The Financial Crime department is responsible for preventing and detecting money laundering, terrorist financing, fraud and circumvention of sanctions regulations, as well as handling the bank's international transactions. The department consists of a strong professional environment with interdisciplinary expertise and solid experience.

SpareBank 1 Østlandet is now strengthening its work with international payment services and prevention of sanctions circumvention, and we are therefore looking for a subject manager/team leader.

As a subject manager, you will have the main professional responsibility for the bank's currency and cross-border payments, as well as international trade financing. You will play a key role in ensuring regulatory compliance, while combining leadership with operational work. You will actively contribute to day-to-day operations, lead an operational team and be a key driver for improving routines, processes and regulatory compliance. The position involves close collaboration across business areas and participation in relevant professional forums.

Tasks

• Lead and further develop an operational team within international payments.
• Active participation in daily operations, including payments, checks, complaints and clarifications.
• Ensure high-quality case processing in an efficient manner.
• Further develop and improve routines, processes and working methods.
• Drive continuous improvement work in collaboration with relevant environments and departments
• Ensure compliance with internal guidelines as well as AML and sanction regulations
• Contribute with professional support, training and a good working environment

Qualifications

• Relevant higher education
• Experience as a team leader or subject manager.
• Experience with international payments, foreign payment services or banking is an advantage.
• Good understanding of regulations within AML, sanctions and payment services.
• Experience with process improvement and efficiency work.
• Good system understanding and ability to quickly familiarize yourself with new solutions.
• Good written and oral presentation skills in Norwegian and English.

Personal qualities

• Structured, analytical and systematic.
• Decisive and confident in periods of high work pressure.
• Good collaboration skills and ability to create commitment and direction in the team.
• Enjoys working operationally.
• Motivated by creating structure and process improvements.
• Enjoys both professionalism and management.

We offer

• Motivating and demanding work tasks within a key field in growth.
• Competitive conditions.
• Good working environment, with pleasant, skilled and committed colleagues.
• Good opportunities for professional and personal development.
• Good insurance and pension schemes, as well as favorable loan terms.
• We take good care of our employees and have flexible working hours, with summer hours from June to September.