Head of The Suspicious Activity Reporting Office

Are you enthusiastic about embracing a significant Compliance and Financial Crime role within the second line of defence, concentrating on the Danish region, and having an influence on the strategic direction of our collective market areas? Then read along!

As the appointed Head of Suspicious Activity Reporting in the Danish market area, you will be responsible for guiding and coordinating the efforts of 60 professionals within 5 distinct teams. The Suspicious Activity Reporting Office Denmark (SAR DK) is primarily responsible for the end-to-end investigation of unusual and suspicious behavior related to money laundering, terrorist financing and other financial crime typologies.

Within this role, SAR DK is responsible for the filing of SARs to the Danish Financial Intelligence Unit and in-house training of employees – as well as participation in the Danish Public-Private Partnership collaborations and acting as the primary liaison with Danish internal stakeholders with regards to SAR investigations.

The unit also participates in the analysis and delivery of intelligence and data driven thematic and strategic “deep dive” reviews into current and emergent financial crime topics together with other specialized teams in the overarching unit.

Contribute to the strategic direction 

Your role involves the supervision of five team leaders and includes membership on the global management team for the SAR function, with direct reports to the Head of the Unit. You will contribute with setting the strategic direction of the overarching unit across market areas and specialized teams - while also ensuring oversight of daily operations and representing the unit to internal stakeholders and Danish regulators. Other tasks includes:

You will be staying up to date with relevant Danish legislations related to suspicious activity reporting responsibilities, while you act as a role model for the Group’s values and cultural commitments – contributing to a positive team spirit and fostering good collaboration and work-life balance with the unit and across the Bank.

You will ensure that the unit has proper continuity and successor plans in place, develop the unit’s talent development plan as well as maintaining high overall employee motivation and satisfaction results.

Leader with high level of integrity

As Head of SAR DK, it is important that you have a previous experience with leadership within regulated financial crime operational & investigation environments in addition to sound knowledge of financial crime and compliance risks and typologies. You will show high levels of integrity and a focus on high quality strategic outcomes delivery. Furthermore, you bring;

You have experience in navigating highly regulated environments, working with stakeholders – as well as strong evidence of growing a large operational unit, including introduction of optimisation and process improvements to increase efficiency and effectiveness within the unit and improve output quality.

Does this fit your profile?

Then please apply sooner rather than later – and if you have any questions, feel free to reach out to Casper C. Scheel-Lyngbye,