Senior/Chief) Business Risk Manager focusing on Civil Preparedness and Business Continuity

Job ID: 26807 
 

Are you passionate about building a safer society? Would you like to contribute to safeguarding Nordea and ensure operational continuity in the Nordic societies under all circumstances? We are looking for a dedicated professional who can enhance our preparedness against interruption scenarios affecting Nordic societal civil preparedness across Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland.

 

You will join Group BCCM & Resilience in Nordea – a vibrant, diverse and international team of 43 individuals who work together and are part of ensuring that Nordea remains a safe, resilient, and trusted bank for our customers.
 

At Nordea, we see that the world is changing fast – and we want to be one step ahead of the curve. That’s why we’re deeply committed to providing the financial solutions of tomorrow to our customers. We’re creating an agile environment where we experiment and grow together – and we need your ideas and unique background. With us, you’ll be in good company with a chance to make your mark on something bigger. 

About this opportunity

We have recently hired a Head of Civil Preparedness whom you will work closely with developing the function over time. This role we are hiring for now, will begin to be  a stream lead in a project relating to complying with Finnish legislation on civil preparedness. Further on, you will contribute to Nordea´s overall civil preparedness work, building resilience over the Group.

 

As a team member in this newly built-up established civil preparedness function will work across Nordea in a matrix setup with other specialists i.e. in the Business areas and Technology organisation. Your job is to either lead, contribute, coordinate or guide projects and initiatives ensuring full alignment with governmental bodies and other external stakeholders across the Nordics. You will also contribute to strengthen the understanding of civil preparedness internally within Nordea through different initiatives to enhance internal anchorage. 
 

What you’ll be doing:

• Build an understanding of processes and dependencies and connect them to how these contribute to societal preparedness as well as how to enhance their resiliency further in alignment with the expectations from authorities and financial regulators. Initially, with particular focus on the payment system. 
• Establish effective partnerships and collaborations across the organisation for enhancing civil preparedness measures, and to which build competence and understanding.
• Develop expertise in terms of knowledge and understanding of particularly, the processes that are most critical towards social preparedness, including but not limited to payments processes throughout the Nordics and their dependencies
• Become a trusted advisor for Civil Preparedness topics by providing guidance related to processes, procedures and interdependencies, while staying informed about emerging risks, industry trends, and best practices within Resilience and Civil Defence

The role is based in Helsinki; Gothenburg/Göteborg; Malmö; 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 are/have:

• Advanced project management skills to prioritize, plan and execute on tasks and translate ideas and capabilities into initiatives
• Familiarity with relevant regulations, standards, and frameworks related to Civil Preparedness and Business Continuity. 
• Good knowledge and/or previous experience with Business Continuity and/or IT Continuity
• Good communicator who can simplify abstract themes by converting them into easy and clear messaging for varied audiences

Your experience and background: 

• A good understanding of banking in general, and especially payment systems and processes will be a great advantage in this role

• A background within the banking and finance sector with experience from an operational resilience related role is advantageous

• Experience working or contributing to multi-disciplinary remote project teams with o