of relevant work experience, preferably in investment management, trading, or financial services with 4+ of those years spent in Operational Risk Management or Management Consulting;
Previous examples of practically interpreting and organising complexity;
A solid track record of achievement: you have quickly assumed responsibilities or have won competition awards (can be any of academic, professional, and/or sport);
Organised and methodological;Strong interpersonal skills
SKILLS THAT WILL HELP YOU IN THIS ROLE
• Data Analysis (Risk/Compliance)
• Problem Solving
• Risk Management (Operational Risk)
• Stakeholder Management
• Project Management
• Risk and Controls Assessment
A LITTLE ABOUT US
When Revolut was founded in 2015, we had a vision to build a sustainable, digital alternative to traditional big banks. Our mission now is to help our customers improve their financial health, empower them to have more control, and promote financial cohesion across the communities in which we operate. Launching into 2021 with 15 million Personal customers and over a quarter of a million Business customers only reinforced our belief in the vast need across the world for better financial services. As our customer base has boomed in the last year, we’ve expanded our team to match that growth.
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR
Revolut is being scaled up by people all around the world who share our vision. We’re looking for people who align with our five core values: we believe that we Get it Done because we Think Deeper and are strongly rooted in the Dream Team. We Never Settle hence why we always Deliver Wow. You want to join a community of forward thinking people - we are here for you. We believe in empowering our Revoluters in their work, giving them autonomy and ownership of what they do. We want everyone at Revolut to own their story and their successes - working with us means you’re not just another cog in the machine.
BENEFITS
• Competitive salary
• Performance bonus
• Equity grants (if applicable for the role)
• All the latest tech you need
• Free Revolut Metal subscription
• Pension plan (if applicable for the role and country of residence)
• Private health insurance (if applicable for the role and country of residence)
• Start the day properly with fresh fruit and cereals
