Chief / Senior Business Risk Manager to Nordea

Job ID: 30614

We are looking for a Chief / Senior Business Risk Manager to join BCCM Process Oversight and Controls team. The role is permanent and can be based in Sweden.

About our team

Meet the the BCCM Process Oversight and Controls team. Our role is to embed resilience in establishing robust rules, controls and proactive reporting to manage and mitigate continuity risks effectively and ensure operational resilience within the BCCM risk framework. Our team is composed by 10 individuals coming from different regions of the world.

The team is international with diverse backgrounds and is currently based in Sweden and Finland.

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

This role is pivotal in ensuring the robustness and resilience of our resiliency processes and controls, aligning with Nordea's commitment to operational excellence and regulatory compliance.

Main responsibilities in this role:

• Carry out the implementation plan with updated processes & respective alignments to adjust with DORA requirements
• Ensure the implementation of 'improved ways of working' and change management practices to enhance operational resilience and efficiency
• Collaborate with various business areas within Nordea to identify and mitigate risks, fostering a culture of continuous improvement within Business Continuity and Crisis Management
• Engage in project management activities, coordinating cross-functional teams to deliver on process improvement projects

Who you are

This is the right role for you if you have:

• Excellent listening skills, with a humble approach to collaboration and teamwork
• A proven record of effective cooperation across teams
• A Solution-oriented mindset, focusing on identifying and implementing effective solutions to challenges 

Your background and skills include:

• Experience within a business area of banking sector, demonstrating a deep understanding of banking operations and culture
• Experience in implementing change management practices and improved ways of working
• Project management expertise, with a track record of successfully leading and delivering projects

It would be ideal if you also have:

• Familiarity with the EU Digital Operational Resiliency Act (DORA)

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 02/10/2025. For more information, you’re welcome to contact Aurelie Martinez at aurelie.martinez@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.

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

Only for candidates in Poland: Please include permit for processing personal data in CV as following:

In accordance with art. 6 (1) a and b. Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation) hereinafter ‘GDPR’. I agree to have: my personal data, education and employment history proceeded for the purposes of current and future recruitment processes in Nordea Bank Abp. 

The administrator of your personal data is: Nordea Bank Abp operating in Poland through its Branch, address: Aleja Edwarda Rydza Śmiglego 20, 93-281 Łodź. Your personal data will be processed for the recruitment processes in Nordea Bank Abp. You have a right to access your personal data, right to rectify and right to delete. Disclosing the personal data in the scope specified by the provisions of Polish Labour Code from 26 June 1974 and executive acts are mandatory. Providing personal data is necessary to conduct the recruitment processes. The request for the deletion of your personal data means resignation from further participation in recruitment processes and causes the immediate removal of your application. Detailed information concerning processing of your personal data can be found at: https://www.nordea.com/en/doc/nordea-privacy-policy-for-applicants.pdf.

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