Chief Business Risk Manager

Job ID: 25100 

Would you like to apply your experience and passion towards strengthening and optimising the management of financial crime risks in Nordea? We are now looking for a new Financial Crime Prevention Experts to lead and support initiatives to improve the compliance, proportionality, effectiveness and efficiency of KYC requirements and tools across Nordea. 

At Nordea, we’re committed to being a partner our customers and society can count on. Compliance and integrity go hand in hand. Joining us means you’ll have an impact on how we do banking – today and tomorrow. So bring your ideas, skills and unique background. With us, you’ll be in good company with plenty of opportunities to collaborate, grow and make your mark on something bigger.

About this opportunity

Welcome to the KYC Risk Management team. We add value by providing subject matter expertise on financial crime risks, standards, processes and initiatives. This is done through driving and participating in various projects aimed at developing KYC requirements, drive change, process efficiency and continuous improvement. We are heavily involved in mitigating and closure of Audit, Compliance and Self-Identified Issues. We are also constantly engaged with stakeholders across all Business Areas, Group Financial Crime Prevention, Group Financial Crime Compliance and Group Legal to secure high quality KYC solutions which are compliant, proportionate, effective and efficient.

As a Chief Business Risk Manager, you’ll play a valuable role in driving risk identification and assessment, analysing controls, and optimising Nordea’s KYC requirements and KYC tools across all Business Areas and countries. 

What you’ll be doing:

• Provide subject matter expertise on KYC and Risk Management related topics and requirements  to support the business  
• Drive and support identification, assessment, mitigation and monitoring of KYC related risks within 1st LOD (Line of Defence)
• Support and drive the definition and continuous improvement of KYC requirements and support the development of KYC processes and tools, to strengthen Nordea’s Financial Crime risk management 
• Participate in change oriented projects/solutions (new regulatory requirements, proportionality, efficiency etc.)
• Present project/solutions to relevant governance forums for decision 
• Collaborate with stakeholders across Business Areas, Group Financial Crime Compliance, and Group Legal to develop clear, proportionate and regulatory compliant requirements and solutions

You’ll join a team of KYC Risk Management Experts spread across Copenhagen, Helsinki, Oslo and Stockholm with backgrounds from financial crime prevention, compliance, legal, business, IT, and project management. The role can be based in Estonia, Finland, Poland, Norway or Sweden, 

Who you are

Collaboration. Ownership. Passion. Courage. These are the values that guide us in being at our best – and that we imagine you share with us.

To succeed in this role, we believe that you:

• Have a strong understanding and experience in KYC or Financial Crime Risk Management 
• Have a strong understanding of the legal requirements related to the AML area in one or more of the four Nordic countries and relevant European requirements 
• Have an excellent stakeholder management and project management skills 
• Enjoy learning and are excited about driving change and bringing your ideas to the table 
• Are enthusiastic and drive tasks, and are willing to speak up – even when it’s difficult 
• Ability to present complex entities to various levels of stakeholders including decision making forums  
• Actively live by Nordea’s values of collaboration, ownership, passion and courage 
• Proffesional level in English, both written and spoken
• Are self-driven and takes responsibility for own tasks   

Your experience and background: 

• Minimum of 7+ years of relevant professional knowledge and experience (1st, 2nd or 3rd Line of Defence)
• A Bachelor's or Master’s degree in a relevant area e.g. finance, economics, law or equivalent work experience 
• Understanding of one or more of the Nordic languages will be considered an advantage 
• Certifications such as ICA, ACAMS or related qualifications will be considered an advantage 
• Experience within TM, Sanctions and Fraud will be considered as an advantage 
• Proven record of accomplishment of taking part in projects and initiatives

If this sounds like you, get in touch!

Next steps

Submit your application no later than 18/11/2024.

At Nordea, we know that an inclusive workplace is a sustainable workplace. We deeply believe that our diverse backgrounds, experiences, characteristics and traits make us better at serving customers and communities. So please come as you are.

Please be aware that any applications or CVs coming through email or direct messages will not be accepted or considered.

Only for candidates in Finland: A security clearance will be performed for the person selected for this position.

Only for candidates in Sweden: For union information, please contact finansforbundet@nordea.se or SACONordea@nordea.com.

Only for candidates in Poland: Please include permit for processing personal data in CV as following: 

In accordance with art. 6 (1) a and b. Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation) hereinafter ‘GDPR’. I agree to have: my personal data, education and employment history proceeded for the purposes of current and future recruitment processes in Nordea Bank Abp. 

The administrator of your personal data is: Nordea Bank Abp operating in Poland through its Branch, address: Aleja Edwarda Rydza Śmiglego 20, 93-281 Łodź. Your personal data will be processed for the recruitment processes in Nordea Bank Abp. You have a right to access your personal data, right to rectify and right to delete. Disclosing the personal data in the scope specified by the provisions of Polish Labour Code from 26 June 1974 and executive acts are mandatory. Providing personal data is necessary to conduct the recruitment processes. The request for the deletion of your personal data means resignation from further participation in recruitment processes and causes the immediate removal of your application. Detailed information concerning processing of your personal data can be found at: https://www.nordea.com/en/doc/nordea-privacy-policy-for-applicants.pdf.

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