Regulatory Affairs Manager

About Revolut

Revolut is dedicated to empowering people with more transparency, control, and freedom over their finances. Since 2015, the company has grown to serve over 75 million customers through a wide range of products including spending, saving, investing, exchange, and travel-related services. With a global workforce of over 13,000 employees, Revolut emphasizes a strong culture and employee experience, earning recognition as a Great Place to Work™.

Role Overview

The Regulatory Affairs team focuses on fostering open relationships with regulatory bodies to facilitate confident business progress. They stay proactive about regulatory developments, manage inquiries swiftly, and align compliance efforts with innovation across the organization.

As a Senior Regulatory Affairs Manager based in the UAE, you will lead the local regulatory engagement strategy. Your responsibilities include maintaining transparent interactions with regulators, managing communication efforts, and advising senior leaders on regulatory matters.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead regulatory engagement in the UAE, ensuring all interactions are transparent, professional, and consistent with Revolut’s global standards.
• Monitor and anticipate regulatory changes and expectations, turning insights into practical strategic actions.
• Track fulfillment of regulatory commitments and remediation initiatives through to completion.
• Support oversight of regulatory inspections and audits end-to-end.
• Collaborate with Product Owners and Legal teams to launch new products compliant with UAE regulations, engaging proactively with regulators to pilot innovative solutions.
• Prepare detailed management reports and briefing materials, escalating regulatory issues as needed.
• Offer strategic counsel on regulatory issues to senior management and the wider group.
• Develop scalable and sustainable processes and documentation for regulatory affairs.
• Promote conduct and compliance excellence throughout the business.

Candidate Requirements

• At least 7 years’ experience in regulatory affairs, compliance, or risk within a leading financial institution, fintech, or regulatory agency.
• Established professional network in the UAE’s regulatory environment.
• Strong understanding of key regulatory compliance frameworks applicable in the region.
• Knowledge of payment systems, markets, and technology-driven mobile applications.
• Excellent skills in stakeholder management, communication, project coordination, and negotiation.
• Familiarity with best practices in regional financial institution regulations.
• Strong analytical and decision-making abilities to resolve complex regulatory challenges.
• Experience in coaching and motivating team members.

Additional Qualifications (Preferred)

• A degree from a reputable university in law, public policy, business administration, or finance.
• Advanced professional credentials such as LLB, LLM, CA, CS, CFA, or equivalent.

Diversity and Inclusion

Revolut champions diversity and inclusion as foundational to creating exceptional products and services. The company encourages applications from individuals of diverse backgrounds to join their multicultural and dedicated team.

Important Candidate Notice

• Only apply through official Revolut channels; third-party recruitment services are not used.
• Verify all communications are from official Revolut @revolut.com email addresses.
• No payment or personal financial information will be requested during hiring; reports scams immediately.

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