Business Risk Manager, Business Risk Control Team

Job ID: 2059

We are now looking for a talented Business Risk Manager to join our Business Risk Control team. This is an intellectually challenging area as business risk is unstructured and complex. In exchange, you will gain deep insight into our financial products and you will also be involved in using the latest data science technologies to enhance the risk control and compliance controlling in Nordea.

About our team

Welcome to Business Risk Control, where we safeguard our business and customers by implementing qualitative and quantitative controls to monitor business activities. This is an unique opportunity to influence business operations at the core. You will need to think outside the box to optimise existing processes and use of data, improve existing toolsets and how to use technology to solve complex control problems in an efficient and scalable manner.

You will play a valuable role being responsible for establishing end to end internal control processes, including the design and execution of them, within Large Corporates & Institutions.

Collaboration. Ownership. Passion. Courage. These are the values that guide us in how we work and how we make decisions – and that we imagine you share with us.  

Main responsibilities in this role: 

• Perform daily and quarterly controlling tasks to safeguard and improve our business
• Interact with several internal stakeholders from different business areas to ensure that risks are managed properly and that action is taken when inefficient processes are detected
• Design and implement efficient controls to ensure that key frameworks & processes are executed in a compliant and efficient manner
• Work with data and technology to improve existing processes & toolsets
• Reporting to management on control findings using Power BI and other tools

Who you are

This is the right role for you if you are/have: 

• An analytical approach driven by curiosity and creativity combined with an eagerness to increase your competencies in risk management
• Open, curious and willing to immerse yourself in a wide variety of tasks
• A problem solver who works in a structured manner
• A high interest into learning more about the business and risk controlling
• Good at stakeholder management

Your background and skills include: 

• You have a relevant Master’s degree, preferably in economics or finance
• You have interest in risk management and financial instruments
• You are fluent in English
• Swedish language skills are required
• Experience with Python, SQL and Power BI is a requirement
• You have interest in scripting, new technologies and data science

What we offer

People come here when they want to get somewhere. For some, it’s to take their career to the next level. For others, it’s to break new ground within their area of expertise – in other words, with us, you will always move forward.

A culture that fosters performance and growth in one of the largest Nordic banks, offering various opportunities to evolve, develop and learn from brilliant colleagues with diverse backgrounds in a vibrant working environment.

Hybrid working model – we believe in the value of bringing people together and at the same time we embrace the freedom of flexibility.

Diversity and inclusion are a natural part of our daily work. We know that an inclusive workplace is a sustainable one. We genuinely believe that our diverse backgrounds, experiences, characteristics and traits make us stronger together. Every day we strive to find new ways to improve diversity and inclusion within our community e.g. we have signed the European Diversity Charters in the countries where we operate to show our commitment and engage with others to continue learning and improving.

If this sounds like you, get in touch!

Next steps

Submit your application no later than 31/03/2026. For more information, you’re welcome to contact Sini Haikonen,  sini.haikonen@nordea.com or Ida Yde, ida.yde@nordea.com.

We enable dreams and aspirations for a greater good.

We build relationships. We add a personal touch to everything we do – when advising our customers, collaborating with colleagues, and meeting our potential candidates.

We learn and develop. We take pride in being experts and thinking ahead. We use our expertise to meet our customers’ needs, from the simplest to the most complex. We bring a growth mindset to our work that enables us to focus on a broader perspective in our daily challenges.

We lead change. We are responsible and aware of the impact of our decisions, both for our customers and for our local and global communities. Mindful of our responsibility towards current and future generations, we have made sustainability an integrated part of our business strategy.

We are Nordea. We have a 200-year history of supporting and growing the Nordic economies and our values are deeply rooted in these open, progressive and collaborative societies. As one of the biggest employers in the Nordics, Poland and Estonia, you have excellent opportunities to evolve, develop and move forward with us.

If you are an external consultant interested in this role and wish to apply please contact the hiring people leader for separate instruction on how to apply.

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