Chief Compliance Officer in Nordea Finance Norway

Job ID: 30903

Unique opportunity to join a high performing Compliance unit and elevate your career within Banking. We are now looking for a Chief Compliance Officer to Nordea Finance Norway.

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 our team

Welcome to Transaction Banking and Nordea Finance Compliance. The unit consists of 8 highly skilled Compliance Professionals across Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Norway. The unit is acting independently of business and operates organizationally in Group Compliance. We add value by proactively helping business manage its compliance risks and achieve strategic ambitions. As the Chief Compliance Officer, you will be working closely with the CEO and Leadership Team of Nordea Finance Norway and report to Head of Transaction Banking and Nordea Finance Compliance.

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:

• Proactive identification of Compliance risks and advisory on risk mitigating measures
• Propose, design, coordinate and execute Compliance activities in Nordea Finance Norway
• Compliance reporting to Nordea Finance Leadership Team and Board of Directors
• Provide Compliance Training to Nordea Finance Norway
• Engage in regulatory interactions in Norway where required
• Continuously maintain and develop own professional skills, competencies and knowledge within relevant areas of responsibility
• Ad-hoc participation in projects, where you sometimes also will be expected to take the lead
• Are accountable for identifying, developing and maintaining relationships to all relevant stakeholders in your area of responsibility. Role model behaviour as a trusted partner also for stakeholders at executive level, to ensure constructive collaboration and a good reputation of the function

You’ll join a highly dedicated and top performing unit. The role is based in Oslo and you will be situated together with Nordea Finance Norway. The unit is a respected and trusted advisor to business.

Who you are

This is the right role for you if you: 

• Seek to become a trusted advisor, and you succeed by combining your regulatory competence with understanding of business and effective compliance risk management
• Are a strong communicator and able to influence, and also have the will and ability to listen and understand others’ point of view
• Base your advisory on sound analysis and facts
• Are self-motivated and able to work independently, while remaining a team player
• Are good at building and maintaining relations

Your background and skills include:

• 5+ years of experience within Legal, Risk, Compliance and/or Audit
• Solid understanding of financial regulations, including AML
• Master’s degree in economics, law or similar
• Solution-oriented approach, good communication skills
• Ability to summarise complex information for audiences
• Good understanding to apply a risk-based approach
• Fluency in English and Norwegian - both speaking and writing

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 20/10/2025. For more information, you’re welcome to contact Mytalip Kasami via phone +45 61612579 or e-mail mytalip.kasami@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.