Head of Sweden Financial Crime Risk Advisory

at  Danske Bank

Danske Bank is devoted to becoming the most trusted financial partner in all markets and work against financial crime. To help direct this aspiring agenda in Sweden, we are looking for someone to take on the role Head of 1st Line Financial crime Sweden.
If you have sound technical understanding of fighting financial crime, are used to work with senior management and have a proven previous experience implementing on a strategic agenda and supervising people, you might be the person we are looking for. Working against financial crime, corruption and terrorist financing in an ever-changing environment together with a highly competent and professional team - this is what we are offering you.

THE ROLE

You will become part of a team that provides input to the requirements, develops solutions and owns the local Financial Crime management agenda; ensuring they are compliant with local regulation and contribute to high-quality customer experience. You will have a firm reporting line to the head of Financial Crime 1st Line of Defence for Private Customers and a dotted line to the country leadership locally in Sweden. Your role is of utmost importance in driving the global Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Counter Terrorism Financing (CTF) and Sanctions as well as Anti-Bribery & Corruption (AB&C), Tax and Fraud change agenda and ensuring that local requirements across all financial crime matters are always accounted for and prioritised. The position is located in Stockholm or Linköping.

YOUR MAIN AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITIES WILL BE THE FOLLOWING:

• Ensure that Danske Bank’s global AML / CTF / Sanctions / AB&C / Tax / Fraud standards are implemented in accordance with the Group standard, Swedish regulation and market practice
• Motivate and engage team members and stakeholders to work towards common goals
• Partner with the business and 2nd line risk to ensure risk controls, projects and financial crime management tasks are supervised with the right risk priority, risk profile and within scheduled timetable
• Liaise directly with senior management of Danske Bank Sweden and ensure well-informed decision-making and risk prioritisation
• Report progress and issues of high complexity to senior management in a simple and understandable way
• Act as sparring partner to the country leadership locally in Finland and engage in dialogues with the local FSA