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Saxo Bank

Senior Financial Crime Compliance Officer

full-time•Headquarters

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Location

Headquarters

Type

full-time

Experience

10+ years

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Copenhagen, Denmark

About the role

Would you like to be part of an ambitious Compliance team where you will get an important role in supporting the business meeting regulatory requirements in a dynamic and international environment? And are you keen on bringing your extensive experience within compliance into play? Then we have the right opportunity for you in Saxo

Our Compliance department supports the management of compliance risks while supporting prudent business development and growth. We have several teams in Denmark as well as abroad, each of which has their own area of responsibility, but where close collaboration is key to achieving our common goals.

You will be a part of the Financial Crime & Group DPO team in Group Compliance. This team is part of the 2nd Line of Defence and is located in Saxo’s headquarters in Hellerup. We are responsible for assessing compliance risks related to financial crime, such as anti-money laundering, terrorist financing, bribery and corruption. We are supporting the business in its continued compliance with regulatory requirements, market practices as well as internal policies and procedures.

As a team, we balance professionalism with a sense of humour and have an informal atmosphere – we make it fun to go to work.

Responsibilities

You will join an organisation and a Compliance department, where financial crime prevention is a core focus, and you will help us in continuously drive this important matter.

  • Perform compliance risk assessments

  • Provide advice and compliance opinions to the business on managing compliance risks and regulatory requirements

  • Conduct compliance monitoring activities

  • Prepare compliance monitoring reports and contribute to regular compliance reporting to the senior management of the bank

  • Participate in developing the bank’s compliance framework

  • Interact with the business across organizational levels and seniority

  • Depending on your profile, you will drive activities across jurisdictions to ensure continued compliance with all applicable legislation, markets practices and internal rules and procedures

Your profile

We are looking for a colleague who brings extensive compliance experience, at least 10 years or even more preferably. As part of your experience, you have worked within the areas of AML regulatory requirements, Financial Crime Prevention, risk management or similar, combined with a relevant educational background while having a relevant education background also within these areas.

We expect for you to have in-depth understanding of anti-money laundering-, tax evasion-, sanctions-, adverse media-, and terrorist financing risks and AML requirements.

Moreover, we are looking for you who are detail-oriented and can work both independently while taking an active role in teamwork and enjoy collaborating with colleagues and stakeholders across the entire organisation.

It is a definite advantage if you thrive in an environment with constant changes and bring a positive and curios mindset to work and that you do not buy into the word ‘cannot’.

You must possess great stakeholder management skills and use your communication skills to ensure positive collaboration and progress in joined tasks, and we are looking for a colleague who always bring a positive attitude when liaising with the business.

Send us your application no later than 18 February

We get curious people invested in the world
 

When you work at Saxo, you become a Saxonian and part of a purpose-driven organisation, where good ideas are always taken seriously, and where you can make a true impact. We are invested in your development, and you can expect a robust career from day one when you join Saxo – no matter which role you take on.
 

You will join 2,500 other ambitious colleagues across 15 countries and become part of an international organisation. Working in Saxo, you will get to meet colleagues from many different cultures and backgrounds, and you should know that we value diversity and inclusion and see it as a genuine source of strength to drive growth, foster innovation and position us for long-term success. 
 
We encourage an open feedback culture and supportive team environments enabling employees to grow and fulfil their career aspirations.  

When you bring passion, curiosity, drive and team spirit, your learning journey will be dynamic and your career opportunities in Saxo will be immense.

At Saxo we don’t just offer a job – we offer an opportunity to invest in your future!  


How to apply :

Click here to create an account and upload your resume and a short motivation. We look forward to getting to know you better!

What you'll do

  • You will perform compliance risk assessments and provide advice to the business on managing compliance risks. Additionally, you will conduct compliance monitoring activities and prepare reports for senior management.

About Saxo Bank

At Saxo we believe that when you invest, you unlock a new curiosity for the world around you. Discovering an intuitive desire within to actively learn, explore, and ask questions, you will engage with new companies, new communities, maybe even new countries. You could call this an appetite or passion for new knowledge and skills. We call it curiosity. Ultimately everything we do as a company is focused on getting curious people invested in the world by giving our clients more ways to make more of their money. We began in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1992 with a clear vision: to make the global financial markets accessible for more people. In 1998, we launched one of the first online trading platforms in Europe, providing professional-grade tools and easy access to global financial markets for anyone who wanted to invest. Today we are a well-capitalised Danish (EU) bank with top capital ratios and positive rating from S&P, trusted by over 1.2 million clients. As an international award-winning investment firm for investors and traders who are serious about investing, our clients enjoy regulated and reliable access to over 71,000 financial instruments on our industry-leading platforms. Keeping our headquarters in our beloved Denmark, we have expanded our reach to having more than 70 nationalities employed in offices in 14 countries. We are proud of our Scandinavian heritage and we are committed to the values of trust, fairness, and security. We believe this gives our clients the confidence to be adventurous and curious. Curiosity can lead you to places you never could have imagined. When you invest, you stimulate the mind, you see new perspectives, and you broaden your horizons. Personal transformation is inevitable as you develop a sincere interest and curiosity for not only the world, but also for others. At Saxo our greatest hope is for everyone to become engaged, to feel empowered, and to Be Invested.

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