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Junior Operational Risk Manager

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In short

Vattenfall is seeking a Junior Operational Risk Manager to join their BA Markets Compliance & Operational Risk Management team in Solna. The role involves managing operational incidents, conducting root cause analyses, performing KYC screenings, and supporting due diligence activities within the energy trading environment.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and coordinate operational incidents from initial reporting to closure.
  • Conduct root cause analyses and define corrective and preventive actions.
  • Run and participate in incident working groups, ensuring timely stakeholder engagement.
  • Maintain and improve incident trackers, dashboards, and reports.
  • Identify recurring patterns and provide insights to management on operational weaknesses.
  • Perform risk-based KYC screenings of new and existing counterparties.
  • Conduct sanctions, adverse media and ownership structure reviews.
  • Support enhanced due diligence activities for higher-risk counterparties.
  • Perform periodic re-screenings and monitoring activities.
  • Investigate and manage alerts generated by screening tools.
  • Maintain KYC documentation and counterparty records.
  • Support the KYC mailbox and respond to KYC-related queries from business users.

Requirements

  • University degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Engineering, Risk Management, or a comparable field.
  • 0-3 years of experience in operational risk, compliance, internal controls, audit, KYC or a similar field.
  • Experience in incident management and risk assessments is highly valued.
  • Knowledge of KYC, sanctions screening or due diligence activities.
  • Familiarity with energy trading, commodity markets, or financial institutions is a strong asset.
  • Continuous improvement and change-oriented mindset.
  • Clear and concise communication, both written and verbal.
  • Proficient in Excel, Power BI, and incident/risk systems.
  • High integrity, professionalism, and independence.
  • Proactive, structured, and detail-oriented.
  • Able to work independently while collaborating effectively across teams.
  • Comfortable handling ambiguity and making sound risk judgments.
  • Strong teamwork mindset and willingness to support broader Compliance & Operational Risk Management activities.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience in incident management and risk assessments is highly valued.
  • Familiarity with energy trading, commodity markets, or financial institutions is a strong asset.

Benefits

  • Permanent, full-time position.
  • Inspiring international environment.
  • Culture of care and personal growth.
  • Opportunity to be yourself, have fun, build strong relationships and learn every day.
  • Pre-employment screening.
  • Potential security vetting for security-classed positions.
#energy trading#operational risk#KYC#compliance#risk management
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Company

Vattenfall

Job Posted

1 week ago

Expires

in 1 week

Employment Type

Full Time

WorkMode

On Site

Experience Level

Entry

Locations

Solna, Sweden

Qualification

Bachelor

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