Senior Analyst, Risk Management Solutions team, Nordea Asset Management

Job ID: 23397 

Would you like to work in the cross field of IT and Risk Management? We are now looking for a Senior Analyst to assist in strengthening our risk framework. 
 

At Nordea Asset Management (NAM) is a responsible Nordic Asset manager with a global reach. NAM is at the forefront of shaping the future of investment practices. With +900 employees in 17 different countries and a prestigious portfolio of Nordic and international clients, we are committed to delivering sustainable finance. In NAM, returns and responsibility go hand-in-hand, and we have been integrating Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) principles into our investment strategies for over 35 years. Join us in shaping the investment landscape and making a positive impact in the world.

About this opportunity
 

Welcome to the Risk Management Solutions team. We add value by supporting our Risk Management with risk data on our investment products. As the Senior Analyst, you will play a valuable role in enhancing and developing our risk framework. You will play a part in securing a stable setup around our data from Simcorp dimensions Compliance Manager, as well as MSCI risk manager and assisting in ensuring we calculate accurate risk figures for our risk areas. We cover pre/post trade compliance results, counterparty risk, credit risk, sustainability risk in addition to market risk and liquidity risk. This is an interesting opportunity to work in the cross field of IT and finance where it is possible to set your own mark but also to learn and develop yourself.
 

What you’ll be doing:

• Be able to set your footprint on the future solutions and join in on designing and specifying the future risk management landscape. Especially the pre/post trade processes will be your focus. 
• Learn how we do risk management on our investment funds and be proficient in the risk data we produce. You will work with the data to create solutions together with our IT Organisation in an virtual BizDev team.
• Work with a wide range of solutions ranging from Excel VBA solutions to PowerBI reports, SQL scripts or python scripts.
• Be part of the team supervising our automated risk management system flow (MSCI Risk Manager). You will share the responsibility with 5 other colleagues. 
• Occasionally be handling production errors and data quality alerts, which to some extent involves debugging IT solutions. This requires high skills in SQL and large data knowledge.

As the Senior Analyst, you will join a highly specialized and skilled team of 5 that constantly aim to be efficient and optimise where possible. The team members are allocated to an agile BizDev team where we work via agile methods and prioritise via a backlog. The position is based in Copenhagen, Christiansbro. 

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 do well in this role, we believe that you: 

• Work in a structured manner with a focus on quality and don’t mind complex processes.
• Have a great interest in technical IT solutions and find it interesting to work in the cross field of IT and finance.
• Will be working in an fast changing environment where the ability to adapt is key to success.

Your experience and background:

• You hold as a minimum a master’s degree in finance, economics, mathematics or data science and have experience in the financial sector.
• You have experience within risk management and ideally MSCI Risk manager & Simcorp Dimension.
• You have extensive experience with data in SQL, VBA and Python and potentially have knowledge of Microsoft reporting solutions (SSRS, Power BI),Tabular models. We are evaluating new technologies ongoingly so experience with alternative technologies is a plus.
• You have experience from working in an agile environment and have participated in agile ceremonies.
• You communicate fluently in English both orally and in writing.

If this sounds like you, get in touch! 
 

Next steps

Submit your application no later than 29/04/2024. For more information, you’re welcome to contact Christian Theilmann Dahl, Head of Risk Solutions, via email on Christian.dahl@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.

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