Senior/Chief Business Risk & Controls Officer

Would you like to combine Risk Management expertise within our customer facing unit and work as a subject matter expert with a special focus on corporate and institutional banking? This is an opportunity to do so and gain an extensive international network across the Danske Bank Group!

We are looking for a Senior/Chief Business Risk & Controls Officer, who will be a significant contributor to executing the work of the Business Controls & Product Management team for Corporate Institutional Banking and International Units (CIB & IUs), part of the Business Controls and Product Management (BC&PM) unit in Large Corporates & Institutions (LC&I). The objective of BC&PM is to support, advice and assist the bank’s business units in mitigating risks related to products, processes, and services across different risk areas/disciplines to bring value to customers and society.

The position is mainly meant to support the business within the regulatory risk areas covering EU legislation within the Markets and Investment Banking areas covering MiFID/MAR etc.

What do we offer?

We offer a global workplace with a positive and lively environment, where we create room for everyone with a diverse, inclusive work & life balance work environment.
Working in a global team setup enables us to combine our cross-country competencies and experience in supporting our customers’ needs and making a meaningful impact. The global team includes colleagues in our international and Nordic branches and our local team in Copenhagen.
Everyone is supportive in everyone’s learning and development and encourage you to suggest improvements to drive the risk agenda. An important part of your job is stakeholder management, and you will gain an extensive network across the Danske Bank Group.

Apart from gaining skills and knowledge through daily work, Danske Bank offers a wide range of professional training activities ranging from bank-specific knowledge and technical training to project management.

Additionally, each Danske Bank employee receives employee benefits package which includes: Growth opportunities, Health & Well-being, Hybrid working conditions, and Additional paid days off.

Can you bring a collaborative mind-set?

To succeed in this role, you must have strong communication skills, an ability to work independently on multiple tasks and use intuition to solve problems. For our team to be at its best, you will thrive as a collaborator and can positively engage stakeholders at all levels of seniority.

Engage with stakeholders and evolving responsibilities

As a Senior/Chief Business Risk & Controls Officer, you will advise business stakeholders on the identification, assessment, and management of key risks within their areas. Our team covers Regulatory and Operational risks including Conduct risks.

We expect you to have an analytical mind-set, strong focus on execution and a structured approach with high attention to detail and the ability to adapt quickly to changes. You have a high degree of integrity and a strong work ethic with excellent time management and prioritisation skills.

Furthermore, you will act as a primary contact for key business stakeholders and other BC&PM teams on risk matters and be their sparring partner on day-to-day risk issues. Key tasks will include:

• Motivate collaboration and advice business on risk management
• Involvement in and reviewing of Compliance monitoring reviews and Group Wide Risk Assessments (GWRA) within the Regulatory and Conduct risks area ensuring that Regulatory and Customer Impact are identified and appropriately rated and managed
• Maintaining in-depth and ongoing knowledge of key regulations and best industry practices for managing Regulatory and Conduct risks, including driving risk awareness
• Act as a Subject Matter Expert and sparring partner for day-to-day risk and control questions
• Supporting the Business in the implementation of relevant Policies and Instructions
• Assist and support in awareness training of colleagues in the Business areas.
• Providing input to and supporting the preparation of reporting to Senior Management and Risk Committees
• Assessing existing or emerging compliance issues and work closely with the Compliance function to ensure they are appropriately managed
• Supporting and advising the business on managing Internal Audit and Compliance observations

Your background:

• 5+ years of experience working with risk, compliance, or other related areas, from financial institutions or consultancy.
• Experience with regulatory risk management and Enterprise Risk Management frameworks is an advantage.
• Fluency in spoken and written English is required. Fluency in a Scand