Control Expert (Compliance)

Join our team as a Control Expert for Compliance!

Yes, you can! That's our attitude towards our work, ambitions, ideas, and relationships. We at Luminor believe that anyone has the potential to achieve big things and encourage everyone to achieve them, professionally and personally.

Whoever you are and whatever your role is, with Luminor, you will get a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to build a local banking champion.

As a Compliance Control Expert, you will lead targeted assurance activities and develop our Independent Assurance framework, ensure compliance with regulatory standards, guide team members, and manage stakeholder relationships. As well as drive high performance through proactive risk management and collaboration.

What You Will Do:

• Lead and perform targeted or ad-hoc Independent Assurance activities

• Serve as a subject matter expert in the assigned areas and maintain industry relations

• Design, develop, and maintain the Independent Assurance framework and methodology

• Proactively identify, propose improvements and changes for assurance processes and framework and develop tailor-made solutions

• Guide Assurance Department employees and ensure quality documentation

• Ensure compliance activities meet regulatory requirements

• Within the objectives of department, contribute to Compliance Risk Assessment and internal, external reporting

• Follow up on gaps and remediation actions and escalate risks related to those

• Plan and prioritize Assurance activities in the Department

• Coordinate tasks, projects with stakeholders in Luminor with little guidance

• Participate in projects and other Compliance Division activities

What We Expect:

• Higher education in Internal Audit, Law, Economics, Business Management, Finance, or related field

• Experience of at least 5-7 years in compliance assurance activities

• Extensive knowledge and experience of best practices in managing Compliance risks associated with the bank business model

• Analytical, critical thinking and ability to propose justified decisions

• Very good understanding of banking products, processes, and IT systems

• Expertise in working with regulatory aspects and business processes, expert knowledge of European and Baltic regulations

• Advanced English language proficiency in spoken and written communication and excellent Latvian, Lithuanian or Estonian language skills

• Preferred certifications in Internal Audit, Sanctions and/or AML area

• Ability to act independently and proactively on new or special assignments

• Strong people, project coordination skills and exceptional ability to manage stakeholders

• Quick learning, thoroughness, and accountability

Why You Will Love Working Here:

• Flexibility. Flexible working hours, Hybrid work, and the possibility to work from anywhere in the EU, Iceland, Switzerland, and the UK (in total 90 days per year)

• International teams. Teams that go outside Pan-Baltic borders, where people value challenging work together with good humor and having fun

• Culture. You’ll be joining a team where things move fast, ideas flow freely, and change is part of the everyday. It’s a dynamic environment that keeps you learning, growing, and never bored

• More vacation. Additional weeks of vacation are available to all employees who have been in the company for 1 year or more

• Volunteer time off. We care about giving back to society, therefore, you will get additional days off for volunteering purposes

• Paid leave. We are proud of our employees who are participating in military training. Therefore, Luminor offers 30 fully paid calendar days for military training every year

• Health benefits. A competitive benefits package in addition to your salary that includes health insurance after the first 3 months pass in all three Baltic states, as well as Health days in case of your absence due to sickness without a doctor's note needed

• Wellbeing. Access to tools and resources that help you feel good and be productive at work and in life

• Professional growth. Internal and external training programs, LinkedIn learning, workshops, conferences, online training, etc

• Special Offer for Luminor products & services. Enjoy special offers & pricing for products and services provided by Luminor

• Gross salary. 4750-7600 EUR/month, which is to be determined depending on your level of experience and competencies

The application deadline is the 29th of October. We are looking for a candidate primarily already located within the Baltics. Please apply with your CV in English and PDF format!