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Revolut is a fintech company on a mission to give people more from their money through products spanning spending, saving, investing, exchanging, and travel. With 80+ million customers and 13,000+ employees globally, the company is experiencing rapid growth.
The Head of Risk (Non-Retail) role is a leadership position responsible for designing and implementing a globally scalable risk framework for first-line, non-retail risks. You will build and lead a portfolio management team, initially focused on continuous monitoring processes for receivables and payables finance. This is a strategic role that shapes risk governance and culture across the organization.
Key responsibilities include:
- Designing a globally scalable risk framework, establishing governance structures, and strengthening risk culture and awareness across the business
- Collaborating with Data Science and Engineering teams on the creation of origination, monitoring, provisioning, and collections risk models to optimize portfolio returns
- Building and leading a portfolio management team, initially focusing on continuous monitoring processes for receivables and payables finance
- Shaping local in-country credit policies and procedures to maximize portfolio-level economic returns
- Providing thought leadership on defining and evolving the risk appetite for mid-market, corporate, and enterprise features
- Making key underwriting decisions for significant exposures and representing the first-line team on relevant risk committees
- Maintaining a solid working relationship with the second line of defense
- Supporting department objectives and planning processes
Requirements:
- Expertise in managing credit risk for mid-market products
- Ability to build and scale a team from scratch, identifying key business needs and support needs for future business growth
- Solid understanding of credit policy governance and experience working effectively with 2LoD and 3LoD (second and third lines of defense)
- Experience in risk and fraud identification, monitoring, control implementation, and testing
- Ability to plan strategically, manage interdependencies, and deliver exceptional results that exceed requirements
- Excellent communication skills with a clear, concise, and structured approach to explaining complex concepts
- Impressive analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to process complex information for optimal decision-making
- Experience balancing thorough risk assessment with the need for timely execution and business impact
Nice to have:
- Experience with trade finance products
