Lead Credit Risk Oversight – 2LoD

Nordea; Stockholms kommun; Hybrid; SEK 1,000,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Nordea is seeking a Senior/Lead Risk Expert to drive the development of Group Credit Risk oversight and strengthen 2LoD risk governance. The role involves coordinating complex initiatives across units and delivering clear risk insights for senior management.

You will collaborate with risk and business areas to enhance oversight maturity, leverage data, AI and automation, and build trusted relationships with stakeholders while moving strategic priorities into actionable plans.

Qualifications

• A relevant university degree, or equivalent relevant experience, and fluent professional English.
• Significant relevant experience in credit risk management, risk oversight/control, governance, compliance, audit, regulatory implementation or a comparable field within financial services.
• Proven ability to lead complex development initiatives or projects involving multiple stakeholders and organisational units.
• Excellent stakeholder management, facilitation and influencing skills, including the ability to build alignment across different perspectives.
• Strong project coordination skills, with a structured approach to priorities, milestones, dependencies, risks and follow-up.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities and the ability to translate complex topics into practical solutions and clear recommendations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience preparing material for senior management and decision-making bodies.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate development work that enhances the effectiveness, consistency and maturity of Group Credit Risk oversight.
• Turn strategic priorities and stakeholder needs into clear plans, practical solutions and high-quality deliveries.
• Lead Group Credit Risk oversight development initiatives from scoping and planning through implementation and follow-up.
• Coordinate projects ensuring clear objectives, roles, milestones, dependencies and decision points.
• Build and maintain trusted relationships with senior stakeholders, subject-matter experts and delivery teams across Group Risk and key stakeholders in business areas.
• Develop and improve together with team members credit risk oversight framework, governance, methodologies, processes, reporting and ways of working.
• Prepare concise decision material, recommendations, progress reporting and risk-based insights for head of Group Credit Risk.
• Promote knowledge sharing, consistency and continuous improvement across Group Credit Risk.

Skills

Credit risk

Stakeholder mgmt

Leadership

Project coordination

Communication

Education

University degree or equivalent

Job description

Nordea is seeking a Senior/Lead Risk Expert to drive the development of Group Credit Risk oversight and strengthen 2LoD risk governance. The role involves coordinating complex initiatives across units and delivering clear risk insights for senior management.

You will collaborate with risk and business areas to enhance oversight maturity, leverage data, AI and automation, and build trusted relationships with stakeholders while moving strategic priorities into actionable plans.