Helsinki or Oulu Hybrid Employment

OP Pohjola is hiring an IT Risk and Compliance Specialist

About the Role

Ura | OP Pohjola is seeking an IT Risk and Compliance Specialist to join its Development and Technologies organization, a unit of 5000 IT professionals. In this role, you will strengthen IT risk management and compliance, ensuring services and environments are secure, high-quality, and compliant with regulations as part of an expert team.

What You'll Do

  • Enable risk management and compliance considerations in daily operations within your own area of responsibility.
  • Ensure continuous risk assessment, development of control activities, and maintenance of preparedness plans.
  • Manage and monitor the implementation of requirements from OP Pohjola and regulatory authority supervision.
  • Participate in stakeholder collaboration related to operational risk management and compliance, and in activities concerning regulatory supervision from the perspective of IT operations.
  • Produce clear and high-quality documentation and presentation materials, describing complex entities understandably for different stakeholders.

What We're Looking For

  • Experience in IT risk management and the implementation and assurance of requirements or operating practices.
  • Understanding of industry regulations, standards, and authority processes, and ability to interpret and implement related requirements.
  • Knowledge of IT development and production operating models.
  • Process-oriented thinking.
  • Ability to assess the impacts of risks on services, systems, and processes.
  • Ability to produce clear and impactful written and visual material and present complex entities understandably.
  • Self-directed initiative, careful work, and ability to manage multiple simultaneous, time-critical projects.
  • Fluent communication in Finnish and English.
  • A relevant higher education degree, e.g., in information systems, risk management, cybersecurity, or law.

Team & Environment

You will work as part of an expert team within the Development and Technologies organization of 5000 IT professionals, collaborating with a Risk & Compliance Lead and operational responsible persons.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Work guided by the 70-20-10 principle: 70% of time on daily tasks, 20% on refining ways of working, 10% on freely learning new skills.
  • Access to the OP Tech Academy for skill development.
  • Comprehensive staff benefits including personnel fund and staff-specific bank, insurance, and loan services.
  • Comprehensive occupational healthcare, extensive treatment cost insurance, and full-time accident insurance.

Work Mode

This is a hybrid role offering a flexible combination of remote and on-site work. Positions are available in Helsinki and Oulu.

OP Pohjola is a diverse and equality-respecting work community where everyone feels welcome and valued, promoting the sustainable financial success, security, and well-being of its owner-customers and operating environment.

Required Skills
IT Risk ManagementCompliance ImplementationRegulatory InterpretationIT Operating ModelsRisk Assessment
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About company
OP Pohjola

A customer-owned financial group, Finland's most attractive employer in the financial sector. Develops digital services and systems for its customers and own staff. Responsible for OP Pohjola's ICT strategy, technology guidelines, architecture, common platforms, infrastructure, and cybersecurity.

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Job Details
Department Information Technology
Category security
Posted 14 days ago