Experienced Business Analyst within Sanctions & Screening to Financial Crime Prevention | SEB, Stockholm

Welcome to the world of combating financial crime through the lens of data analysis and strategic insights!  We are thrilled to announce that we have an open position within SEB’s Group Sanctions Office, namely the role of Business Analyst in our Sanctions & Screening team.
This role can be based in either Stockholm or Riga.
About the roleYou will be working with both name and transaction screening with a focus on sanctions, adverse media and PEP. As a Business Analyst you will be expected to guide the entire SEB Group and ensure that our screening tools are fit for purpose, and critically efficient and effective.
Our new team member will play a key role in SEB’s agile environment where you will support the PI planning process, help refine features, coordinate activities and analyze data in close collaboration with our Product Owner(s). You will also be involved in various assignments to strengthen the bank’s screening capabilities and ways-of-working across the SEB Group. The right candidate will report into the Group Head of Screening.

As a Business Analyst, you will be responsible for:

• Acting as an SME in various initiatives, working closely with colleagues from across SEB’s Financial Crime Prevention division and other business teams.
• Harvesting and analyzing data to help finetune and better calibrate our screening tools
• Driving change in an agile environment in close collaboration with Product Owner(s)
• Collecting business needs and translating them into business and IT requirements
• Supporting the model risk management and model validation process
• Performing tasks in close collaboration with wider Group Sanctions Office colleagues
• Building relationships across SEB’s divisions (Corporate & Investment Banking, Business & Retail Banking, Wealth and Asset Management) globally

To thrive in this role, we believe you have:

• 5+ years of experience working with Financial Crime Prevention from either banking or consulting
• Proven experience working with sanctions, adverse media and PEP screening
• Previous experience and a solid grasp of the agile way of working
• Good understanding of model validation
• Knowledge of the current payments landscape and both the challenges and opportunities that this presents to a bank like SEB
• Excellent communication skills in English (both written and verbal)
• Strong stakeholder management skills
• As a person, you are structured and organized and possess the ability to efficiently accomplish tasks while maintaining a strategic perspective

We are looking for someone who wants to make an impact that matters. 

What we offer:

• International opportunities and working environment
• Long-term stability 
• Extensive training and learning opportunities
• Opportunity to work remotely 1-2 days a week

Do you want to be a part of SEB and ready to apply? Welcome to our inclusive culture, where our shared values inspire and uplift our team. We celebrate diversity and strive to ensure every employee feels seen, heard, and valued.Since we select candidates continuously, feel free to send in your application today, but no later September 7th 2025.
Learn more about working at SEB here: www.sebgroup.com/career   * Candidate must meet the requirements of Article 34.5 of the Credit Institution LawIt is our fundamental belief that inclusion and diversity is crucial for our future success. We strive to have an inclusive, value-driven culture where employees feel valued, respected, and involved irrespective of who they are, what they believe or where they come from.
SEB Sweden has a redeployment responsibility, why this position might be covered by internal redeployment