Are you a dedicated risk management professional who would like to work with Non-Financial risks and Project risks across large and complex programs at Nordea? Then you might be our new colleague in GBS Risk Reduction Programs.

You will join GBS Office Risk Reduction Plans, which is a team located in the largest business area in Nordea; Group Business Support (GBS). GBS drives risk reduction initiatives, as well as optimization of our operational efficiencies, letting the Business Areas focus on what they do best, to serve our customers and drive income growth initiatives.

We are looking for self-driven risk manager to support and oversee a variety of Non-Financial risks and Projects risks connected to the Risk Reduction Plans Portfolio, working with all from daily risk management to audit and issue management – and maybe spiced up with coordination of our interactions with regulators.

In this role you will be in a central position in GBS Risk Reduction Plans, where being exposed to large programs and senior management, where you can build network, grow and gain knowledge, and utilize hard as well as soft skills!

The role is based in Stockholm; Malmö.

• Be the risk manager for one or more large programs in the portfolio of Risk Reduction Programs
• Be on top of Nordea’s risk management framework and practices
• Drive and execute risk management according to Nordea frameworks
• Manage issues and dependencies, e.g. facilitate and oversee remediation of audit issues
• Organize, plan, assess and monitor risk mitigation on Program and Project level
• Provide business summaries to serve as decision materials for the program(s) and our senior management
• Provide advice to program management and workstream leads in the individual programs on risk related topics
• Collaborate and support the program(s) and its stakeholders on the path to complete milestones and business deliverables according to risk appetite within internal and external deadlines
• Support the project management agenda and initiatives within in the programs
• Collaborate with the colleagues across programs and units in Nordea
• Proactively engage with stakeholders to build strong relationship
• Contribute to the overall development of risk management capabilities in the team
• You’ll join the GBS Risk Reduction Plans team which are a cross Nordic team, with various project streams.

Who you are

• These are the values that guide us in being at our best – and that we imagine you share with us.
  • Collaboration.
  • Ownership
  • Passion.
  • Courage.
• You could have a background as:
  • Risk manager
  • Auditor
  • Compliance office, or similar.
• You understand the basics of:
  • Risk management
  • Non-financial risks
  • How risks are defined and described; and
  • How risks and controls co-exists to set a tolerable risk level.
• You enjoy working cross-Nordic and across teams and stakeholders.

To succeed in this role, we believe that you:

• Have an excellent balance of risk expertise and organization skills to drive business risk management capability
• Thrive in stakeholder management
• Have a proven record of managing risks at scale
• Have excellent analytical and reporting skills with a curious mind towards risk and issue management
• Are a self-driven, structured professional with a proactive attitude and a strong drive
• Thrive to work in a fast-paced environment, manage multitasking well and have an excellent ability to prioritize and deliver within deadlines
• Are a solid team player with high integrity

Your experience and background: 

• Minimum 2 years of experience in risk management (required)
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, i.e. Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
• Written and spoken English on a superior level is required
• Have a relevant Master’s or Bachelor’s degree