Senior/Lead Risk Expert, Technology & Resilience Risk Oversight

Job ID: 22555 
 

We are looking for Senior or Lead Risk Expert, to join Technology & Resilience Risk Oversight, a diverse team of professionals working on Technology, Business Continuity and Crisis Management (BCCM), and Outsourcing & Third Parties risks. We are ensuring that Nordea remains a safe, resilient, and trusted bank by constructively challenging and proactively supporting on risk management practices, control appropriateness and regulatory compliance.

At Nordea we are 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 the Technology & Resilience Risk Oversight team. We are part of Nordea’s second line of defence (2LoD) in Group Operational Risk (GOR) that provides Technology, BCCM, and Outsourcing & Third Parties risk oversight. Our team adds value with our constructive challenge and support for our colleagues in the First Line of Defence when building well controlled and designed solutions in a fast-changing environment. 

As the Senior or Lead Risk Expert, you will play a valuable role in supporting and positively influencing the First Line of Defence to manage Technology and Resilience risks.

What you’ll be doing:

• Perform testing activities in the area of Technology, Outsourcing and BCCM risks across Nordea's Business Areas and Group Functions (1st line of defence)
• Constructively challenge and proactively support the first line on risk management practices, regulatory compliance and control appropriateness
• Identify, measure, monitor and report Technology & Resilience risks across the Bank
• Assess materials related to banking supervisory requests
• Monitor the risk mitigation progress and effectiveness.

You’ll join a dynamic and talented team driving pragmatic and risk focused oversight of Technology & Resilience risks in Second Line of Defence (2LoD). The role can be based in Stockholm, Helsinki, Warsaw, Łódź, Gdańsk or Gdynia.

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:

• Are a self-driven, result-oriented team player
• Possess analytical skills with the ability to solve problems and drive tasks to completion
• Have good interpersonal and stakeholder management skills, with an ability to build and maintain trusted relationships among a range of colleagues.

Your experience and background:

• Relevant Bachelor or Master’s degree in technical or business subjects
• A passion for emerging technologies and experience with risk and control processes
• English spoken & written (advanced level)
• Exposure to the regulatory expectations on Technology & Resilience risks is a plus
• Knowledge of industry best practices, e.g. COBIT, ITIL, ISO 27000 will be an additional asset
• Relevant risk qualifications confirmed by the certification would be an advantage, but is not a prerequisite (e.g. CISA, CRISC, CISM).

If this sounds like you, get in touch! 

Next steps

Submit your application no later than 12/05/2024.

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.

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 finansforbundet@nordea.se or SACONordea@nordea.com.

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

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