Senior Compliance & Risk Officer

About the Role

As Senior Compliance & Risk Manager you will have a unique opportunity to influence decision-making, strengthen governance practices, and work closely with senior stakeholders across multiple markets. You will play a central role in overseeing and strengthening internal control, risk management, and compliance framework across the Nordic markets.

This is a cross-functional role covering finance, operational, and support functions, as well as selected sub-franchisee environments. You will be responsible for establishing a structured and transparent approach to risk identification, control monitoring, and governance reporting.

The role carries a high degree of independence and requires strong judgment, integrity, and personal accountability. You will own risk and control insights and ensure they are clearly communicated to senior management and relevant governance forums.

Key Responsibilities:

• Risk Management & Governance: Own and maintain the Nordic enterprise risk framework, lead structured risk assessments, and monitor key risk indicators.
• Internal Controls & Compliance: Improve the internal control framework, ensure robust design of control activities, and perform targeted control testing.
• Audit Coordination & Assurance: Act as the primary point of contact for internal audit activities, coordinate audit readiness, and track remediation of findings.
• Reporting & Insights: Prepare structured, high-quality reporting on audit activity, risk exposure, and control effectiveness for leadership.
• Business Partnering & Advisory: Act as a trusted advisor on risk, controls, and governance, promoting a strong compliance culture.

Why join us?

• Be part of shaping risk and governance practices across four Nordic markets.
• Work directly with senior leaders and international stakeholders.
• Influence how a globally recognized brand manages risk and compliance.
• Operate with high independence and visibility across the organization.