Financial Crime Compliance Manager (Quality Control)

TL;DR

Financial Crime Compliance Manager (Quality Control): Validating and reviewing financial crime regulatory obligations and controls for Mexico, with an accent on quality assurance of deliverables and accurate interpretation of AML/sanctions requirements. Focus on analyzing regulatory texts, verifying control documentation, and communicating findings to stakeholders to improve compliance adherence across 1LoD and 2LoD teams.

Location: Office in Mexico City

Company

Revolut is a digital financial services company building a global financial super app.

What you will do

• Validate financial crime regulatory obligations mapped to local controls.
• Analyze how regulatory and legislative texts apply to a financial institution in Mexico.
• Verify that controls exist and are properly documented to meet local regulatory requirements.
• Review work completed by financial crime compliance SMEs with high attention to detail.
• Communicate review observations and feedback to stakeholders.
• Improve compliance processes and minimum standards by identifying opportunities to strengthen adherence to Mexican requirements and company standards.

Requirements

• Experience in a fintech, traditional financial institution, or regulatory body.
• 5+ years of experience in financial crime (e.g., CDD, AML, sanctions screening, transaction monitoring).
• Experience interpreting laws or regulations, preferably within financial services in Mexico.
• Ability to clearly communicate risks and issues when reviewing previously completed work.
• Knowledge of best-practice financial crime controls and a detail-oriented, results-driven mindset.
• Fluency in English.

Nice to have

• Degree in law, finance, engineering, or a related field.
• Experience testing financial crime controls and creating/using test scripts or procedures.
• Experience in compliance-focused QA/monitoring/testing, assurance, internal audit, or external audit.
• Knowledge of AML transaction monitoring (rule-based or model-based), threshold tuning, and PEP screening.
• Relevant certifications such as ACAMS or ICA.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in a fast-moving, digital compliance environment focused on conduct risk management.
• Collaborate across 1LoD and 2LoD teams with structured review and feedback loops.
• Opportunity to deepen expertise in financial crime compliance and regulatory requirements.
• Inclusive, multicultural workplace with teams working from offices and remotely.

Hiring process

• Apply through official Revolut recruitment channels.
• Complete interviews and evaluations focused on compliance quality control and financial crime expertise.
• Discuss fit and expectations during the final stages of the process.