Senior Compliance Officer at Vattenfall Wind Power Ltd

Solna, Stockholm County, Sweden -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

16 Sep, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

18 Jun, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Compliance Frameworks, Regulatory Compliance, Data-driven Automation, Risk Management, MiFID, REMIT, MAR, EMIR, GDPR, KYC, Commodity Trading, Analytical Skills, Stakeholder Management, Python, Algorithmic Trading, Trade Surveillance

Industry

Utilities

Description

Company Description Vattenfall is a European energy company with approximately 21.000 employees. For more than 100 years we have electrified industries, supplied energy to people’s homes and modernized our way of living through innovation and cooperation. We are looking for talented individuals who, in addition to their passion for their own role, also have strong team spirit and want to contribute to supporting a meaningful corporate mission. Right in the heart of Vattenfall, at Business Area (BA) Markets, you will find an inspiring international environment, with a culture of care and personal growth, enabling you to be who you are, having fun, building strong relationships and learning every day. Find out what our colleagues think about our culture: https://youtu.be/-9qGrDUCptA We employ around 500 professionals who are active across Europe with offices in Sweden, Germany, The Netherlands, and the United Kingdom to drive the energy transition together. Our role in Vattenfall is to maximize the value of the overall portfolio by optimizing and dispatching, hedging, and sourcing for Vattenfall's sales and generation volumes. We serve as Vattenfall’s single access to energy commodity markets and trade electricity, emissions, fuels, freight, and renewable certificates. Job Description Business Area (BA) Markets maximizes the value of Vattenfall’s portfolio by optimizing and dispatching, hedging and sourcing for Vattenfall's assets and sales positions. It serves as Vattenfall’s single market access to energy commodity markets trading in electricity, emissions, fuels, freight and renewable certificates. We are active across Europe with more than 450 professionals working from Sweden, Germany and the Netherlands. The independent Compliance & Operational Risk Management (COR) function supports and challenges the business of BA Markets by promoting a compliant and risk aware culture which allows Vattenfall to move towards fossil freedom while safeguarding its reputation. This is done by identifying, assessing, advising, controlling, monitoring and reporting on BA Markets’ compliance risks. The scope of the COR function covers e.g. trading compliance, know your counterparty procedures, responsible sourcing and operational risk management. The team reports to the Head of BA Markets and to the Vattenfall Risk Committee. For our office in Solna we are looking for a Senior Compliance Officer who is comfortable operating close to the business, understands trading realities and can balance regulatory requirements with practical solutions. You enjoy collaborating with stakeholders, turning complex rules into clear guidance, and continuously improving how compliance supports the business. Main tasks & responsibilities The main responsibility is further improving the compliance function’s frameworks and tools, with a focus on data‑driven methods, automation and digitalisation. This includes developing, enhancing and maintaining compliance frameworks, controls and processes. Together with the rest of the Compliance team, embed a compliant and risk‑aware culture within BA Markets. This involves playing an advisory role as well as performing controls of the business, thereby ensuring adherence to best practices, internal policies and regulatory requirements. Participate in general Compliance tasks, such as incident management, controls and reporting. Cooperation with other relevant teams such as trading and risk functions, but also contacts with authorities and industry associations may be required. Qualifications Mandatory requirements: University degree in law, economics, finance, engineering, business administration or a comparable field Basic commodity/energy trading knowledge, e.g. understanding of markets, products and general business processes Experience with relevant Regulations (MiFID, REMIT, MAR, EMIR etc.) and good understanding of ESG topics Hands‑on experience with GDPR in operational compliance settings, including balancing regulatory requirements with data protection principles in KYC, investigations and monitoring activities Strong command of Swedish and English, both verbal and written Strong analytical and problem solving skills Ability to work independently and take ownership of tasks end‑to‑end Fast learner and early adopter of new business and technological developments Ability to challenge status quo in a constructive and pragmatic manner Effective ability to influence, drive change and resolve conflicts in a complex stakeholder environment Nice to have: Proficiency in an object‑oriented programming language (e.g. Python, C++), substantiated by completed projects or practical applications Working experience with algorithmic trading (e.g. trading, developing, monitoring, auditing or related oversight activities) Experience with trade surveillance systems such as Nasdaq SMARTS, SCILA or similar solutions Additional Information Location: Solna Type of position: Permanent, full time We welcome your application in English, no later than July 16th, 2026. We kindly request that you do not send applications by any means other than via our website as we cannot guarantee that we will be able to process applications that are not made via our website. For more information about the recruitment process you are welcome to contact our Recruiter Maryana Halushko via email [email protected]. At Vattenfall we are convinced that diversity contributes to build a more profitable and attractive company and we strive to be good role model regarding diversity. Vattenfall works actively for all employees to have the same opportunities and rights regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, transgender identity or expression, religion or other belief, disability or sexual orientation. The security of Vattenfall and its employees is essential. For that reason, a pre-employment screening will be part of your recruitment process. The screening is based on the role you will fulfill within Vattenfall. The screening will be performed by a third party, called DISA. In addition, a certificate of good conduct (i.e. criminal record certificate) is required for certain positions. The trade union representatives in Sweden can be reached via Vattenfall´s switchboard +46 8 739 50 00. Sven-Gunnar Gremlin, Akademikerna and Anders Bohlin, Unionen. Since Vattenfall is a part of the Swedish critical infrastructure, many of our services are security classed. If this position is security classed the final candidates might be subjected to a security vetting process, according to the Swedish legislation. We look forward to receiving your application! Workplace type (LinkedIn): Hybrid Type of Employment (Career Site): Full-time only

Responsibilities

The role focuses on improving compliance frameworks and tools through data-driven methods, automation, and digitalization. It involves advising the business on regulatory requirements and performing controls to ensure adherence to internal policies and best practices.