Senior Risk Expert - Enterprise-wide Risk Management

Job ID: 21349 

Would you like to be part of a strong team and apply your macro-economic and risk management skills in the leading financial institution in the Nordic region? We are now looking for a Senior Risk Expert to build and strengthen the analysis of Nordea’s exposure to macroeconomic and financial risks and the internal risk management frameworks. We are looking for an experienced risk expert with ambitions and strong drive to join us in Enterprise-wide Risk Management (ERM) within Group Risk (GR).

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.

About this opportunity

Welcome to Enterprise-wide Risk Management (ERM), a team of highly qualified and experienced individuals working across complex areas, both individually and as a team. The team is part of the wider Enterprise-wide Risk Management and Recovery & Resolution (ERM&RR) team that sits at the heart of GRs efforts to ensure robust, relevant and transparent financial and regulatory risk management across the Nordea Group.

What you’ll be doing:

• Identify existing and emerging risks relevant for Nordea and assess their potential impact through horizon scanning, stress testing and reverse stress testing. 
• Design of economic and financial stress scenarios for use in stress tests such as ICAAP.
• Develop and review economic scenarios use for business planning and loan provisioning. 
• Participate in Nordea’s Enterprise-wide stress testing framework, including internal and regulatory stress test as well as recovery planning.
• Collaborate with colleagues in Group Risk as well as across the Nordea Group.

The role is based in Copenhagen; Helsinki; Warszawa.

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 succeed in this role, we believe that you:

• Enjoy working in the intersection between financial risk management and economic analysis. 
• Are dependable, willing to speak up – even when it's difficult – and committed to empowering others.
• Enjoy developing macroeconomic and financial scenarios using macroeconomic models. 
• Plan effectively and deliver work to agreed and often tight deadlines

Your experience and background: 

• You have experience working with macro-economic forecasting and risk management relevant for financial institutions. 
• You have experience from or appetite for working with macro-econometric models, such as Oxford Economics. 
• You have several years’ experience in banking or the financial sector. Knowledge of stress testing is a plus. 
• You have great communication and presentation skills.
• You are fluent in both written and spoken English.

If this sounds like you, get in touch!

Next steps

Submit your application no later than 27/05/2024. For more information, you’re welcome to contact Tue Prieske, on +45 61701822, tue.prieske@nordea.com or Anders Matzen + 4522397076, anders.matzen@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.