Business Risk Manager

Saxo Bank is seeking a Business Risk Manager to join its On-boarding team. This pivotal role involves identifying, assessing, and managing non-financial risks, compliance, and audit recommendations across the end-to-end on-boarding process. The manager will foster a strong risk and compliance culture, ensuring operations align with the Group’s risk appetite and strategic objectives, collaborating with over 200 colleagues across Denmark, the Netherlands, and India.

Must Have

• Identify, assess, and manage non-financial risks within On-boarding.
• Oversee control activities related to risk, compliance, and audit matters.
• Support regulatory implementations and collaborate with 2LoD Risk & Compliance and 3LoD Internal Audit.
• Implement risk management practices and controls in daily operations (RCSAs, risk events, control reviews, issues, and actions).
• Drive timely and high-quality documentation of policies, procedures, work instructions, processes, capabilities, risks, and controls.
• Lead risk assessment workshops and educate colleagues on risk management frameworks and processes.
• Promote and monitor continuous improvement in risk culture, ensuring oversight of risk events, root cause analysis, and validation of corrective actions.
• Coordinate and ensure Business Continuity Plans are in place and effective, including training for senior management.
• Several years of experience in risk management, ideally within a financial institution.
• Strong business acumen and commitment to continuous learning.
• Analytical and solution-oriented, excelling at problem-solving.
• Communicate with clarity and impact, influencing decisions.
• Ability to connect colleagues from diverse backgrounds and foster collaboration.
• Process-focused, yet flexible and adaptive.

Good to Have

• Knowledge of relevant local laws and regulations.

Perks & Benefits

• Investment in employee development
• Robust career opportunities from day one
• Open feedback culture
• Supportive team environments
• Dynamic learning journey
• Immense career opportunities

Are you passionate about risk management and eager to make a real impact? Saxo Bank is seeking a Business Risk Manager to join our On-boarding team.

About the Role

In this pivotal role, you will be part of the Leadership team and work closely together with the other management colleagues to identify, assess, and manage non-financial risks, compliance, and audit recommendations across the end-2-end on-boarding. You will help foster a strong risk and compliance culture, ensuring our operations align with the Group’s risk appetite and strategic objectives.

You will join the Onboarding team, collaborating with more than 200 colleagues across Denmark, the Netherlands, and India. We foster an open feedback culture and a supportive team spirit. Our environment is purpose-driven and non-hierarchical, where great ideas are always valued. From day one, you will take on significant responsibility and have the opportunity to make a real impact.

Responsibilities

• Risk Management: Identify, assess, and manage non-financial risks within On-boarding, supporting the Head of On-boarding in understanding the overall risk landscape
• Compliance & Audit: Oversee control activities related to risk, compliance, and audit matters; support regulatory implementations and collaborate with 2LoD Risk & Compliance and 3LoD Internal Audit
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Work with stakeholders across key tasks to integrate risk insights into decision-making and strategic planning
• Operational Excellence: Implement risk management practices and controls in daily operations (RCSAs, risk events, control reviews, issues, and actions)
• Documentation: Drive timely and high-quality documentation of policies, procedures, work instructions, processes, capabilities, risks, and controls
• Workshops & Training: Lead risk assessment workshops and educate colleagues on risk management frameworks and processes
• Continuous Improvement: Promote and monitor continuous improvement in risk culture, ensuring oversight of risk events, root cause analysis, and validation of corrective actions
• Business Continuity: Coordinate and ensure Business Continuity Plans are in place and effective, including training for senior management

Your Profile

You bring several years of experience in risk management, ideally within a financial institution. Your strong business acumen is complemented by a commitment to continuous learning, particularly in risk and compliance frameworks.

Analytical and solution-oriented, you excel at problem-solving and communicate with clarity and impact. You have the ability to influence decisions, connect colleagues from diverse backgrounds, and foster a collaborative, team-driven environment.

Your approach is process-focused, yet you remain flexible and adaptive in the face of changing circumstances. Knowledge of relevant local laws and regulations is an added advantage, further strengthening your ability to navigate complex compliance landscapes.

We conduct interviews on a continuous basis, so send your application sooner rather than later.

We get curious people invested in the world

When you work at Saxo, you become a Saxonian and part of a purpose-driven organisation, where good ideas are always taken seriously, and where you can make a true impact. We are invested in your development, and you can expect a robust career from day one when you join Saxo – no matter which role you take on.

You will join 2,500 other ambitious colleagues across 15 countries and become part of an international organisation. Working in Saxo, you will get to meet colleagues from many different cultures and backgrounds, and you should know that we value diversity and inclusion and see it as a genuine source of strength to drive growth, foster innovation and position us for long-term success.

We encourage an open feedback culture and supportive team environments enabling employees to grow and fulfil their career aspirations.

When you bring passion, curiosity, drive and team spirit, your learning journey will be dynamic and your career opportunities in Saxo will be immense.

At Saxo we don’t just offer a job – we offer an opportunity to invest in your future!

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