Business Risk Manager / Senior Manager

Job ID: 5087

Would you like to be a part of a team with experienced and talented colleagues and to support active management of Third Party risk in Nordea? We are looking for a Business Risk Manager to strengthen our Supplier Management and Risk Oversight team as part of Group Procurement. With us, you’ll be in good company with plenty of opportunities to collaborate, grow and make your mark on protecting the bank and ensuring efficiency in our processes.

About our team

Welcome to the Supplier Management and Risk Oversight team. We add value by safeguarding Nordea from risks that may arise from supplier engagements. As Business Risk Manager, you will play a key role in ensuring that our risk models, practices and tools are conceptually sound, structured, correct, and appropriate for intended business use.

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.  

What you’ll be doing:

• Help ensure robust management of Nordea's Third Party risk
• Redefine risk models – including models for information security, GDPR, ESG, concentration risk, aggregated risks and geopolitical risks
• Ensure that models and processes meet regulatory requirements and expectations
• Drive and participate in the implementation of DORA act on third party risk management
• Support improvements in the overall Nordea Procurement process as we view risk management as an integral part of supplier engagements

You’ll join a team of experienced Third Party risk experts with strong risk management, procurement and data background. The team is part of Group Procurement and work in close collaboration with specialists across the Group. The role is based in Helsinki, Gdańsk/Gdynia, Łódź or Warsaw.

Who you are

To succeed in this role, we believe that you are/have:

• Keen to propose and implement improvements to Third Party Risk Management framework
• Driver spirited with ambition to deliver timely and with high quality 
• Excellent skills in spoken and written communication
• Past experience within procurement or risk management, preferably from a financial entity

Your experience and background: 

• Full proficiency in risk management or procurement. Experience in risk management in relation to suppliers and partners (Third Party Risk Management) is considered valuable, however specific expertise is not a requirement
• Strong analytical skills, and capable of applying multidisciplinary methods
• Full proficiency in English language
• Academic degree – in Finance, Economics, Law, Statistics or similar

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 31/07/2026.

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.

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