Location: Warsaw, Poland

Would you like to play a key role in improving 1st Line of Defence (LoD) controls management within Danske Bank? Are you motivated by applying deep testing expertise, analytical thinking and strong stakeholder engagement to identify improvement opportunities and help the business enhance both control design and operating effectiveness?

We are looking for a Principal Risk & Controls Officer to join the Controls Office within Business Controls and Product Management (BCPM). A significant part of the role is practical control testing and reporting, combined with ownership of selected areas to drive continuous improvement in controls, ways of working and stakeholder collaboration. This opportunity is well suited to an experienced control testing professional with a background in audit, compliance testing or risk assurance, who can assess whether controls are designed appropriately and operating effectively, challenge constructively, identify root causes, and recommend practical enhancements that strengthen the control environment and support robust, sustainable control frameworks.

About us - a central part of supporting the business
The Business Controls and Product Management (BCPM) department plays a central role in supporting the business units in delivering their strategic objectives, with reporting lines to the heads of Large Corporates & Institutions, Business Customers, and Personal Customers.

The Controls Office is home to the 1st LoD control operation and control testing activities within BCPM. As part of the Operational & Data Risk Testing & Assurance team, you will work closely with colleagues across BCPM as well as a broad set of stakeholders in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Lines of Defence. We focus on improving the control environment by ensuring consistency, transparency, and high quality in how operational risks are managed through controls.

You will join team members located across Denmark, Lithuania, Sweden, Norway and Poland. Your focus will be on operational and data risk areas, supporting effective control management within the 1st Line of Defence.

The workplace is located in Warsaw, Poland. Danske Bank supports workplace flexibility (we currently use a hybrid work model, where we work at least 3 days in the office).

This role does not include a relocation allowance for candidates who are not based in Poland.

You will:

• Take ownership of comprehensive control testing across Operational or Data Risk areas, including designing robust test scripts for key controls, determining appropriate test frequency, and applying sound testing methodology and documentation standards

• Analyse and interpret test results, assess control ratings, and provide clear, value-adding insights that highlight both effective practices and opportunities to strengthen control design, operating effectiveness and underlying processes

• Identify key controls based on input from regulators, Business Units and Risk Partners, while supporting the business in strengthening control identification, documentation quality and overall control framework clarity to help ensure control frameworks remain robust, effective and fit for purpose

• Collaborate with Testing teams, Risk Partner teams and other stakeholders to support control uplift, gap assessments, deep dives and incident resolution, while identifying opportunities for process simplification, control optimisation and efficient ways of working, including through AI and automation

• Support escalation of test results and monitoring for Senior Management and Governing Risk Committees

About You

You are confident in building strong relationships with stakeholders and peers. Through clear communication, sound judgement, collaboration and professional credibility, you build trust quickly and are able to influence improvements across the control environment. We are looking for someone with the following experience and skills:

• 7+ years of experience in non-financial risk management, control testing, audit, compliance testing or risk assurance, with strong knowledge of operational and regulatory risk and established risk and control management practices

• Strong ability to identify underlying risk drivers, interpret control weaknesses, and translate testing outcomes into practical improvement opportunities for the business

• Demonstrated experience applying an audit or compliance testing mindset to assess control design and operating effectiveness, challenge constructively, and recommend pragmatic, sustainable enhancements

• A proactive mindset for identifying where AI, automation and smarter ways of working can improve efficiencyboth when recommending enhancements to the business and when improving internal testing, reporting and team processes

• Experience supporting Risk Partners and business stakeholders with control identification, documentation, remediation activities, and contributions to deep dives and incident resolution

• Experience contributing to robust control frameworks, including strengthening control design, documentation and governance, would be highly beneficial

• Advanced written and verbal communication skills in English

• Higher education and knowledge of any Nordic language are considered as beneficial

We Offer

At Danske Bank, you will join a professional, collaborative and supportive environment where development, well-being and continuous learning are valued. As part of the team, you can expect:

    Career and development opportunities: the chance to work in a professional and supportive team, with access to e-learning, development programmes, professional certifications, and internal mobility opportunities across Danske Bank
    Health and well-being: a diverse and inclusive working environment with a strong focus on work-life balance, additional health insurance, and initiatives that support mental well-being
    Hybrid working: the flexibility to work from home up to two days a week, along with a home office budget after the probation period

Your title in the employment contract will be Risk & Controls.

Application

Please submit your application in English. We review applications on an ongoing basis, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Join us in helping to strengthen robust business processes and contribute to keeping Danske Bank and its customers safe.

If this opportunity sounds like the right fit for you, we would be pleased to hear from you. For more information, please contact Hiring Manager Jessica Newman via email jnew@danskebank.dk.