Subject Matter Expert - Local Payments

About Revolut

Founded in 2015, Revolut strives to empower people with superior financial control, offering a wide array of products including spending, saving, investing, currency exchange, and travel services. Serving over 75 million customers, Revolut emphasizes employee satisfaction and culture, with a workforce of 13,000+ globally, working both remotely and onsite.

Role Overview

You will be a Subject Matter Expert specializing in local payments, playing a key role in ensuring smooth and secure payment operations within the UAE. Your responsibilities include maintaining compliance, managing relationships with local payment systems, handling risk assessment, and providing independent decision-making to support operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and deploy the local payments infrastructure within the market.
• Serve as the principal contact for local payment systems and nurture strong, authentic partnerships.
• Ensure strict adherence to relevant payment regulations, guidelines, and operational standards.
• Oversee the full lifecycle of payment processes including transactions, reconciliations, settlements, and resolving issues with local payment networks.
• Collaborate with internal IT teams and other departments to address technical challenges, uphold compliance requirements, and foster efficient stakeholder communication.
• Monitor payment system performance, generate reports on key metrics, identify risks such as fraud or disruptions, and propose appropriate mitigating controls.
• Stay actively involved in industry discussions and remain current on regulatory updates, market trends, and innovations to enhance expertise.

Required Qualifications and Skills

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience working with local payment schemes.
• Certification and training relevant to operating local payment systems.
• Comprehensive understanding of local payment regulations and legislation.
• Fluent English communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Excellent interpersonal and written communication capabilities.

Preferred Attributes

• A bachelor’s or master’s degree in finance or related discipline.
• Proficiency in SQL for data querying and analysis.
• Experience with establishing payment infrastructure.

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Revolut embraces diversity and inclusivity as key drivers of innovation and exceptional service delivery. The company actively encourages individuals from varied backgrounds to join this multicultural and industrious team.

Important Candidate Information

• Applicants must apply only through official company channels; no third-party services are engaged.
• Verify all communications come from official @revolut.com email domains to avoid scams.
• The recruitment process will never request payment or personal financial details.

By applying, candidates affirm that information provided is accurate and acknowledge that false details could result in disqualification or termination of employment if hired. Personal data will be handled according to the company’s privacy standards.