Business Analyst to Financial Crime Prevention/ Biznesa analītiķis/-e | SEB, Riga

Welcome to the world of combating financial crime through the lens of data analysis and strategic insights!

We are thrilled to announce that we have an open position within SEB’s Group Sanctions Office, namely the role of Business Analyst (with 1-3 years of previous experience) in our Sanctions & Screening team.

About the role:

You will be working with both name and transaction screening with a focus on sanctions, adverse media and Politically Exposed Person (PEP). As a Business Analyst you will help to ensure that our screening tools are fit for purpose, and critically efficient and effective.

Our new team member will play a key role in SEB’s agile environment where you will support the Program Increment (PI) planning process, help refine features, collect business requirements, coordinate activities and analyze data in close collaboration with our Product Owner(s).

You will also be involved in various assignments to strengthen the bank’s screening capabilities and ways-of-working across the SEB Group.

The right candidate will report into the Group Head of Screening.

You can find our job advertisement in Latvian here / Ar darba sludinājumu latviešu valodā var iepazīties šeit: SEB - Biznesa analītiķis/-e finanšu darījumu uzraudzības nodaļā | SEB, Riga

• Driving change in an agile environment in close collaboration with Product Owner(s)
• Harvesting and analyzing data to help finetune and better calibrate our screening tools
• Collecting business needs and translating them into business and IT requirements
• Acting as Subject Matter Expert (SME) in various initiatives working closely with colleagues from across SEB’s Financial Crime Prevention division plus accounts and payments teams
• Performing tasks in close collaboration with wider Group Sanctions Office colleagues
• Building relationships across SEB’s divisions (Corporate & Investment Banking, Business & Retail Banking, Wealth and Asset Management) globally

• A good understanding of Financial Crime Prevention gained preferably from working in either a bank, consulting, product or law enforcement environment
• Previous experience working with sanctions, adverse media and PEP screening will be considered as an advantage
• A solid grasp of the agile way of working and experience in the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) framework
• Knowledge about the current payments landscape and both the challenges and opportunities that this presents to a bank like SEB
• As a person, you are structured and organized and possess the ability to efficiently accomplish tasks while maintaining a strategic perspective
• Great communication skills and fluency in English. Work execution is related to foreign countries.

• International opportunities and working environment
• Long-term stability 
• Extensive training and learning opportunities
• Hybrid way of working (after probation period)
• Health insurance (after probation period);
• Competitive benefit package in addition to your salary (Includes additional days of vacation; profit sharing program, pension contribution and other)

Monthly salary range indicated for this position is before tax deduction. The offer for final candidate* will depend on experience and competences of the candidate for the required job. The overall remuneration package consists of the salary together with other benefits.

Do you want to be a part of SEB?

Welcome to our inclusive culture, where our shared values inspire and uplift our team. We celebrate diversity and strive to ensure every employee feels seen, heard, and valued. Since we select candidates continuously, feel free to send in your application today, but no later than March 14th, 2025.

Learn more about working at SEB here: www.sebgroup.com/career  

* Candidate must meet the requirements of Article 34.5 of the Credit Institution Law

It is our fundamental belief that inclusion and diversity is crucial for our future success. We strive to have an inclusive, value-driven culture where employees feel valued, respected, and involved irrespective of who they are, what they believe or where they come from.

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