Head of Risk & Compliance

Ak Jensen Norway AS; Oslo; On-site; NOK 1,400,000 - 1,900,000; Full time

Job summary

AK Jensen Norway AS is seeking a Head of Risk & Compliance to lead the combined compliance and risk function as an independent second line. You will advise the Board and CEO on regulatory obligations and risk exposure, while owning monitoring, reporting, and the risk framework.

You will collaborate with Legal on new products and outsourcing, manage regulatory dialogue with Finanstilsynet, and oversee ICT risk in a fast-growing fintech environment in central Oslo.

Qualifications

• A compliance or risk professional from financial services with second-line experience.
• Strong grounding in Norwegian regulatory framework (verdipapirhandelloven, hvitvaskingsloven) and MiFID II.
• Familiarity with MiCA, DORA or digital-asset regulation is a plus.
• Practical understanding of operational and ICT risk in regulated firms.
• Full professional proficiency in Norwegian and English.
• Builder's mindset: pragmatic, hands-on, capable of shaping a function.

Responsibilities

• Lead the combined compliance and risk function as a second line advising the Board and CEO.
• Own the compliance monitoring programme, regulatory reporting and risk assessments.
• Oversee the risk management framework including risk register and appetite.
• Oversee ICT and operational risk including digital resilience and incident management.
• Be primary contact with Finanstilsynet and manage supervisory dialogue.
• Advise on MiFID II and MiCA across portfolio management and digital-asset services.
• Partner with Legal on new products and outsourcing, assessing regulatory risk.
• Build out policies and controls while preserving speed and entrepreneurial momentum.

Skills

Regulatory compliance

Risk management

MiFID II

MiCA

DORA

norwegian regulatory framework

Board interaction

Digital risk

Job description

Lead the combined compliance and risk management function as an independent second line, advising the Board and CEO on regulatory obligations.

• Experience in compliance or risk from financial services (investment firm, bank, or asset manager)
• Strong grounding in the Norwegian regulatory framework (verdipapirhandelloven, hvitvaskingsloven) and MiFID II
• Full professional proficiency in Norwegian and English
• Understanding of risk management, including operational and ICT risk
• Strong understanding of technology, data governance, and digital risk
• Direct access to the Board and senior management
• Work with a live MiCA-authorised platform and digital assets
• Central Oslo office at Bolette Brygge

Head of Risk & Compliance AK Jensen Norway

About AKJ:

AKJ has established a long track record of success in the asset management and fintech space, with clients in 35 countries, $2B in ecosystem assets, and five regulatory jurisdictions, along with being an eight-time recipient of HFM's Best Hedge Fund Platform award. But we are only getting started and are now at a pivotal moment as we build the foundation for the next era of asset management.

AKJ is redefining how asset management work gets done. As 24/7 markets, agentic AI, and tokenisation reshape an industry most legacy providers can't keep pace with, we are developing the AKJ Intelligence Stack: the first AI-native, integrated platform combining regulated infrastructure, agentic orchestration, and embedded execution within one architecture. We are also the only regulated, execution-grade alternative to the AI vendors now entering asset management. AKJ has a regulatory moat that would require years to replicate — with a staged plan to help shape the industry's next decade.

We are looking for exceptional builders, thinkers and operators who want to work at the intersection of frontier AI and regulated finance – people that can see the future and want to help shape it. We look forward to the prospect of you joining our team!

The role:

AK Jensen Norway AS is an investment firm authorised by Finanstilsynet under MiFID II and among the first firms in Norway authorised as a Crypto-Asset Service Provider (CASP) under MiCA, and is now searching for a new Head of Risk & Compliance.

Reporting to the Board with day-to-day partnership with the CEO, you will be AKJNO's senior second-line authority, combining the roles of etterlevelsesansvarlig and risikostyringsansvarlig in a single function. This is a genuine step-up opportunity: you will own both functions end to end and shape them as the business grows, rather than inherit a finished machine.

You will:

Lead the combined compliance and risk management function as an independent second line, advising the Board, the CEO and the business on regulatory obligations, conduct and risk exposure.

Own the compliance monitoring programme, regulatory reporting and the compliance risk assessment, and keep the framework current as the firm scales.

Own the firm's risk management framework: the risk register, risk appetite and limits, periodic risk assessments and risk reporting to the Board and senior management.

Oversee ICT and operational risk, including the firm's DORA framework — digital operational resilience, resilience testing, ICT third-party risk and incident management and reporting.

Be the primary point of contact with Finanstilsynet and manage supervisory dialogue and notifications.

Advise on MiFID II and MiCA obligations across portfolio management, RTO and digital-asset services, including as we expand our permissions.

Partner with Legal and the business on new products, delegation and outsourcing arrangements, and market-conduct matters — assessing both the regulatory and the risk dimensions before we commit.

Build out policies, procedures and controls pragmatically, turning a fast-moving, entrepreneurial business into a well-controlled one without slowing it down.

What we are looking for:

A compliance or risk professional from financial services (investment firm, bank or asset manager) with a genuine grounding in second-line work, ready to step up into your first Head of function role covering both disciplines and grow with the platform, rather than an established Head of function.

Strong grounding in the Norwegian regulatory framework (verdipapirhandelloven, Finanstilsynet expectations, hvitvaskingsloven) and in MiFID II. Familiarity with MiCA, DORA or digital-asset regulation is a real advantage, though not essential; we will back the right person to grow into it.

A practical understanding of risk management in a regulated firm — operational and ICT risk, risk assessments and controls — or the appetite and aptitude to build that muscle quickly alongside the compliance role.

Full professional proficiency in Norwegian and English.

A builder's mindset: pragmatic, hands-on, and energised by shaping a function rather than administering one.

Comfortable operating with pace and ambiguity in a fast-growing regulated business: resilient, calm under pressure, and confident making sound judgment calls where the playbook is still being written.

High personal integrity and the independence of mind to challenge the business and hold the line when it matters.

Strong understanding of technology, data governance and digital risk within regulated financial services, comfortable working alongside software engineers and product teams, with the ability to oversee the compliance and risk implications of internally developed operating systems and proprietary technology platforms.

Why AKJ:

Real ownership from day one: you lead the function, with direct access to the Board and senior management.

Work at the frontier of regulated digital assets: one of the few Norwegian firms operating a live MiCA-authorised platform alongside traditional fund and brokerage services.

A genuinely international, high-performance culture: our people represent 20 nationalities and 15 languages, and we reward initiative and thinking differently.

A central Oslo office at Bolette Brygge and a growing, ambitious team.