Executive Protection & Physical Security Lead - Finland

Nordea Bank Norge ASA; Helsinki; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Nordea Bank Norge ASA in Helsinki is seeking a Physical Security and Executive Protection Specialist to support the Country Security Manager in Finland, drive Nordea’s Executive Protection programme, and contribute to Nordea Group’s Physical & People Security unit across the Nordics, Poland, and Estonia.

You will build security guidelines, coordinate risk assessments, and oversee training with internal teams and external partners, reporting to the Head of Physical & People Security.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in physical security and executive protection.
• Ability to coordinate threat/risk assessments for events and daily operations.
• Experience working with senior management and support staff.
• Excellent collaboration with internal and external stakeholders and vendors.
• Strong understanding of security governance, incident and event management.

Responsibilities

• Further develop and coordinate the Executive Protection Programme with internal/external stakeholders.
• Assist in risk assessments for executive protection and events.
• Develop and maintain Standard Operating Procedures for executive protection.
• Advise Nordea executives on security-related questions.
• Create and implement physical security guidelines and standards for Finland.
• Coordinate safety training delivery through vendors and internal personnel.
• Collaborate with Nordic security teams to align standards and improvement efforts.

Skills

Physical security

Executive protection

Risk assessments

Stakeholder management

Vendor coordination

Policies and SOPs

Education

Security domain degree

Job description

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Physical Security and Executive Protection Specialist in Finland

Helsinki, FI, 00100

Job ID: 5802

Would you like to help shape Nordea’s Physical Security and Executive Protection programmes? We are looking for a Physical Security and Executive Protection Specialist to support the Country Security Manager in Finland, drive Nordea’s Executive Protection programme, and contribute to Nordea Group’s Physical & People Security unit across the Nordics, Poland, and Estonia.

At Nordea, we are committed to being a partner that our customers and society can count on. Security and integrity go hand in hand. Joining us means you will have a significant role in the implementation and management of Nordea’s physical security. You will operate from Nordea’s HQ in Helsinki and work closely with the Finnish Country Security Manager regarding physical security related issues and executive protection.

About our team

As a Physical Security and Executive Protection Specialist, you will play a central role in creating and implementing physical security guidelines and standards in a local context. You will provide subject-matter expertise to the organisation and local stakeholders, helping to keep employees, customers, and assets safe and secure.

You will coordinate and continuously develop the executive protection of Nordea executives both during daily operations and during events and travel. You will do this in close cooperation with both external partners and internal stakeholders.
Together with the Country Security Manager, you will work closely with security vendors and partners to ensure that the physical security posture is fit for purpose and aligned with international best practice. You will help build structure, governance, and scalable ways of working across the physical security domain, including incident management, risk management, premises protection, event security, employee protection, vendor governance, and travel security.

We are looking for an experienced security professional with high emotional intelligence, flexibility, and situational awareness. You will be reporting to the Head of Physical & People Security and be part of a team of highly skilled colleagues placed across the Nordics, Poland, and Estonia.

What you’ll be doing:

• Further develop and coordinate Nordea’s Executive Protection Programme, working closely with internal and external stakeholders, vendors, and partners.
• Assist and support in risk assessments related to executive protection and events
• Develop and maintain Standard Operating Procedures and other relevant instructions related to executive protection
• Support, advise, and guide Nordea executives on security related questions and issues
• Help create and implement physical security guidelines and standards, and support the Country Security Manager as focal point for operational security tasks in Finland
• Manage and coordinate the delivery of safety training through vendors and internal personnel
• Work closely with security professional across the Nordics, Poland, Estonia to drive continuous improvement, consistent risk and issue follow-up, and alignment on standards

Who you are

Collaboration. Ownership. Passion. Courage. These are the values that guide us in being at our best, and we imagine you share them with us. We are looking for someone passionate about combining professional physical security and executive protection skills with business understanding, and who is committed to taking responsibility and delivering results.

To succeed in this role, we believe that you have:

• Ability to evaluate complex issues, influence leaders, and create workable solutions
• Understanding of the general security landscape in Finland, Nordics and globally
• Integrity and trust as core values, combined with excellent collaboration and stakeholder management skills
• A proactive, independent, pragmatic, diplomatic, and solution-oriented mindset
• Capability to transform security requirements into easy-to-follow guidance
• Ability to work outside office hours and be on-call

Your experience and background:

• Extensive experience with physical security and executive protection
• Experience with coordination of event security, including threat/risk assessments
• Experience and confidence working with senior management and leadership support staff
• Previous military, law enforcement and/or related government security experience
• Relevant academic background in the security domain or a similar field
• Full professional proficiency in Finnish and English (spoken and written)

What we offer

People come here when they want to get somewhere. For some, it’s to take their career to the next level. For others, it’s to break new ground within their area of expertise – in other words, with us, you will always move forward.

A culture that fosters performance and growth in one of the largest Nordic banks, offering various opportunities to evolve, develop and learn from brilliant colleagues with diverse backgrounds in a vibrant working environment.

Hybrid working model – we believe in the value of bringing people together and at the same time we embrace the freedom of flexibility.

Diversity and inclusion are a natural part of our daily work. We know that an inclusive workplace is a sustainable one. We genuinely believe that our diverse backgrounds, experiences, characteristics and traits make us stronger together. Every day we strive to find new ways to improve diversity and inclusion within our community e.g. we have signed the European Diversity Charters in the countries where we operate to show our commitment and engage with others to continue learning and improving.

If this sounds like you, get in touch!

Next steps

Submit your application no later than 31/07/2026.

For more information, you are welcome to contact Michael Lindeen ([e-mail]).

We enable dreams and aspirations for a greater good.

We build relationships. We add a personal touch to everything we do – when advising our customers, collaborating with colleagues, and meeting our potential candidates.

We learn and develop. We take pride in being experts and thinking ahead. We use our expertise to meet our customers’ needs, from the simplest to the most complex. We bring a growth mindset to our work that enables us to focus on a broader perspective in our daily challenges.

We lead change. We are responsible and aware of the impact of our decisions, both for our customers and for our local and global communities. Mindful of our responsibility towards current and future generations, we have made sustainability an integrated part of our business strategy.

We are Nordea. We have a 200-year history of supporting and growing the Nordic economies and our values are deeply rooted in these open, progressive and collaborative societies. As one of the biggest employers in the Nordics, Poland and Estonia, you have excellent opportunities to evolve, develop and move forward with us.

If you are an external consultant interested in this role and wish to apply please contact the hiring people leader for separate instruction on how to apply.

A security clearance will be performed for the person selected for this position.