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Do you want to combine strategic leadership, qualified decision-making, and business development in a central role where you contribute to an efficient, legally secure, and well-functioning financial sector? Apply for this position at the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (FI)!

About the job

As Unit Manager at the Permits Unit within the Legal Department for Banking Law, you lead the operations and staff handling permit cases for banks, credit market companies, debt collection agencies, and credit administrators. You are also responsible for the group of lawyers handling requests for public documents within the Banking and Payments area.

In your role as manager, you are responsible for ensuring that the operations are conducted efficiently, legally securely, and with high quality. This includes, among other things, making decisions in cases, distributing tasks, monitoring operations, and ensuring that deadlines and internal guidelines are followed. Together with the area's controller, you are also responsible for economic planning and follow-up.

You collaborate closely with other managers, colleagues, and departments within the authority and report to the Department Director. The role also involves ongoing contact with companies, representatives, industry representatives, the Government Offices, and the European Banking Authority (EBA).

In your role as manager, you lead, support, and create good conditions for your employees' results and development, including through clear goals and continuous follow-up. You develop the business strategically and long-term based on FI's overall goals and work for the whole and cooperation across operational boundaries.

We assume that you have a great interest in leadership issues and in developing in your role as a leader. We offer you leadership training to give you the conditions to succeed in your leadership.

Your education and experience

We are looking for you who

• have a Master of Laws degree (Jur.kand. or equivalent)
• have several years of experience in qualified legal work, for example from courts, the Government Offices, other authorities, or law firms
• express yourself very well in Swedish and English, both orally and in writing.

It is meritorious if you

• have experience of project management, supervision, supervisory positions, or formal managerial experience
• have experience of applying the commercial banking regulations and other issues related to FI's operations
• have experience and interest in administrative tasks with a focus on structure, planning, and follow-up
• have good knowledge of administrative law.

About you

In this job, you need to

• contribute to good cooperation
• plan, organize, and prioritize your work in an effective way
• have good analytical skills and be able to solve complex tasks
• take initiative.

About us

The Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (FI) contributes to a stable financial system, functioning markets, sustainable development, and high consumer protection. We offer you the opportunity to work with socially important tasks, where you influence the financial market. At FI, approximately 600 people work, and our values are characterized by being engaged, decisive, 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 which qualifications are required and then base them throughout the entire recruitment process. We actively work for diversity and equal treatment and therefore welcome employees with different experiences, backgrounds, and competencies. We place great emphasis on your personal qualities. 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/arbeta-pa-fi/vi-erbjuder/ (https://www.fi.se/sv/om-fi/arbeta-pa-fi/vi-erbjuder/) Employment at FI may involve security clearance and register checks according to the Security Protection Act.

Upon termination of employment, provisions regarding a cooling-off period may apply if the transition, for example, is to operations that are under the supervision of the Financial Supervisory Authority.

Apply for the job

We welcome your application, which should include a CV and relevant certificates or degree proofs. We decline all assistance with recruitment and advertising.

Employment type: Permanent employment starting with a six-month probationary period. Start date according to agreement.

Scope: Full-time

Contact person: Johan Persson, Department Director, 08-408 982 33

Application deadline: 2026-08-28