Revolut — the global financial super app serving 75+ million customers and certified as a Great Place to Work™ — is hiring an experienced Model Governance Manager for its Risk function in the UAE. This is a senior, cross-functional role with deep expertise in data science, advanced analytics, and the governance of ML/AI models including LLMs and Generative AI. You will establish, enforce, and continuously improve Revolut’s Model Risk Management (MRM) framework, ensure models comply with firmwide policies and global regulatory requirements including SR 11-7, SS1/23, and the EU AI Act, engage directly with auditors and regulators, and partner with technology and business teams to drive model governance excellence across the entire Revolut product and risk ecosystem.
About Revolut — Redefining Global Finance Through Technology
Company: Revolut — Global Financial Super App | Founded 2015 | 75M+ Customers Worldwide
Team: 13,000+ Revoluters working globally — offices and remote across multiple regions
Products: Spending · Saving · Investing · Exchanging · Travel — and a rapidly expanding product portfolio
Recognition: Certified Great Place to Work™ — outstanding employee experience and inclusive D&I culture
Risk Function: Operates across all functions, products, and regions — among the first involved in every new initiative from tech to customer support
Why This Revolut Model Governance Manager Role in the UAE Is a Career-Defining Opportunity
AI Governance Frontier: Lead the governance of ML, AI, LLM, and Generative AI models at one of the world’s fastest-growing and most innovative fintech companies
Regulatory Leadership: Engage directly with auditors and regulators on AI and model risk topics — exceptional professional visibility and industry credibility
Global Regulatory Scope: Implement emerging global AI regulation including the EU AI Act alongside traditional frameworks — at the very forefront of AI governance in financial services
UAE Tax-Free: Highly competitive fintech salary — zero personal income tax in the UAE
Position Overview
This Model Governance Manager role at Revolut sits within the Risk function — a cross-cutting team that operates across every product, function, and region within the business to ensure models that drive business decisions, financial reporting, and regulatory compliance are developed, validated, and governed to the highest standards. You will establish, maintain, and enforce Revolut’s Model Risk Management (MRM) framework, maintain model inventory data integrity, partner with the Technology team on MRM system efficiency, engage with auditors and regulators, oversee reporting and controls assessments, coordinate stakeholder training on model policies, and monitor and implement emerging global AI regulations including the EU AI Act and the UK’s approach to AI regulation alongside traditional banking model risk frameworks including SR 11-7 and SS1/23. This is a role that requires the rare combination of quantitative analytical depth, regulatory knowledge, stakeholder communication ability, and the professional credibility to challenge existing modelling processes and elevate them to new, world-class standards at one of the most dynamic and rapidly growing fintech companies in the world.
Why This Revolut Model Governance Manager Role in the UAE Is the AI Risk Career of 2026: Model Governance Managers who combine 5+ years of financial industry model risk experience with genuine knowledge of AI/ML governance, LLM oversight, and emerging regulatory frameworks including the EU AI Act represent one of the most rare and strategically critical professional profiles in global fintech risk management right now. Revolut’s 75+ million customer base, lightning-fast growth trajectory, and commitment to responsible AI governance through world-class MRM frameworks makes this one of the most professionally significant and financially rewarding model governance roles available anywhere in the UAE’s fintech and financial services market in 2026.
What You’ll Be Doing — Key Responsibilities
MRM Framework Establishment, Maintenance & Enforcement
- Establish, maintain, and actively enforce Revolut’s Model Risk Management (MRM) framework — defining the policies, standards, controls, and governance processes that ensure every model used across Revolut’s product, risk, and financial reporting functions complies with firmwide risk appetite and regulatory expectations
- Challenge existing modelling processes across Revolut’s data science, ML engineering, and risk management teams — identifying weaknesses, gaps, and areas where current practices fall short of international best practice or regulatory standard, and driving systematic improvements that elevate overall model governance maturity
- Maintain model inventory data integrity by resolving exceptions flagged by automated validation checks, managing model classifications, processing model change notifications, and executing timely model deactivations — ensuring the model inventory remains accurate, complete, and audit-ready at all times
- Oversee process efficiency across the MRM function — managing the reporting and controls assessment processes that provide senior leadership, regulators, and auditors with accurate, timely, and credible evidence of model governance effectiveness across the Revolut organization
AI/ML, LLM & Generative AI Model Governance
- Apply deep expertise in the governance, validation, and oversight of ML and AI models — including LLMs and Generative AI systems — to ensure that Revolut’s increasingly AI-powered product and risk infrastructure is governed with the rigour, explainability standards, and risk controls that regulators and responsible AI frameworks require
- Design and implement governance frameworks specifically tailored to the unique characteristics of LLM and Generative AI models — addressing hallucination risk, output reliability, bias evaluation, data privacy compliance, and the limitations of traditional model validation approaches when applied to generative AI systems
- Apply knowledge of AI/ML model governance, explainability methodologies, and advanced analytics in financial services — translating academic and regulatory frameworks for AI oversight into practical, implementable governance procedures that business and technology teams can follow consistently
- Evaluate and oversee cloud-based model deployment and monitoring solutions — ensuring that all production AI and ML models are deployed with appropriate monitoring, alerting, and governance controls that maintain regulatory compliance and business integrity throughout the model lifecycle
Regulatory Engagement — EU AI Act, SR 11-7 & SS1/23
- Monitor and implement emerging global AI regulations — including the EU AI Act, the UK’s evolving approach to AI regulation, and other international AI governance frameworks — translating regulatory obligations into specific, actionable changes to Revolut’s MRM framework before compliance deadlines require them
