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Head of Operational Risk
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Head of Operational Risk
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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
Risk at Revolut operates across all functions, products, and regions to monitor front-line performance and ensure the business operates safely. They’re among the first to be involved in new initiatives, from tech to customer support.
We’re looking for a Head of Operational Risk to continue improving our risk management framework and governance structures. You'll use data to track daily risk exposures and support reporting to internal and external stakeholders.
Up to shape what's next in finance? Let’s get in touch.
What you'll be doing
- Defining operational risk strategy, ensuring it's appropriately responsive to the business strategy and regulatory areas of focus
- Leading the design and implementation of operational risk policies, procedures, key indicators, and appetite statement
- Developing and maintaining risk tools and systems
- Monitoring operational risk against limits and thresholds, producing respective reports to management and other relevant stakeholders
- Leading a team of risk professionals, managing their ongoing performance
- Working with senior management to identify, assess, document, and regularly review our operational risk profile
- Conducting regular assurance activities to ensure the design and operating effectiveness of controls, data quality, policy implementation, etc.
- Developing and implementing techniques for quantification of operational risk and resilience, including stress testing
- Preparing and presenting updates to executive committees
- Engaging with regulators on matters relating to operational risk
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What you'll need
- 10+ years of experience in operational risk management within banking or financial services
- An advanced understanding of core operational risk concepts
- Experience leading teams
- Previous examples of practically interpreting and organising complex data
- Knowledge of the regulatory landscape and experience engaging with regulatory bodies
- To be curious and never accepting of assumptions, with a desire to fully understand how things work
- To be organised with a methodical approach
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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