Head of Financial Risk Testing – Controls Management

2 weeks ago


Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark Danske Bank Full time
Job Description

We are seeking an experienced professional to join our team as a Head of Financial Risk Testing – Controls Management. As a key member of our Controls Management unit, you will play a crucial role in implementing and executing an effective 1st Line of Defense (1LoD) controls management framework in Danske Bank.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Identify key controls across all Business Units and countries, linking them to risk and control taxonomy and incorporating their testing into a yearly Book-of-Testing (BOT).
  • Develop a new, more robust credit testing framework and remediate identified gaps in our current key controls testing and assurance operations.
  • Collaborate with senior stakeholders to ensure alignment across lines and facilitate simplification and standardization of expectations and assurance operations, in line with our Forward 28 Strategy.
  • Drive the automation of testing and assurance activities, as well as the automation of reporting, working closely with the Data and Reporting & Insights team experts.
  • Work closely with the Head of Framework to conduct control gap assessments, control testing & assurance remediations, and input into our key controls list.
  • Act as the first point of contact in 1LoD for credit testing related queries from regulators and own collated presentations and speaker notes towards Heads of Business.
  • Roll out Credit Testing Instructions within 1LoD control management and develop ways of working for teams, defining and agreeing roles and responsibilities between Front Line, BCPM, and 2nd line, across all locations and BUs.
  • Develop test scripts for key controls, test frequency, and reporting expectations with BU and 2nd line for credit, liquidity, and market risks.
  • Plan and deliver adequate cross-training and upskilling of team members, ensuring business continuity at all times.
  • Drive the strategic move to a combined assurance model, liaising across 3 LoDs to gain more efficiencies when setting up BOT.
Your Profile:

We are looking for an experienced risk professional with a relevant university degree or other educational background. You should have a minimum of 10 years of experience related to financial risk management, such as credit, liquidity, and market risk. You should also have in-depth business understanding of control assurance principles, risk-based approach testing, and good knowledge of credit areas.

We imagine that some of the characteristics to describe you would be:

  • Documented leadership experience and a passion for leading with purpose.
  • Good communication, interpersonal, and collaboration skills with the ability to face up to very senior stakeholders, regulators, and peers.
  • Gravitas with great influencing skills.
  • Ability to work under pressure and with short deadlines.
  • Ability to explain complex matters in precise and simplified ways in English, adapting to the seniority and knowledge level of the audience.
  • Willingness to collaborate, with a focus on solutions.
  • A growth mindset paired with decision-making ability and the skill of seeing the bigger picture.
  • Ability to assess the impact of decisions in a methodological and structured way.
  • Ability to cut through vast amounts of data, bundle, and analyze it in the appropriate way.
  • Acting as a role model, through ownership, accountability, and collaboration in front of the team and our internal and external stakeholders.
What We Offer:

We offer a great opportunity to be part of a newly established department/team with a great opportunity to be part of further developing the Controls Management unit. If you enjoy challenges and want to be part of an inclusive and positive work environment with a high level of responsibility, you should apply for the position.



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