Underwriter at the Swedish Export Credit Agency

Do you want to contribute to Swedish exports and work with business in an international environment? As an Underwriter, you will combine analysis with customer responsibility – and help Swedish companies grow globally!

We offer you

As an employee at the Export Credit Agency, you contribute to our mission to promote Swedish exports and the internationalization of Swedish companies.

This is a workplace with socially important and developing tasks in a global environment. At EKN, you will have the opportunity to develop, be challenged, and contribute with your expertise.

Our work climate is characterized by engagement and customer focus. Here you will be welcomed by 170 experienced colleagues, driven by enabling more secure export deals and making difficult markets accessible for Swedish companies.

Our offices are centrally located. Please read more about our offerings (https://www.ekn.se/om-ekn/jobba-hos-oss/vi-erbjuder-dig/).

Your future tasks

EKN insures Swedish companies and banks against the risk of non-payment in connection with exports and lending. As an underwriter, you will work in a business-oriented role with exciting and important export deals. In this role, you will have your own customer responsibility and daily contact with Swedish export companies and banks, as well as foreign companies and banks. The role involves handling applications for export guarantees, assessing risks, setting prices and other conditions, and presenting proposals for decisions.

The work is characterized by international business that requires quick decisions. As an underwriter, you are responsible for the deals you work with from the first customer contact to the issuance of guarantees. You will also be involved in EKN's loss prevention work if problems arise in the deal. In this role, you will closely collaborate with other colleagues, such as lawyers and country analysts. The position involves some travel within Sweden and abroad.

Feel free to watch the video where Mikaela describes her job as an Underwriter here (https://qcnl.tv/p/mbnwIx46HcVyejWU8VpcAw).

Your future team

The SME and Midcorp business area works with companies across the country that have a turnover of up to 5 billion SEK. Here you will find a variety of industries, several markets, and deals with varying complexity and timelines.

You will be part of a team of about 40 colleagues, distributed across five locations. Together we help each other, share knowledge, and it is natural for us to discuss both customer cases and market development.

Your background

We are looking for someone with an academic degree in economics, preferably in financing, auditing, or accounting. You have a couple of years of experience working with financing issues and/or credit assessment, preferably from a bank, finance company, export company, or credit insurance company. Additionally, it is advantageous if you have experience with customer relations and corporate financing.

Characteristics

We are looking for someone with a genuine interest in international business, export financing, and financial analysis. As an Underwriter, you will have many points of contact, and it is important that you establish trust. You need to be analytical, structured, and have good problem-solving skills. Furthermore, you see the big picture, take responsibility, and follow up on tasks and processes within your area of responsibility. Seeing opportunities instead of obstacles comes naturally to you, and you have the ability to adapt to new situations. You have a strong commitment and a desire to actively contribute to further developing the business.

The work requires high communication and presentation skills in both spoken and written form, as well as very good knowledge of Swedish and English.

We place great emphasis on your personal qualities.

Other

The position is a permanent employment with placement at our office in Stockholm. Business travel may occur.

We base our recruitment on competence. This means that we carefully define the qualifications required and then base our entire recruitment process on them.

In this recruitment, we use selection questions that you will answer when submitting your application. Your answers will form the basis for the first selection we make.

Work samples and psychological tests may be applied in the recruitment process, as well as a probationary period.

For more information

If you would like to know more about the position, please contact Sofia Zdolsek, Group Manager, or Carl-Johan Karlsson, Business Area Manager. Questions about employment conditions can be answered by Johanna Vikman, HR Specialist, union representative is Philip Bergling. All can be reached at phone 08-788 00 00.

The application deadline is December 7, 2025.

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About EKN

EKN has the government's mission to promote Swedish exports and the internationalization of Swedish companies by offering guarantees for payment and financing, along with advice on business structure and risk management. The services provide greater security, increased competitiveness, and more opportunities for successful export deals.