Senior Risk & Compliance Leader

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

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.