Unit Manager for Sanctions and Regulation

Do you have extensive experience in qualified legal work? The Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (FI) is now looking for a unit manager who wants to lead the work on sanctions and regulation within the stock market area!

About the Job

As a unit manager, you will lead a group of lawyers and an assistant, focusing on cases regarding interventions in the capital market according to, among other things, the Market Abuse Regulation, as well as cases concerning violations of accounting legal frameworks. The unit also includes staff working in the Markets Confidentiality Group, which is responsible for reviewing requests for public documents. In the role of manager, you will have independent decision-making authority as well as responsibility for ensuring that the preparation of cases is conducted efficiently, legally securely, and purposefully. The unit's tasks also include regulatory work and international cooperation.

In your role, as a personnel manager, you will distribute tasks and ensure high quality in the work performed by the unit, as well as actively contribute to the development of the unit and its employees. Within the framework of the unit's work, there is close cooperation with the Market Supervision department and with other units in the Capital Markets Law department. As a unit manager, you will work closely with the head of the legal department and be part of the department's management team. Together with the department head and other unit managers, you will participate in planning the department's activities.

The unit is expected to handle a large number of intervention and sanction processes as well as several regulatory projects, which requires efficient processes and good expertise in the areas of responsibility within the unit, as well as administrative law. The unit also needs to have expertise in confidentiality legislation. In your role as a manager, you will lead, support, and create favorable conditions for your employees' results and development, among other things through clear goals and ongoing follow-up.

You will develop the operations strategically and long-term based on FI's overarching goals and work for the whole and cooperation across operational boundaries. We expect you to have a strong interest in leadership issues and to develop in your role as a leader. We offer you leadership training to provide you with the conditions to succeed in your leadership.

Your Education and Experience

We are looking for someone who:

has a law degree or equivalent legal education
has extensive experience in qualified legal work within courts, government agencies, other authorities, law firms, or companies under the supervision of the Financial Supervisory Authority
has experience in project management or mentoring
has a strong interest in leadership issues and in developing as a leader
expresses themselves very well in Swedish and English, both orally and in writing.

It is advantageous if you have:

experience in a supervisory position or formal management experience
experience in litigation and adjudication in administrative courts or general courts
experience in applying the regulations that apply to companies in the financial sector or the stock market
knowledge of relevant regulations in the securities market, such as stock market law and accounting.

About You

In this job, you need to:

drive your work forward and make decisions within your area of responsibility
plan, organize, and prioritize your work effectively
have good analytical skills and be able to solve complex tasks
contribute to good collaboration.

About Us

FI contributes to a stable financial system, well-functioning markets, sustainable development, and a high level of consumer protection. We offer you the opportunity to work with socially important tasks, where you can influence the financial market.

At FI, approximately 600 people work, and our values are characterized by being engaged, determined, goal-oriented, and helpful. Our workplace is centrally located in Stockholm. There is also the possibility to work partially remotely. For more information about our organization: https://www.fi.se/sv/om-fi/organisation/ (https://www.fi.se/sv/om-fi/organisation/)

Good to Know

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

We actively work for diversity and equal treatment and therefore welcome employees with different experiences, backgrounds, and competencies.

We place great importance on your personal qualities.

Psychological tests may be included in the recruitment process.

At FI, we actively work to be an attractive employer where you, as an employee, thrive and develop. Read more about what it is like to work at FI and what we offer: https://www.fi.se/sv/om-fi/lediga-jobb/vi-erbjuder/ (https://www.fi.se/sv/om-fi/lediga-jobb/vi-erbjuder/)

An employment at FI may involve security checks and background checks according to the Security Protection Act.

Apply for the Job

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