Senior AML Governance Compliance Specialist

About the Role

As a Senior AML Governance & Compliance Specialist, you will play a key role in strengthening AML/CFT governance framework, risk management processes, and regulatory compliance posture. You will collaborate closely with 1st Line of Defense FCP teams, Group Compliance, Risk Management, Internal Audit, and senior stakeholders to ensure that the bank meets all regulatory requirements and adheres to global best practices.

This role is ideal for an experienced AML specialist with strong governance skills, who thrives in a dynamic, international, and highly regulated environment.

Key responsibilities:

• To drive governance projects within FCP to support regulatory compliance and operational excellence.

• To create and maintain charters, procedures, and work instructions that reflect current regulatory expectations.

• Oversee delegations, ensuring all requirements are addressed promptly and thoroughly.

• To drive and gather, analyze, and synthesize relevant data from multiple sources.

• To draft content in a concise, professional, and audience-appropriate manner.

• Comply with Policies and Procedures 

• To comply with legislation in force 

• To take ownership of implementation of new features

• To interact and intervene with any part to ensure compliance, operational efficiency, proper business procedures, and client focus 

• To interact and intervene in case the Financial Crime Framework and Projects areas of responsibilities are not being fully adhered to or followed 

• To consistently achieve results

• To adhere to complete all mandatory training within due time and follow all other policies as required without chaser and follow up

• To embrace and role model the seven virtues and the rules of engagement as outlined in the Corporate Statement

Education:

Lawyer/Cand.merc or similar

Min. 7 yrs within:

• Corporate Governance/AML Governance

• Oversight

• Report drafting

Skills required:

• Strong sense of ownership

• Structured/Planning

• Analytical

• Oversight

• Project Management and stakeholder coordination skills.

• Proficiency in business reporting tools (e.g., Excel, PowerPoint)

• Team player

Start: ASAP

Duration: 31.03.26 + option for extension

Location: Hellerup, Denmark working min. 4 days onsite and 1 day remote

Workload: Fulltime, time & material