Compliance Officer / Senior Compliance Officer - Nordea Asset Management Compliance

Job ID: 30648

Would you like to support the business in developing ethics and risk culture? We are now looking for a Compliance Officer / Senior Compliance Officer in our wider Nordea Asset Management Compliance team.

About our team

Nordea Asset Management (NAM) is the centre of investment management in the Nordea Group and in the Asset & Wealth Management division. NAM is the largest asset manager in the Nordics with the vision of being a leading European Asset Manager. We want to do this by delivering returns with responsibility. We meet customer demands and guide our customers in the right direction in asset selection while ensuring prudent ESG practices. NAM has around 900 employees and more than 475 Nordic and international institutional clients.

You will collaborate with a skilled team of Compliance Officers where everyone engages and contributes to the joint NAM agenda. The role will include coverage of two fund management companies - Nordea Investment Funds S.A. (“NIFSA”) and Nordea Funds Ltd. (“NF”), as well as Nordea Investment Management AB (“NIM”). Team members are located across the Nordics, Luxembourg and Portugal. In addition to performing risk-based annual compliance activities, NAM Compliance is responsible for supporting NF, NIFSA and NIM in complying with laws and regulations, thereby ensuring sound business and fair treatment of our unit holders. We do this by identifying and assessing compliance risks, providing advice, training, performing testing as well as reporting on compliance risks within all parts of NAM.

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 will be doing:

• Assisting the team through its Compliance responsibilities in order to secure a continued high level of compliance risk coverage within NAM entities
• Collaborating closely with stakeholders especially within first line of defence and being their “go-to” person for compliance matters
• Constructively challenging the business and providing continuous support through advice, surveillance and training
• Maintaining an expert competence level in regulatory requirements and developments thereof, pertinent to fund / investment managers in the EU
• Performing an independent assessment of compliance risks on a quarterly basis, supported by quantitative and qualitative key risk & control indicators
• Maintaining a solid understanding of the business and best practices in compliance risk management related to investment fund products, processes, and governance
• Being part of a broader Group Compliance organisation, ensuring collaboration and alignment with the methodology used for documenting compliance activities.

The position can be based in Copenhagen, Stockholm or Helsinki.

Who you are

To do well in this role, we believe that you have:

• 5+ years of relevant work experience (preferrably within Asset Management and / or working with Compliance, Legal, Risk or Audit functions)
• Solid understanding of asset management industry, including major regulatory developments
• Demonstrable expertise in UCITS / AIFMD / MIFID regulations
• High sense of integrity, a structured approach and solid critical thinking with attention to detail
• Well-developed verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills, and the capacity to build and maintain relationships
• Ability to work with minimal supervision and manage multiple tasks concurrently in an efficient and effective manner.

The team and company working language is English – we expect fluency in English at professional level, while Nordic languages are a big plus but not a requirement.

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 15/12/2025. For more information, you’re welcome to contact Anastasiya Cadez (Head of Fund Compliance) at anastasiya.cadez@nordea.com.

The recruitment process consists of the following steps:

• Preliminary CV selection
• Phone conversation with the recruiter
• Online interview with the hiring leader
• Background check

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.

Only for candidates in Sweden: For union information, please contact Finansförbundet at finansforbundet@nordea.se or SACO at SacoNordea@nordea.com.