Business Risk Officer

Are you a proactive and both goal- and solution-oriented team player with a good knowledge of risk? In that case, you might be ready to take the next step in your career as part of one of the largest banks in the Nordics as our new LC&I Business Risk Officer and gain an extensive network across the Danske Bank Group.

Danske Bank Large Corporates & Institutions (LC&I) is looking for a skilled, proactive and motivated Business Risk Officer in Stockholm with knowledge of and/or keen interest in LC&I market area.

LC&I serves Danske Bank's largest corporate and institutional customers, as well as customers trading through Danske Bank Markets.
LC&I provides clients with innovative and market-leading products and services - including a variety of products in areas such as M&A activities, equities trading, bond issuance, FX, and derivatives.

The goal of Business Controls and Product Management, LC&I Nordics is to, among others, cover, identify and mitigate Operational Risk and Regulatory Risk in LC&I in close collaboration with business and other stakeholders (incl.
Compliance and Audit).

Our team is responsible for Business Controls and Product Management in Finland, Sweden and Norway.
This particular position is located in Stockholm, Sweden and hence your main responsibility will be to part of the LC&I's 1st line of defense in Sweden.


Engage with stakeholders and evolving responsibilities  

As the Business Risk Officer, you will be, supporting the local business and thereby collaborate closely with stakeholders from many parts of LC&I.
In addition, you will contribute to work of various risk committees and councils in Sweden Branch.

The responsibility for 1st line risk area in LC&I is to further develop and strengthen overall risk picture, ranging from product approval, incident management, regulatory implementation and controls.
We are looking for an independent, proactive and solution-oriented person who can offer pragmatic support to the local business and at the same time collaborate across borders to support the development of the LC&I risk area in the Nordic context.

As the Business Risk Officer, you will advise business stakeholders on the identification, assessment and management of key risks within their areas.
Furthermore, you will act as a contact person for key business stakeholders, and other control teams on all Sweden LC&I related risk matters, and be their sparring partner on day-to-day risk issues, business control development and procedure improvement.


Qualifications

As your team will support the local business, the Business Risk Officer should have good understanding of the LC&I business in Sweden, in addition to knowledge about Swedish market practice and regulatory requirements.

Experience from the regulatory risk management area will be a great advantage for a prospective candidate and since you will be part of a global team, it is a requirement that you have good English communication skills.
Working with regulatory risk requires a valid SwedSec license, which is therefore seen as an asset.
However, SwedSec license is not a precondition to apply to the role as the Bank is committed to support obtaining the license if deemed necessary (depending on the profile of the candidate and content of the role to be agreed based thereon).

You either have a degree in economics, law or finance discipline (or equivalent).
3+ years of experience working with risk, compliance or other related experience in LC&I/banking environment, consultancy or law firm is seen as a positive factor.

Who you are?

You are an individual with a high degree of integrity.
You have preferably already acquired some LC&I risk management related skills in your career, but highly motivated candidates with otherwise relevant background are also welcome to apply.

You are also a proactive and curious problem solver with an organizational mind-set.
You enjoy teaming up with a variety of stakeholders, and you consider yourself a solution-oriented and service-minded person in an agile and collaborative risk organization.

What can we offer?

As the Business Risk Officer of LC&I Sweden, you will be ensured both personal and professional development.
You will have a lot of autonomy, but with significant support from local colleagues in Sweden, but also from team members across Nordics.
You will work in a fast-paced environment providing face-to-face advice to business stakeholders within an area with great opportunities to make a real difference for the Bank.

A career at Danske Bank is an opportunity to develop, grow and contribute to a culture of high aspirations.
We offer a career at a major Nordic bank with flexibility, inclusivity, and an attractive working environment.


Are you interested?

If you need additional information, you are welcome to contact hiring manager Aki Kallio, Head of Business Controls and Product Management, LC&I Nordics, *** or local lead Erik Brattberg, Chief Business Risk Officer, LC&I Nordics - SE, ebrat@danskebank.se.

Note that we are reviewing applications on a continuous basis.
Please apply, in English, through our online system.
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