Finance Director Norway - Management Team position

Verisure is looking for a commercially minded, forward-thinking Finance Director to lead the financial agenda in Norway. Based in Oslo and reporting to the Managing Director, you’ll be a core member of a dynamic, entrepreneurial Management Team — partnering closely with strong leaders committed to meaningful impact. This is a rare opportunity to act as the MD’s right hand, owning the full P&L and helping shape the future of a purpose-driven, high-growth business.

This role goes beyond traditional finance. You’ll step into the heart of a fast-scaling B2C subscription business, delivering services that keep our customers safe. By working cross-functionally, you’ll turn strategic and operational insights into tangible commercial outcomes — from pricing and customer economics to growth plans and performance management.

You’ll also contribute to regional and global initiatives, playing a key role in the Nordic finance cluster and Group Finance community. Whether you’re an experienced Finance Director or a high-performing finance leader ready for the next step, this role offers autonomy, visibility, and the chance to grow your impact.

Verisure’s strategic context and growth journey

Verisure is the leading European provider of professionally monitored security systems with 24/7 response services. We protect more than 5 million families and small businesses across 17 countries in Europe and Latin America. Under our Arlo brand, we are also a leading provider of cameras and video-surveillance services in Europe. Our mission is to provide our customers peace of mind by protecting what matters most to them.

With over 35 years of insight, experience, and innovation, Verisure is known for category-creating marketing, sales excellence, innovative products and services, and customer-centricity. The trajectory over the past 35 years has been one of uninterrupted, double-digit annual growth. Verisure now proudly protects more than 5 million customers, and is on track to become the world’s #1 Home Security provider.

The company’s success in the marketplace is based on high customer satisfaction, continuous technological and service innovation, its people and DNA and a best-in-class go-to-market approach. Thanks to a strong focus on high quality, our customers are amongst the most satisfied and loyal in our industry. We have some of the strongest growth and retention rates globally in consumer-facing services which demonstrates our exceptional service levels and strong value proposition to our customers.

Verisure is currently a privately held company, backed by strategic investors Hellman & Friedman, GIC and Alba Capital.

Verisure in Norway

Norway today is a one of Verisure’s largest markets serving  robust portfolio of satisfied and loyal customers. We are ambitious and committed to growing the category and our portfolio of satisfied and loyal customers in the Norwegian market. Developing our proposition through Service- and Product Innovation, Operational excellence, Vaue for Money and a strong GTM model are all success ingredients. We serve the Norwegian market through an omnichannel set-up with both Franchise-, Direct- and Tele Sales.  The organization is young, dynamic, ambitious and courageous. As our next Finance Director you will be a key player in the Team, have impact across our whole value chain and be instrumental in the next phase of our ambitious Journey.

Responsibilities of the Finance Director

This is a key role where you’ll shape the financial future of a fast-growing, decentralized B2C subscription business. As Finance Director Norway, you’ll lead the finance function and act as a strategic partner to the Country Managing Director and leadership team. You'll join the country’s management team, own the financial agenda, and use your insights to drive growth, profitability, and smart commercial decisions.

With a hands-on, high-impact scope, you’ll work across pricing, forecasting, investment cases, and margin optimization in a complex, evolving business. You’ll lead a strong finance team, promote P&L ownership, and build performance-focused, data-driven practices across the organization.

You’ll also play a key role regionally, shaping the Nordic finance organization. Through collaboration and cross-border initiatives, you’ll help drive excellence both regionally and across the wider Group Finance community — expanding your influence beyond national borders.

Strategic Finance Leadership & Business Partnering

• Act as the right hand to the MD, partnering with all business functions to deeply understand value drivers, co-define the growth strategy, and execute effectively to unlock business potential.
• Work closely with the MT to provide accurate, timely, and consistent financial information, evaluations, and insights that enable strong commercial decision-making aligned with strategic goals.
• Define the country’s mid-term financial plan and strategy, translating business ambitions into clear financial targets, budgets, and performance provisions.
• Build a strong reputation as a trusted business partner, recognized for integrity, initiative, and proactive support that helps functions drive results.
• Collaborate with the MD to define and evolve the growth and expansion strategy — including geographic expansion, market penetration, and new business models.
• Provide actionable insights into customer lifecycle economics, pricing, retention, churn, and ROI of key initiatives to support sustainable growth.

Full Ownership of Financial Operations & Governance

• Full P&L ownership for the country, ensuring accuracy, transparency, and financial health across all revenue and cost dimensions.
• Lead all financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and investment activities; ensure performance tracking is integrated across the business.
• Oversee financial operations including reporting, controlling, accounting, procurement, and logistics, with direct leadership over a team of 8 finance professionals.
• Champion P&L accountability at local and branch levels, ensuring financial responsibility is owned across the organization.
• Implement and enforce cost control frameworks, and maintain financial discipline in line with Group policies and governance standards.
• Manage tax planning and compliance, oversee any legal entity restructuring or special projects with tax or reporting implications.
• Act as the main liaison to external auditors, leading all statutory audits and ensuring compliance with national and Group-level financial standards.
• Ensure all Group financial policies and systems are implemented locally, while tailoring them where needed to reflect the country’s operational realities.

