Lead or Senior Risk Expert in Valuation Risk Management (permanent position)

Job ID: 30207

In Valuation Risk Management (VRM), we are looking for a Lead or Senior Risk Expert with genuine interest to drive improvements, build networks and explore new solutions for an efficient risk control framework.

About our team

Welcome to the VRM team. We add value by ensuring prudent valuation risk management and control for all types of financial instruments, held at fair value, across the Nordea Group. We work closely with the business areas and the finance department where we oversee and validate valuation methods, processes and controls, monitor market standards and practices, ensure implementation of regulatory requirements, and work actively towards strengthening our internal risk management framework and external reporting.

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:

• Review, test and validate the methodologies applied in valuation processes, including prudent valuation, fair value adjustments, IPV and fair value hierarchy levelling. Drive improvements and support senior management decision making
• Become a subject matter expert on the valuation methodologies and processes for a specific product area or asset class with the capacity to advice senior stakeholders within the bank
• Closely follow development in regulation and best practice
• Actively coordinate and interact with business areas and external stakeholders

You’ll join a talented team interacting with senior stakeholders in the bank. The role is primarily based in Helsinki, while Copenhagen is considered as an alternative.

Who you are

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

• An energetic and independent team player
• A person of high integrity who is passionate about doing the right thing and willing to challenge valuation process owners
• Enthusiastic driving improvements  that make a difference
• Eager to explore new solutions and ways of thinking
• Strong networker and coordinator

Your experience and background:   

• Master’s Degree in finance, economics, maths or other quantitative subject
• High motivation to understand risks, business and stakeholders
• Interest in the valuation of financial instruments and derivatives
• Strong interest in programming (Python, SQL ) 
• Fluency in English; command of at least one Nordic language is beneficial
• For this role we are interested in candidates with a few years of previous relevant work experience working with financial products in trading, valuation, risk management or similar. Previous experience in valuation control is highly desirable and relevant.

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 19/09/2025. For more information, you’re welcome to contact Bengt Janson Birkelund, Head of Valuation Risk Management, at bengt.janson@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.

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