Credit Secretariat Specialist

Join Danske Bank’s New Nordic Function and Help Shape Credit Governance Across the Region

Would you like to play a key role in building a newly established Nordic function that will strengthen Danske Bank’s first-line credit governance across all our markets for our Business Customer segment?

We are seeking a Senior Credit Secretariat Specialist with strong corporate credit experience to join our team and help harmonize processes between countries, ensuring robust risk management and process excellence at both the local and Nordic levels.

Danske Bank is investing in its credit governance framework by establishing the Nordic Credit Secretariat within Nordic Credit & Advisory. The team plays a key role in driving harmonized first-line credit governance across the Nordics by issuing clear standard operation procedures, improving process efficiency related to reducing credit risk, and designing a structured training framework. Also, some monitoring and controlling will be part of the work tasks.

Your Role

As a Credit Secretariat Specialist, you will support the Head of the Nordic Credit Secretariat in building a strong and harmonized first-line credit governance and support our efforts in a Nordic harmonization.

You will amongst others:

• identify gaps and update existing SOPs as well as create new SOPs in a Nordic context
• contribute to building and drive a Nordic credit risk training structure
• drive process improvements related to credit risk
• take part in the implementation of credit risk GenAI tools
• contribute to the development, maintenance and monitoring of a robust Delegated Lending Authority controlling framework
• Participate in ad hoc credit risk related projects.

About you:

This role requires that you are self-driven, with a clear understanding of how to adapt processes in a local context whilst maintaining the Nordic perspective. You build strong relationships, work well with others, and thrive in team settings. You can provide stability, reliability, and leadership during ongoing transformation as you understand the importance of change management. As part of the role is to drive credit risk training, we are looking for someone who is pedagogical and committed to developing others.

You have:

• Significant corporate credit risk experience
• Experience in credit risk policies, governance and processes
• Strong analytical capabilities
• Experience in process improvements
• Good communication skills in English and Finnish
• A relevant university degree

Interested?

If you are interested in leading cross-Nordic credit risk governance, drive improvements, and help build an efficient and collaborative function, we would like to hear from you. Apply now to join Danske Bank’s Nordic Credit Secretariat and play a key role in refining our credit risk management and processes across the region.

For further information, please contact Christel-Marie Edvardsen, Head of Nordic Credit Secretariat, christel-marie.edvardsen@danskebank.se .

Deadline for applications: 2026-04-08