Senior Risk Governance Analyst

Are you ready to lead the change in risk governance and make a significant impact at Santander Nordics?

Then join our Risk Governance Team within the Enterprise-Wide Risk Management (EWRM) function. We are seeking a Senior Risk Governance Analyst to oversee our end-to-end governance processes, including committee management, internal regulations, and risk culture promotion.

Our team closely collaborates with the Chief Risk Officer and other teams in the Risk function, plays a crucial role in ensuring clear oversight of internal and external regulations, and is a foundational element of bank-wide internal governance.

Additionally, the team is pivotal in driving the bank's risk culture plans and appraising risk performance management. We partner closely with other functions of the bank and serve as a liaison with Santander Spain on global initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Committee Management: Design and coordinate the annual committee plan, manage agendas, and facilitate meetings for key executive committees (RCCo, RACo), ensuring all major risk decisions are made and monitored effectively.
• Internal Regulations: Ensure compliance with internal regulations (policies, procedures, models), drive the annual review process, and maintain the Group’s Master Governance File. Host Risk Governance forums to promote best practices and maintain close dialogue with Santander HQ in Madrid to anticipate new regulations.
• Risk Culture Promotion: Foster a strong risk culture aligned with Santander’s values through workshops, training, and communication initiatives, ensuring all employees are engaged in risk management activities.
• Communication: Manage stakeholder communications, including Risk Town Halls and newsletters, and maintain the Risk SharePoint site to facilitate effective communication related to risk management across the organization.
• Risk Operations: Have overview and deep understanding of Risk internal operations to provide support and drive processes when required, including risk event planning, coordinate HQ initiatives related to Risk Governance, and assist the Risk Leadership Group with strategic tasks as needed.

Qualifications and Experience

• Master’s degree in Business, Economics, or related field.
• 3+ years of relevant experience in the finance industry with a focus on risk governance, internal regulations (policies, procedures), and executive communication.
• Experience with risk reporting, project management, or managing trainings is a plus.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word), and fluent in English (Norwegian/Scandinavian language is a plus).
• Systematic, reliable, and a strong communicator, able to communicate complex topics in a simple and understandable way.
• Problem-solving skills and ability to foster strong working relationships at different levels of the organization.

We offer

• An opportunity to work in a large, high-performing international company, in a dynamic environment that is constantly changing
• A corporate culture that is professional, yet informal, customer and value driven
• Highly competent and dedicated co-workers with strong collaboration across the Nordics
• A high level of diversity and multi-cultural working atmosphere
• A strong focus on learning and development
• Multiple sports and social events

If you are a proactive team player ready to make an impact in risk governance and regulatory compliance, apply now! Location for this role is at our office at Lysaker (Oslo).

For more information about this position, reach out to Paul Alexander Haugenes-Bourrie, Head of Enterprise Risk Management, e-mail: paul.alexander.haugenes-bourrie[AT]gruposantander.com.

The position may require completion of a Suitability Assessment, including police certificate of good conduct and credit check. The assessment is not carried out without prior consent of the candidate and relevant candidates will be informed during the recruitment process.