- Apply working knowledge of traditional banking model risk governance frameworks — SR 11-7 (US Federal Reserve guidance on model risk management) and SS1/23 (UK PRA supervisory statement) — ensuring Revolut’s model governance approach meets the expectations of multiple international regulatory jurisdictions simultaneously
- Engage directly with external auditors and financial services regulators on model risk management topics — preparing clear, evidence-based submissions, responding to regulatory queries with precision and credibility, and representing Revolut’s model governance function professionally in all regulatory interactions
- Handle model risk findings identified by regulators and internal audit teams — developing remediation plans, tracking progress against agreed timelines, and communicating resolution status to senior leadership and oversight bodies with the transparency and accountability that regulatory model risk management requires
Technology Partnership, Automation & Stakeholder Training
- Partner closely with Revolut’s Technology team to maintain and continuously improve the systems supporting model risk management workflows — driving efforts toward increased automation, reduced manual process dependency, and enhanced data quality that make the MRM function more scalable as Revolut’s model inventory grows
- Coordinate with key stakeholders across data science, engineering, product, and compliance teams to deliver structured training programs on MRM policy requirements — ensuring that model developers, validators, and business users understand their responsibilities and consistently adhere to Revolut’s governance standards
- Apply strong SQL skills and data visualization proficiency to analyze model inventory data, identify governance metrics trends, build oversight reporting dashboards, and present model risk management status clearly to leadership, risk committees, and regulatory bodies
- Apply Python proficiency where required for data extraction, MRM process automation, model performance monitoring analysis, and ad-hoc quantitative investigations that support the model governance function’s analytical needs
What You’ll Need — Qualifications & Requirements
Experience Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in the financial industry focusing specifically on model risk — spanning governance, model development, or model validation roles with direct accountability for MRM framework compliance and regulatory engagement
- Broad knowledge of models used across a financial firm’s business spectrum — credit risk models, market risk models, operational risk models, financial reporting models, and AI/ML models used in product, compliance, and customer decision-making contexts
- Demonstrated experience engaging with regulators and auditors on model risk management topics — presenting governance evidence, responding to findings, and managing remediation programs in a credible, organized, and professionally rigorous manner
Technical Skills
- Impressive analytical and quantitative skills — able to evaluate model design, validate model outputs, assess model risk materiality, and interpret model performance metrics with the technical confidence of an experienced model risk professional
- Familiarity with SQL for data extraction, model inventory analysis, and governance reporting — able to query databases independently to support MRM oversight and controls assessment activities
- Familiarity with data visualization tools — able to build clear, compelling model governance dashboards and risk reporting outputs for leadership and regulatory audiences
- Python proficiency is a valued advantage — enabling direct engagement with model code, automated governance testing, and quantitative analysis tasks that extend the MRM function’s capability beyond manual processes
Professional Skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills — capable of articulating complex model risk concepts clearly and credibly to regulators, senior executives, auditors, and technical teams with varying levels of statistical and AI knowledge
- A team-oriented approach with strong interpersonal and organizational skills — able to coordinate across multiple functions, manage competing priorities, and maintain productive stakeholder relationships in a fast-paced, cross-functional fintech environment
About Revolut & AI Model Governance in UAE 2026
Revolut has grown since its 2015 founding into one of the world’s most financially and technologically ambitious companies — serving 75+ million customers with a product portfolio spanning spending, saving, investing, currency exchange, travel, and rapidly expanding further into wealth management, business banking, and institutional services. As Revolut’s product complexity, customer scale, and regulatory footprint grow simultaneously, the model risk management and AI governance function becomes ever more strategically critical — ensuring that every ML model, LLM, and AI system powering Revolut’s products, risk management, and financial reporting operates with the reliability, fairness, and regulatory compliance that customers, shareholders, and regulators rightfully expect. For Model Governance Managers who want to operate at the absolute frontier of AI governance in financial services — shaping how one of the world’s most dynamic fintech companies manages model risk in the era of Generative AI and the EU AI Act — Revolut’s UAE role represents an exceptional and career-defining opportunity in 2026.
Your Career Growth Path: Model Governance Manager → Head of Model Risk → Chief Risk Officer — AI → Chief Risk Officer — a globally prestigious, intellectually demanding, and financially exceptional career trajectory at the intersection of quantitative finance, AI governance, and regulatory compliance in one of the world’s most important fintech organizations.
Who Should Apply?
- Model Risk Managers (5+ Years): With financial industry MRM framework experience, regulatory engagement expertise, and knowledge of SR 11-7 or SS1/23 who want a senior governance role at a globally recognized fintech company
- AI/ML Governance Specialists: With experience governing LLM, Generative AI, or advanced ML models in a financial services or regulated industry context who want to apply this expertise within Revolut’s rapidly expanding AI model portfolio
- Bank Model Risk Officers: With traditional banking model validation, governance, or regulatory engagement experience who want to transition into a more dynamic, technology-forward fintech model risk environment
- Quantitative Risk Analysts (Financial Services): With strong analytical backgrounds, regulatory knowledge, and model governance experience who want a senior manager-level role with direct regulatory and executive exposure
- EU AI Act Compliance Specialists: With emerging AI regulation monitoring, gap analysis, and implementation experience who want to apply this cutting-edge compliance expertise within the model governance function of a global financial super app
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