Head of Business Management for Group Functions to Global Business Risk Implementation and Support (GBRIS), Nordics i Stockholm

We are now looking for a Head of Business Risk management for Group Functions 

Global BRIS is focused on enhancing Nordea’s capabilities to manage non-financial risks (operational and compliance risks). Global BRIS will be instrumental in taking risk culture in Nordea to the next level, and by being fully integrated with our business partners we will create sustainable resilience and proactive risk management.

Working with us, you will play a part in building a better bank that fulfils a meaningful role in society. We aim to help our 11 million customers around the world improve their lives and reach their goals. To do that, we are embedding risk management and compliance across the organisation to ensure people can trust Nordea. Interested in coming on the journey with us?

This Business Risk Manager role is to cover the Group Functions.

You will be the strategic business partner for the Group Functions (Group Corporate Centre, Group Finance and Treasury, People, Group Legal, Group Risk& Compliance, Group Business Risk Management and Chief of Staff) and you will play an integral role in providing the expertise necessary to support the business with their non-financial risk management needs.

What you’ll be doing:

• Lead a team of highly qualified Business Risk Managers
• Provide a holistic risk view to support the business in their daily risk management
• Manage the non-financial risk forum
• Manage, control and report on non-financial risk to ensure adequate and proactive risk management
• Coordinate risk related processes and implementation of e.g. new regulation or mitigating actions
• Advice, train and support managers and employees in non-financial business risk matters to increase risk awareness
• Act as a trusted advisor on risk management for the business and stakeholders

Location: Any of the Nordic capitals.

Collaboration. Ownership. Passion. Courage. These are the four key values that guide us in being at our best. We imagine that you enjoy learning and are excited about bringing your ideas to the table. You’re dependable, willing to speak up – even when it’s difficult – and committed to empowering others.

As a person, you:

• Have strong managerial skills and you are a supportive leader that can empower the team
• Feel comfortable to take the lead towards presenting and managing the risks towards Senior Management in Group Functions
• Have great analytical skills and the ability to apply them to risk, key risk reporting, analytics, and control designs
• Have the ability to create and follow through on strategy for implementing Risk Frameworks
• Have strong senior stakeholder management skills to provide partnership and commercial insight with divisional teams, while aligning with fellow BRIS teams and the 2nd line of defence
• Are proactive, able to manage multiple tasks, execution oriented, very well organized, with a structured approach and well-developed co-operation skills

Your background:

• Significant experience within the risk management and/or from the relevant Business Area
• Previous experience of working in projects
• Experience working with regulatory requirements and practices around business risk management
• Minimum of 10 years of working experience
• Educational background is a University degree or equivalent experience (Relevant certification such as ICA, ACAMS or related qualifications will be an advantage)
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken

If this sounds like you, we look forward to welcoming you to the team!