Organizational Development & Talent Leadership

• Continue developing and leading a high-performing, service-oriented finance team (currently 8 people) with a strong business mindset and operational understanding.
• Continuously assess team structures, skills, and capacity to ensure alignment with business needs; hire, coach, and develop top talent.
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement, driving finance transformation, automation, and process optimization across all functions.
• Serve as the primary finance interface with the Region and Group, ensuring clarity, alignment, and timeliness in all reporting and strategic initiatives.
• Collaborate actively with the Cluster and Global Finance teams to share best practices, contribute to cross-country initiatives, and play a key role in shaping the future of finance across the Group.

Candidate profile

Experience and Qualifications

• Proven track record as a Finance Leader with full P&L responsibility in a complex, fast-paced, and commercially driven environment.
• Command of a broad finance toolkit including FP&A expertise, Controlling & Reporting, as well as Commercial and Strategic Finance skills.
• Relevant experience, typically gained through extensive experience in global or regional roles a blue chip customer-centric organizations—ideally with a B2C or subscription-based business model.
• Master’s degree in Finance, Economics or Business Administration. Additional certifications or MBA are valued.
• Strong grasp of customer-centric metrics (e.g., churn, retention, LTV, CAC) and how to translate these into actionable financial strategies.
• Successful experience in leading and developing high-performing finance teams, ensuring delivery of budget commitments, KPI analysis, and turning insights into business action.
• Demonstrated competence across multiple finance disciplines, with a strong emphasis on commercial finance and strategic planning.
• Experience supporting the implementation and professionalization of finance processes, governance frameworks, and cost control initiatives.
• Proven ability to develop business-wide capabilities, coaching non-finance leaders on financial accountability and supporting data-driven decision-making.
• Experience working across countries and multicultural environments, with some international exposure; fluency in English is required.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with a proven ability to influence senior leaders, cross-functional teams, and Group/Regional stakeholders.

Competencies

• Problem Solving and Analytics – strong at structuring complex problems through quantitatively sound analysis, demonstrating exceptional business and commercial judgment. Ability to synthesize information into actionable conclusions enabling efficient decision making.
• Agility and Flexibility - thrives in dynamic environments, adapting swiftly to new information and changing circumstances, and with a solid ability to navigate and operate successfully amidst complexity.
• Effectiveness and Impact - self-motivated, proactive in self-development and demonstrates a hands-on approach to deliver by rolling up their sleeves and deep dive into the details
• Entrepreneurial - forward thinker who can challenges the status quo while maintaining a strong customer focus. Willing to take a "hands on" approach, while keeping the strategic objectives in mind.
• Communication - active listener, with high emotional intelligence and decision-making ability with discernment, who communicates clearly and effectively, projecting credibility, capable of influencing stakeholders across various levels. Also good at ammnaging confidentiality.

Strong fit with our Company DNA

Passionate in Everything We Do: Our people bring a contagious energy and a sense of urgency that is unmistakable. We create a vision and inspire others around that vision with full engagement and focus. We are all-in, and we love what we do.

Committed to Making a Difference: We are courageous, we deliver what we promise through hard work and resilience. We make a difference, through operating with discipline and doing what is needed. We are hands-on, and we aren’t afraid to get into the detail. We deliver results and we execute with excellence.

Always Innovating: Our people make the impossible possible; it’s a continuous state of mind. We are purpose-driven, curious and we challenge the status quo. We believe good ideas travel, we share and reapply. We take smart risks, and we are not afraid to fail. We believe innovation can be big or small.

Winning as a Team: We are determined to become number 1, and to do that we need to listen to one another, collaborate and work together. We play our part, fueled by a winning attitude and a fighting spirit. We celebrate our successes. We play to our strengths and our diversity to deliver even better outcomes, while developing and supporting one another. We believe that together we go further, and that nothing is impossible.

With Trust & Responsibility: Our people take responsibility for the people we protect. We are accountable and reliable. We role model operating with integrity. We trust and empower one another to do the right thing, always. We deliver on our promise through world-class expertise and meticulous know-how. And, we do this with humility while being honoured to play such an important role in society.

Strong fit with Verisure RISE Leadership Model

Role Model Responsible Owner: Acting as a long-term owner, always putting the customer first, thinking and acting big and being accountable and responsible.

Inspire Outstanding Performance: Motivating others for high performance, prioritising and making decisions with an analytical approach and executing with excellence.

Strengthen and grow a high-performance, diverse organisation: Building high-performance and diverse teams, enhancing a learning culture by setting continuously higher standards.

Empower and lead with courage, integrity, and purpose: Inspiring our people, honouring our mission and purpose by leading with confidence, positive energy and genuine empathy and humility.

Diversity, inclusion, equity, and belonging at Verisure

At Verisure, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace, recognising that diversity of thought and background only makes our teams stronger and more innovative. We reject all forms of discrimination and bias, and we believe in access to opportunities for everyone, regardless of gender, age, disability status, race, sexual orientation, or any other status.