Data Analyst Trainee, Risk Management Process, Data and Operations

OP Pohjola; Helsinki; Hybrid; EUR 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff banking

Occupational health care

Medical expense insurance

Accident insurance

Lunch

Exercise

Cultural benefits

Vacation shares

Job summary

OP Pohjola is seeking a Data Analyst Trainee in Helsinki to help estimate, model, and report financial risks. You will work on data-intensive development projects within Risk Management Processes, Data and Operations, shaping analytics and data pipelines.

The role emphasizes clear documentation, English communication, and collaboration across teams, with a six-month paid contract starting March 1, 2027, at €3,200 per month. Hybrid work within a supportive, growth-focused environment.

Qualifications

• A relevant Master's degree or is close to completing one
• You can code in both SQL and Python
• Strong English communication skills are required

Responsibilities

• Estimate, model, and report various financial risks
• Develop risk management analytics and data pipelines
• Contribute to data processing and data governance tasks

Skills

SQL

Python

Data analytics

Education

Master's degree

Tools

Databricks

dbt

Power BI

Power Platform

GitHub

Job description

Join us as a colleague

The application period for OP Pohjola’s 2027 Kiitorata Trainee Program is now open! We are looking for 39 open-minded and courageous talents for diverse, challenging, and skill-enhancing roles in various business areas.

Are you skilled in working with data and implementing analytics solutions? Do you get excited about solving problems and creating business value? Are you a service-oriented team player?

We are strengthening our Risk Management Processes, Data and Operations department with a Data Analyst Trainee in Helsinki!

About The Role

Risk Management Processes, Data and Operations is part of OP Pohjola's Risk Management organization. We design and develop data-intensive capabilities to support Risk Management needs. Our work includes designing technological environments, automating analytical solutions, and productising data. Effective data management plays a central role in everything we do.

As a Data Analyst Trainee, you will have an important role within our organization. Your work will contribute in estimating, modelling, and reporting of various financial risks. You will work at the heart of Risk Management and participate in a variety of data-intensive development projects and operational activities related to data processing.

The role offers diverse responsibilities ranging from developing risk management analytics and data pipelines to performing data management tasks.

We follow agreed ways of working across projects, continuous improvement initiatives, and operational activities. Deliverables must be presented clearly and concisely, focusing on what matters most, both verbally and in writing in English. Thorough documentation is essential to us. We value transparency and knowledge sharing both within our unit and with our stakeholders.

Does this sound like you?

We are looking for a recent graduate or someone who is about to graduate and is interested in developing into a data and risk management professional.

You have

• A relevant Master's degree or are close to completing one
• You can code in both SQL and Python

Experience with the following is considered an advantage

• Databricks
• dbt
• Power BI
• Power Platform
• GitHub

You are an enthusiastic professional who takes ownership and follows through on commitments. You are interested in learning about banking and risk management. You understand that successful data management requires both an understanding of end-to-end data processes and the business meaning of data.

You are interested in processing data, data governance, data quality analysis, and documentation.

You are an independent and proactive specialist who can prioritize and manage your own work effectively. You appreciate the importance of comprehensive documentation and enjoy building networks with new colleagues. You possess excellent teamwork skills and are comfortable both giving and receiving feedback in a constructive and positive manner.

We expect strong spoken and written English communication skills.

A Few Words About Us…

As a Data Analyst Trainee, you will join the RM Processes, Data and Operations unit within Risk Management, where approximately forty data analysts work together. We share common ways of working and a strong commitment to delivering high-quality results.

RM Processes, Data and Operations is part of OP Pohjola's Risk Management organization. We design and deliver data-intensive capabilities to support risk management needs. Our work includes designing technology environments, automating analytical solutions, productising data, and ensuring data quality.

During your Data Analyst Trainee period, you will become part of a project team consisting of several data development professionals. Our ways of working are designed to support your success, and you will have the opportunity to apply and develop your skills in a variety of ways.

…and why you should work for us

At OP Pohjola, you will work on challenging tasks of daily life, and in addition to gaining a vast amount of life skills and new expertise, you will be a part of Finland's most attractive financial industry player. With your actions and a determined attitude, you can influence your own career path here. We support your personal development and encourage you boldly! You will be employed by OP Pohjola for a paid six-month contract from March 1 to August 31 2027, and we offer the same salary to you and all trainee colleagues; €3,200 per month.

To help counterbalance work where you are expected to take a lot of responsibility, we seek to ensure employee wellbeing and to enable forward-looking work arrangements. We offer a stable working environment where you can contribute to our core values responsibility, people first and succeeding together.

At OP Pohjola, we work in a hybrid model where our ways of working are guided by our customers' needs, our business objectives, and the nature of each role.

You get access to our versatile employee benefits, which include staff-based banking, insurance, and loan services. We also offer comprehensive occupational health care, extensive medical expense insurance, and full-time accident insurance. We invest in everyday balance and flexibility as well as offering you lunch, exercise, and cultural benefits and the opportunity for inexpensive vacations in OP Pohjola vacation shares.

• staff-based banking, insurance, and loan services
• comprehensive occupational health care
• extensive medical expense insurance
• full-time accident insurance
• lunch
• exercise
• cultural benefits
• opportunity for inexpensive vacations in OP Pohjola vacation shares

We operate in the financial sector and our business is founded on trust and accountability. For this reason, we will check the successful candidate's credit history, corporate connections and potential conflicts of interest. In addition, the successful candidate must take a drug test and will be subject to a security clearance vetting by the Finnish Security and Intelligence Service.

OP Pohjola

Diversity and equality are highly prized at OP Pohjola. We want everyone to feel welcome and valued, and we appreciate that diversity enriches us and brings new perspectives. We invite job applications from everyone, because we all have something in common. We’re thrilled that you want to join us on our shared journey.

Owned by our customers, we are the most attractive financial sector employer in Finland. OP Pohjola employs more than 14,000 professionals. We have a mission – to promote the sustainable prosperity, security and wellbeing of our owner-customers and operating region. What we do matters, both to our employees and society in general. As the largest provider of financial services in Finland, we are building a better tomorrow; this has been our goal for more than 120 years.

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