AI Model Governance Analyst (Financial Crime Prevention)

Job ID: 3522 We are looking for an AI Model Governance Analyst to join our team as a full time employee. About our team Meet the AI & Machine Learning team. Our role is to improve how we detect and disrupt financial crime with the help of AI and machine learning, to keep our customers, Nordea and society safe. Our team is about 25 people working out of Stockholm, Helsinki and Copenhagen as a part of the group financial crime prevention (GFCP) unit that provides financial crime prevention services to all of the bank. Collaboration. Ownership. Passion. Courage. These are the values that guide us in how we work and how we make decisions – and that we imagine you share with us. Main responsibilities in this role: Regulatory compliance: ensuring adherence to global regulations (e.g., EU AI Act, GDPR, CPRA) and industry-specific standards. Risk Management & Mitigation: working cooperatively with the teams to identify, assess, and mitigate risks such as algorithmic bias, data privacy, and security vulnerabilities. Model Monitoring & Audit: developing processes for monitoring model performance, explainability, observability and maintaining documentation/audit trails for all AI models. Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partnering with legal, compliance, model validation, data science, IT, and business units to ensure ongoing compliance. Who you are This is the right role if you have a passion to make both AI and the world a better place. Your background and skills include: Domain Expertise: 5+ years in financial crime risk management, legal/compliance, data governance, or technology auditing. AI Knowledge: 3+ years in machine learning (ML) lifecycles, model failure modes, and generative AI risks. Communication: Excellent ability to bridge technical, business, and legal teams to explain AI risks and benefits. It would be ideal if you also have completed a specialized certificate in AI and compliance, such as ICA Specialist Certificate in AI for Compliance Specialists or IAPP's Artificial Intelligence Governance Professional (AIGP). What we offer People come here when they want to get somewhere. For some, it’s to take their career to the next level. For others, it’s to break new ground within their area of expertise – in other words, with us, you will always move forward. A culture that fosters performance and growth in one of the largest Nordic banks, offering various opportunities to evolve, develop and learn from brilliant colleagues with diverse backgrounds in a vibrant working environment. Hybrid working model – we believe in the value of bringing people together and at the same time we embrace the freedom of flexibility. Diversity and inclusion are a natural part of our daily work. We know that an inclusive workplace is a sustainable one. We genuinely believe that our diverse backgrounds, experiences, characteristics and traits make us stronger together. Every day we strive to find new ways to improve diversity and inclusion within our community e.g. we have signed the European Diversity Charters in the countries where we operate to show our commitment and engage with others to continue learning and improving. If this sounds like you, get in touch! Next steps Submit your application as soon as possible as we start with interviews on ongoing basis. For more information, you’re welcome to contact Björn Hertzberg at bjorn.hertzberg@nordea.com. We enable dreams and aspirations for a greater good. We build relationships. We add a personal touch to everything we do – when advising our customers, collaborating with colleagues, and meeting our potential candidates. We learn and develop. We take pride in being experts and thinking ahead. We use our expertise to meet our customers’ needs, from the simplest to the most complex. We bring a growth mindset to our work that enables us to focus on a broader perspective in our daily challenges. We lead change. We are responsible and aware of the impact of our decisions, both for our customers and for our local and global communities. Mindful of our responsibility towards current and future generations, we have made sustainability an integrated part of our business strategy. We are Nordea. We have a 200-year history of supporting and growing the Nordic economies and our values are deeply rooted in these open, progressive and collaborative societies. As one of the biggest employers in the Nordics, Poland and Estonia, you have excellent opportunities to evolve, develop and move forward with us. Only for candidates in Finland: A security clearance will be performed for the person selected for this position. Only for candidates in Sweden: For union information, please contact Finansförbundet at finansforbundet@nordea.se or SACO at SacoNordea@nordea.com.