Job ID: 5801
Would you like to play a key role in developing Nordea’s Physical Security Programme across the Nordics, Poland, and Estonia? We are looking for a Threat Intelligence Specialist, based in Helsinki, with a solid physical security background to help strengthen Nordea Group’s Physical and People Security capability.
About our team
As the Threat Intelligence Specialist, you will be part of identifying, analysing and mitigating threats and risks relating to Nordea’s premises, processes, and people. You will work with colleagues across the organisation to build a clear understanding of the operational threat landscape, translate that insight into security risk management strategies, and help ensure compliance with relevant guidelines and standards.
This role is for someone who enjoys creating structure and turning complex threat intelligence into practical security insight. Your assessments will help ensure that Nordea’s security posture remains fit for purpose.
You will report to the Head of Physical & People Security and be part of a team of highly skilled colleagues across the Nordics, Poland, and Estonia.
You will be based in Helsinki.
What you’ll be doing:
- Further develop and operationalize a robust threat intelligence programme
- Further develop procedures for threat intelligence planning, collection, processing, analysing, and dissemination of relevant information
- Support the organisation with threat and risk assessments prior to major events, gatherings, executive protection, etc.
- Contribute actively to comprehensive security risk assessments relating to premises, processes, and people
- Act as the focal point for operational threat intelligence tasks and work closely with internal and external stakeholders, vendors, and partners
- Support, advise, and guide Nordea employees on security related questions and issues
- Develop and maintain Standard Operating Procedures and other relevant instructions related to threat intelligence
Who you are
Collaboration. Ownership. Dedication. Courage. These are the values that guide us in being at our best, and we imagine you share them. We are looking for someone who combines strong threat and risk assessment skills with business understanding, takes responsibility, and delivers results.
In this role, your ability to build trust, communicate clearly, and influence stakeholders is just as important as your subject-matter expertise. You will work across functions, countries, and seniority levels, so we are looking for an experienced security professional with high emotional intelligence, flexibility, and situational awareness.
To succeed in this role, we believe you have:
- Excellent analytical skills and the ability to communicate complex security insights clearly
- The ability to evaluate complex issues, influence leaders, and turn analysis into workable solutions
- A strong understanding of threat and risk assessment methodologies and frameworks
- Understanding of the general security landscape in the Nordics and globally
- Integrity and trust as your core values and excellent collaboration and stakeholder management skills
- A proactive, independent, pragmatic, diplomatic, and solution-oriented mindset
- The ability to transform security requirements into clear, easy-to-follow guidance
- Ability to work outside office hours and be on-call
Your background and skills include:
- Extensive experience with intelligence, threat analysis, and risk assessments
- Experience and comfort working with senior management and leadership support staff
- Previous military, law enforcement and/or related government security experience is preferred
- Relevant academic background
- Full professional proficiency in English and at least one Nordic language (spoken and written)
What we offer
People come here when they want to get somewhere. For some, it’s to take their career to the next level. For others, it’s to break new ground within their area of expertise – in other words, with us, you will always move forward.
A culture that fosters performance and growth in one of the largest Nordic banks, offering various opportunities to evolve, develop and learn from brilliant colleagues with diverse backgrounds in a vibrant working environment.
Hybrid working model – we believe in the value of bringing people together and at the same time we embrace the freedom of flexibility.
Diversity and inclusion are a natural part of our daily work. We know that an inclusive workplace is a sustainable one. We genuinely believe that our diverse backgrounds, experiences, characteristics and traits make us stronger together. Every day we strive to find new ways to improve diversity and inclusion within our community e.g. we have signed the European Diversity Charters in the countries where we operate to show our commitment and engage with others to continue learning and improving.
If this sounds like you, get in touch!
Next steps
Submit your application no later than 11/08/2026. For more information, you are welcome to contact Michael Lindeen at michael.lindeen@nordea.com.
We enable dreams and aspirations for a greater good.
We build relationships. We add a personal touch to everything we do – when advising our customers, collaborating with colleagues, and meeting our potential candidates.
We learn and develop. We take pride in being experts and thinking ahead. We use our expertise to meet our customers’ needs, from the simplest to the most complex. We bring a growth mindset to our work that enables us to focus on a broader perspective in our daily challenges.
We lead change. We are responsible and aware of the impact of our decisions, both for our customers and for our local and global communities. Mindful of our responsibility towards current and future generations, we have made sustainability an integrated part of our business strategy.
We are Nordea. We have a 200-year history of supporting and growing the Nordic economies and our values are deeply rooted in these open, progressive and collaborative societies. As one of the biggest employers in the Nordics, Poland and Estonia, you have excellent opportunities to evolve, develop and move forward with us.
A security clearance will be performed for the person selected for this position.