Group Governance Specialist

Avarda Bank AB (formerly TF Bank) is a Swedish bank listed on Nasdaq Stockholm. The bank was founded in Borås in 1987 and today

offers payment, savings and lending solutions to millions of customers in 14 European countries. Our business has two areas.

Everyday Finance, our main growth area, covers credit cards and e-commerce solutions. Consumer Lending covers one-off credit

needs. We are a growing, profitable bank with a lean organisation, so you get close to decisions and see the impact of your work.

Group Governance makes sure Avarda is run in a sound, transparent and compliant way, and keeps the governance framework practical

and useful for the business. The function is responsible for the Group’s internal governance, sustainability and ESG, and customer

complaints. Our responsibilities include:

• Governing documents: we own the Group’s framework of policies, instructions and guidelines, including the CEO instructions, and

make sure every internal rule is reviewed at least once a year.

• Board and corporate administration: we run the administration of all subsiduaries in the Group, including reporting to and from

the Boards and their committees.

• Corporate Committee: we chair and run the Group’s central forum for internal governance, compliance reporting and risk

follow-up, and report from it to the CEOs and Boards.

• Internal audit: we are the main contact point for the outsourced internal audit, from the annual audit plan to follow-up of

recommendations.

• Product and process governance: we design the processes for new product approval (NPAP), process documentation and portfolio

planning.

• ESG and sustainability: we lead the Group’s ESG programme, double materiality assessment, sustainability reporting (CSRD/ESRS,

Pillar 3) and the integration of ESG into risk management.

As Group Governance Specialist you will work closely with the Head of Group Governance and ESG and take ownership of designated

areas within the function, with a focus on corporate administration and governing documents. Most of our subsidiaries are Swedish

companies, so Swedish company law will be a central part of your day-to-day work. The scope may evolve over time in line with the

needs of the function and your own development. We work with generative AI every day, and you'll be expected to use it actively

and to help build AI agents that simplify and automate our governance work.

• Be responsible for board and corporate administration for our subsidiaries, including board meetings, minutes, general meetings

and filings with the Swedish Companies Registration Office (Bolagsverket)

• Own and maintain the Group’s policies and governing documents, and coordinate their annual review to ensure regulatory

compliance and quality

• Use generative AI in your daily work and help develop AI agents and tools that make governance processes simpler and more

efficient

You have a law degree (juristexamen) or another relevant university degree with a solid understanding of Swedish company law

(aktiebolagslagen). You may have a few years of experience from a law firm, a public authority, compliance, governance or a

similar role, preferably in a regulated environment. Or you are earlier in your career and have a real interest in regulation and

corporate governance. Familiarity with banking regulation is a plus, but you’ll learn a lot along the way.