Head of Trade Finance

London, England, United Kingdom

12/9/2024

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 50+ 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 10,000+ 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

The credit department at Revolut is anything but ordinary. They design, develop, and launch credit features across the globe. The team manages our products from day one to the end — developing the back and front-end, the data science infrastructure, and then creating a local setup in each country with scalable risk management, and portfolio management solutions. It's a big job, but our people are a credit to us all.

We're looking for a Head of Trade Finance to drive the launch of the business within Revolut. As an accomplished professional with extensive experience in trade or supply chain finance, you'll bring your ambition to lead our new team and establish the unit from scratch.

Up for the challenge? Let's get in touch.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Setting up the vision for the Trade Finance business from scratch
• Creating and owning the entire strategy, including where we operate, what areas we focus on, how we sell, how we stand out, etc.
• Attracting, hiring, motivating, and developing a Trade Finance team
• Developing and implementing processes, procedures, and governance required to run the business
• Establishing reliable and reputable third-party partnerships
• Setting up and running day-to-day operations of the business, being accountable for the financial performance
  
  

What You'll Need

• 8+ years of experience in trade finance in a bank or financial institution
• Deep knowledge of and relationships in the EU and UK mid-sized trade finance industry
• Great interpersonal and deal-making skills to communicate effectively with stakeholders
• A detail-oriented, analytical mindset
• The ability to lead a team and build partnerships with other functions
• To be comfortable with and enjoy taking ownership
• A passion for building new processes and challenging the status quo
  
  

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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