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Do you view regulation as an opportunity? Do you want to be part of setting the direction and executing on the strategy for Saxo Bank? We are looking for a financial, legal astute, analytical and structured colleague to join our small team at HQ in Copenhagen. If you share our passion working closely with the business, have ambitions to make a difference to our institutional clients and your colleagues then we are a good match.

With the industry undergoing change at an increasing pace, it has become even more essential to have a clear strategy, strong customer focus, the right staff and strong strategy execution capabilities. This creates exciting opportunities for Saxo Bank, and to help capture these we are looking to expand the Business Development team.

We are directly responsible for driving key strategic cross value chain projects covering

a) White Label Customer Solutions and Implementations,

b) Customer targeted Product Development,

c) Developing the Regulatory, Finance and Risk portfolio.

If you’re up for the challenge of breaking down barriers in global financial markets, we’re always looking for ambitious and enthusiastic people who share our passion for clients, technology and innovation and can bring new perspectives to our diverse team.

The work environment is open and highly dynamic, which enables rapid decision making and delivery. You will have the opportunity to apply and develop your skills and expect to be challenged on your personal development. Moreover, you will get to work closely with technologists as well as highly skilled business professionals.

At Saxo we don’t just offer a job – we offer an opportunity to invest in your future!

More about the job

This opportunity is for you who thrives supporting and driving projects within our Regulatory, Finance and Risk portfolio. Your daily work will focus on being workstream responsible, engaging stakeholders from across the Bank to discuss regulatory implications from a business, risk and operational perspective and not least the customer experience. You will be responsible for the complete project lifecycle i.e., from understanding and scoping the project, conducting the business analysis in close cooperation with various stakeholders across the value chain to writing up business requirements, creating the project plan and defining clear success criteria. This is done in close collaboration with IT in accordance with any regulatory timelines required to be compliant.

Your Profile

As a person, you are analytical, proactive, result-oriented and customer-focused, with a high level of energy. Moreover, you are motivated by driving change and by structuring the unstructured. You find it easy to communicate complex topics in a straightforward manner, thus you have strong language and presentation skills in English. Danish language skills are an advantage, but not a requirement.

• Experience participating in complex projects within the financial industry
• Has a good understanding and experience in one or more of the following areas: MIFID II/MIFIR, ESMA, PSDII, SFTR, CSDR, ESG, BMR
• Has a good understanding of financial instruments/areas: Bonds, Funds, Currencies, Equities, FX, Margin Lending, Listed Derivatives, CFDs – pricing, risk, execution, post trade, market and corporate events.
• Views regulation as a client opportunity

Would you like to hear more about the job? Then please send a short application stating your motivation for this job. We regularly call for interviews.

How to apply

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We offer

We aspire to be a non-hierarchical, purpose-driven organisation. At Saxo it is not about entitlement, it is about impact, no matter where you sit in the organisation. A good idea is always taken seriously, and you can truly make a difference.

When you work here, you become part of the Saxo family. We invest in your personal development and offer you large responsibility from day one. We encourage an open feedback culture and team efforts. If you show a collaborative spirit, drive and passion, your learning curve will be steep and your (international) career opportunities with Saxo immense.

We offer good and competitive terms of employment.

Sales within Saxo Bank

The global sales organisation is responsible for growing total realized earnings and assets under management through acquisition of new direct and wholesale clients as well as through activation of the already existing client relationships, cross- and up-selling, development of global partnerships.

The sales organisation is split into two main client facing groups: the software as a service business and the direct business.

We aim to be digital first and implement world class digital engagement for all our clients and partners and focus on the human touch for our top clients and partners, ensuring that our teams in local offices spend their time on the most value-adding task with our partners and top direct clients.

About Saxo Bank

We believe access to global capital markets is for the privileged few. Our vision is to enable people to fulfil their financial aspirations to make an impact. That’s why we use the power of technology to deliver clients what they need, when they need it in a user-friendly and personalised experience. We aim to deliver the world’s most user-friendly and personalized trading and investment platform experience, which gives our clients exactly what they need to make more informed investment decisions.

As a fintech pioneer founded in 1992, we focus on clients, quality, speed of innovation and use of disruptive technology. Headquartered in Denmark, we employ more than 2,000 people across 60 different nationalities globally. We have offices in key financial centres around the world including London, Amsterdam, Singapore, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Sydney, Gurgaon, Tokyo and Paris. With our global footprint, you can impact how people trade financial markets worldwide.

Do you want to work for an extremely ambitious organisation at the cutting edge of banking and technology? You’ll be joining a company that:

• Continuously strives to improve the Saxo Experience and exceed our clients’ expectations
• Always invests in the future
• Builds unrivalled platforms for seasoned and experienced investors and wholesale clients that provide real-time access to global capital markets
• Consistently wins the highest accolades for our platforms, products and service

For more on our story, culture and identity, please read the Saxo Bank Foundation, written by our CEO and founder Kim Fournais.