Junior Operational Risk & Compliance Analyst — Energy Trading

Vattenfall; Solna kommun; On-site; SEK 420,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

Vattenfall, a European energy company, is seeking a Junior Operational Risk Manager to join BA Markets Compliance & Operational Risk Management in Solna. You will support incident management, KYC reviews, and due diligence on counterparties to ensure non-financial risk integrity and resilience.

You will collaborate across teams, analyze risks, maintain risk tracking, and contribute to continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• University degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Engineering, Risk Management, or a comparable field.
• 0-3 years of experience in operational risk, compliance, internal controls, audit, KYC or a similar field.
• Experience in incident management and risk assessments is highly valued.
• Knowledge of KYC, sanctions screening or due diligence activities.
• Familiarity with energy trading, commodity markets, or financial institutions is a strong asset.
• Continuous improvement and change-oriented mindset.
• Clear and concise communication, both written and verbal.
• Proficient in Excel, Power BI, and incident/risk systems.
• High integrity, professionalism, and independence.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate operational incidents from initial reporting to closure.
• Conduct root cause analyses and define corrective and preventive actions.
• Run and participate in incident working groups, ensuring timely stakeholder engagement.
• Maintain and improve incident trackers, dashboards, and reports.
• Identify recurring patterns and provide insights to management on operational weaknesses.
• Perform risk-based KYC screenings of new and existing counterparties.
• Conduct sanctions, adverse media and ownership structure reviews.
• Support enhanced due diligence activities for higher-risk counterparties.
• Perform periodic re-screenings and monitoring activities.
• Investigate and manage alerts generated by screening tools.
• Maintain KYC documentation and counterparty records.
• Support the KYC mailbox and respond to KYC-related queries from business users.

Skills

Teamwork

Communication

Ambiguity handling

Independent working

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Incident/risk systems

Job description

Vattenfall, a European energy company, is seeking a Junior Operational Risk Manager to join BA Markets Compliance & Operational Risk Management in Solna. You will support incident management, KYC reviews, and due diligence on counterparties to ensure non-financial risk integrity and resilience.

You will collaborate across teams, analyze risks, maintain risk tracking, and contribute to continuous improvement.