Senior Expert to Sanctions Advisory and Risk Management

Job ID: 24424 

Would you like to contribute to building a better bank serving a meaningful role in society? We are now looking for a Senior Expert to join our team providing advice to the entire bank on international sanctions matters.

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.

Interested in coming on the journey with us?  

The offer

As a Senior Expert with a focus on handling sanctions-advice requests, your role involves investigating, assessing, advising on, and reporting on cases related to international sanctions regulations and Nordea internal sanctions policies. You will collaborate across Group Financial Crime Prevention (GFCP), the GFCP Sanctions Team, Business Areas (BAs), and Group Financial Crime Compliance (GFCC, Nordea’s Second Line of Defence).

The role sits within the GFCP Sanctions Advisory and Risk Management (SARM) / 1LoD Sanctions Advisory Team—a team under the broader GFCP Sanctions unit in Nordea and part of the First Line of Defence (1LoD).

We are passionate, professional, and focused on doing the right thing. You will be part of a team interacting with stakeholders based across the Nordics, Estonia, Poland, and UK.

What you will be doing:  

• Driving business as usual processes by conducting investigation and advising the Bank on complex sanctions topics
• Supporting Nordea’s efforts to effectively manage sanctions risks
• Contributing your knowledge and insights to large projects aimed and reducing the Bank’s sanctions-related risks 
• Collaborating across the Bank with a diverse range of teams, including: sanctions investigations teams, KYC teams, Nordea’s Business Areas, Compliance and other parts of the bank’s financial crime architecture.

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 build a successful career with us, you’ll work well with others and always act with the customers’ needs in mind. You love learning and trying new things, and you’re excited about bringing your ideas to the table. You’re honest and dependable, willing to speak up even when it’s difficult, and committed to empowering others. You’re passionate about doing a great job. This is a position that offers good career growth possibilities.

You: 

• Have an eye for, and understand the need to focus on, details
• Are flexible and able to work under time and delivery pressure—sanctions attracts a lot of attention from customers, media, authorities, top management, and other stakeholders
• Are open, honest, structured, and result-oriented
• Are able to work both independently and in collaboration with your colleagues in the Bank
• Are used to working with and managing diverse stakeholder with divergent needs
• Have a proven track record of efficient deliveries

You are located in Gdansk, Lodz, Warsaw, Tallinn, Helsinki, or Stockholm.

Your background will include: 

• Extensive experience in handling regulatory issues in a highly dynamic and regulated environment
• Extensive knowledge and understanding of sanctions, including the regulatory framework
• A track record of working in a fast paced, complex, and international environment
• Prior experience working in sanctions advisory
• Strong English language communication skills (oral and written)
• Good investigative and analytical skills
• A Master’s or Bachelor’s degree

Your background including the following would be advantageous:  

• Knowledge of Sanctions regulations and experience applying them in Financial Services.
• International Compliance Association (ICA) Certification (sanctions focused), or Association of Certified Sanctions Specialists (ACSS) Certification
• Fluency in one Nordic language

If this sounds like you, we look forward to receiving your application!

Next steps

Submit your application no later than 24/08/2024. For more information, you’re welcome to contact Mikko Juhani Haaramo via email: mikko.haaramo@nordea.com.

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 Finansförbundet at finansforbundet@nordea.se or SACO at SacoNordea@nordea.com.

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