Compliance Officer, Sanctions Compliance

Job ID:  27739 
  

We are looking for a Compliance Officer to help advise, guide and support Nordea’s business operations on sanctions-related issues.

About our team   
  

Meet the Group Financial Crime Compliance (GFCC) Sanctions team. Our role is to support all business lines and functions across the Nordea Group on complex financial crime and sanctions-related matters and provide an independent oversight of the sanctions risk management activities. 

Our team is a part of Group Financial Crime Compliance (GFCC) - the bank’s Financial Crime expert function that works to improve the bank’s capabilities to combat financial crime in a dynamic and challenging environment. GFCC Sanctions is a team of leading sanctions experts with experience and knowledge from the Nordics and around the world.
 
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  
  

Main responsibilities in this role:

• Be a subject matter expert on sanctions risk management in financial institutions, including EU, UN, US and UK sanctions regulations
• Conduct case-by-case assessments of matters escalated by the business in relation to their customers/clients
• Support and advise on breaches of policy and/or regulation
• Help set Nordea’s financial crime strategy and related policy on sanctions and contribute to the sanctions and financial crime strategic initiatives and trainings
• Draft and/or provide input on internal policy documents, guidance, and instructions

Who you are  
 

This is the right role for you if you are known as a subject matter expert in your field and you are truly passionate about it. Strong communication skills are key, especially when explaining complex matters to your stakeholders. We hope that you have the ability to tailor complex information for various audiences, influence decisions but also have the willingness and ability to listen and understand others’ point of view. You should enjoy building and maintaining professional relationships. Moreover, we expect that you have a strong analytical mindset and base your advise on sound analysis and facts.

Your background and skills include: 

• An academic degree in a relevant field, such as Law, Political Science, International Affairs, Economics, or Business 
• Familiarity with the EU, US or US regulatory environment and the expectations of sanctions enforcement authorities
• Experience of working with sanctions risk management and sanctions regulations
• Proficiency in written and spoken English

It would be ideal if you also:

• Have a keen interest in geopolitics, law and society
• Keep abreast of guidance and rules issued by the EU Commission, US BIS, OFAC, and FinCen
• Have experience of dealing with sanctions enforcement agencies or other regulators

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 05/01/2025.   

For more information, you’re welcome to contact Rebecca Ann Cantillon at rebecca.ann.cantillon@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.  

We reserve the right to reply only to selected applications.