Financial Crime

About the job:

Do you want to be part of a newly established team and work with AML advisory on complex high risk cases?

At Saxo, we are currently establishing a new team, Complex High Risk, and are therefore looking for new colleagues to ensure the optimal decision making around our high-risk clients. You will be part of a specialist team who are specialised in financial crime risk. Your team will be working toward making the right assessment and mitigate the risks of our high-risk clients.

You will be reporting directly to Team Lead of the Complex High Risk team and be based in our Headquarters in Copenhagen.

Responsibilities:

You will be working with a wide variety of tasks within the financial crime space requiring in-depth understanding of money-laundering-, tax evasion-, sanctions-, adverse media-, and terrorist financing risks.

• Prepare and make different risk-related assessments.
• Take part in AML advisory on complex high risk cases including tax-evasion risk.
• Give input in relation to Saxo's risk appetite and initiatives for mitigating risk measurements.
• Take part in various projects internally.

Your profile:

• Has a relevant educational background and/or experience with different financial crime typologies, interpretation of AML regulatory requirements, risk management and compliance.
• Preferably have certifications such as CAMS/ACAMS, ICA or similar.
• Has a minimum of 5 years of experience in the financial sector working with making assessments of complex risk cases.
• Masters English on a professional level, Danish is not a requirement.

You are detail-oriented, analytical, and like to have multiple projects and tasks at a time. You take pride in your work and can convert complex assessments cases into concrete actions points. You prefer in your work to be to the point in arguments and when making decisions. You find it easy to build relationships and communicate effectively on all levels and across borders in a global and dynamic environment. You are a team player, but with the capacity to work independently.

We are reviewing applications on an ongoing basis. Deadline for applications is 14th of January 2024.

We offer:

The COO organisation is responsible for building, constantly developing and improving the full digital value chain that we deliver to our clients and partners. This is done in close collaboration with the Saxo Experience Office and supports the bank in always providing a world-class digital Saxo experience in an efficient, stable and scalable way.

At Saxo IT and the business are integrated, ensuring end-to-end ownership. We are organized based on what we want to do for our clients rather than on subject matter expertise. Within COO you will work together with people from different disciplines, but all with the same goal in mind: making a positive difference for our clients.

The COO umbrella includes the following departments: Operations, Security & Financial Crime Prevention, Trading and our 'Backbone' consisting of Enterprise Architecture, Infrastructure, Data Platforms, Workplace Service Management, DevOps Lifecycle Management and IT Business Management.

We aspire to be a non-hierarchical, purpose-driven organisation. At Saxo, it is not about entitlement; it is about impact – no matter where you sit in the organisation. A good idea is always taken seriously and you can truly make a difference.

When you work here, you become a Saxonian. Obviously you will get an attractive compensation package. But we also invest in your personal development and offer you large responsibility from day one. We encourage an open feedback culture and a supportive team environment. If you show a collaborative spirit, drive and passion, your learning curve will be steep and your (international) career opportunities with Saxo immense.

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

How to apply:​Click the Apply button to create an account and upload your resume (and a short motivation). We look forward to getting to know you better

Location: Headquarters