Business Risk Manager, any of the Nordic capitals

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Job ID: 7551
GBS Management Oversight, Nordea
Are you an experienced specialist in risk management? Do you want to work as a business risk manager (BRM) in the non-financial risk management space? Then you might be our new BRM in the Group Business Support (GBS) Management Oversight Strategy Execution organization.
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 this opportunity
You will join the Management Oversight Strategy Execution team placed under the biggest unit of Nordea: Group Business Support. GBS drives optimisation of our operational efficiencies, letting the Business Areas focus on what they do best, to serve our customers and drive income growth initiatives. The GBS Management Oversight team consists of risk specialists and generalists that have individual responsibilities, but work closely together to always help and challenge each other. Strategy Execution is a newly established unit that owns Management Oversight’s strategic direction and is effectively the competence centre for various key initiatives such as regulatory interactions, strategic trainings and projects like AIR (Accountability and Internal Rules).
We are a critical team that is well-positioned and exposed to top management in GBS and the rest of the Bank.
As the new BRM, you will step into a central and important role, working on the identification and analysis of risks, which is part of our everyday business operations and risk management support. You will contribute in managing, control and report regularly on non-financial risks to ensure adequate and proactive non-financial risk management in the supported business, i.e. how should we handle identified non-financial risks? And what actions should we take to mitigate those risks? This is where your expertise is needed to contribute with solid and strategic risk management perspective, which will directly impact on the financial performance, efficiency, competitiveness and overall success of Nordea.

What you’ll be doing:
* Coordinate risk-related processes and implementation of e.g. new regulation and mitigating actions
* Support and contribute to our GBS Management Oversight strategic direction
* Advice, train and support managers and employees in non-financial risks and issues to increase the risk awareness
* Drive, facilitate and execute on agreed mitigating actions to address identified risks
* Formulate risk strategies
* Help decision-makers in understanding consequences of decisions
* Interact primarily with internal stakeholders regarding non-financial risk related matters
* Act as a trusted advisor on risk management
* Support business in enhancing the risk and compliance culture
* Participate in the day-to-day work related to various controls performed by the team

You’ll join the GBS Management Oversight organization. The role can based in any of the Nordic capitals.
The role is based in Copenhagen; Helsinki; Oslo; Stockholm.
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:
* Have great analytical skills and the ability to apply them to risk
* Can create and follow through on strategy for implementing Risk Frameworks
* Have people and stakeholder management skills to provide partnership while aligning and cooperating with internal stakeholders
* Able to drive and manage projects
* Able to work independently, conduct analysis and assessments and draft proposals based on these, while contributing to a great team performance
* Have business operational and compliance risk tools
* Have excellent communication skills and an ability to effectively put the impact through your interactions
* Are proactive, able to manage multiple tasks, execution-oriented, well organized with a structured approach and well-developed co-operation skills

Your experience and background:
* Written and spoken English on a professional level is required
* Bachelor’s degree
* Experience within business risk and compliance regulation is required

If this sounds like you, get in touch!
Next steps

Submit your application no later than 11/06/2022. For more information, you’re welcome to contact Jordi Fakiani at +45 50585531.

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.