Senior Project Leader

Job ID:  27873

Would you like to be a part of great product delivery in an agile environment and support in deliveries towards our customers?

We are now looking for an experienced Project Leader who can join our team in Technology organisation.

Your main responsibility is to bring value to our business partners and customers in one of the supporting the major IT project by driving and leading change in a complex IT delivery landscape, catering for both Agile and traditional IT deliveries.

In Nordea Technology we focus on the deliveries of technology services to our business stakeholders but also drive the business process automation agenda. We have a strong business and customer focus and actively engage with delivery partners to deliver value to our customers. Working in Technology you will find a positive and collaborative work environment with great opportunities to contribute and grow with your team but also in the wider value chain.

About our team
 

Welcome to the Execution Leadership team in Nordea Technology! We add value by driving and leading change in a complex IT delivery landscape. Take this great opportunity to join our team of passionate professionals working with the market leading platform for financial services.

What you’ll be doing  
 

Main responsibilities in this role:

• Ensure the team’s success in delivery, primarily by helping to identify and especially remove impediments impacting the team’s ability to deliver
• Driving improvements as well as ensuring deliveries according to the prioritized backlog
• Together with the teams create a fun and energizing work environment built on trust, inclusion and good communication
• Providing transparency – relevant, clear and accurate metrics
• Proactively manage stakeholders and successfully deliver according to agreed scope and priorities in a predictable, and transparent manner
• Reporting on progress, risks and dependencies
• Proactively demonstrate control of the key issues i.e. risk and compliance, and manage proper mitigating activities to ensure a smooth delivery

You will join a great team of professional Execution Leaders. The role can be based is based in Tricity, Warsaw, Stockholm or Helsinki.
 

Who you are

Collaboration. Ownership. Passion. Courage. These are the values that guide us in how we work and how we make decisions – and that we imagine you share with us.

This is the right role for you if you:

• Have an excellent understanding in the Agile mindset and values
• Have documented ability to work and lead cross-border teams
• Show a genuine interest in the business context and solution area. You enjoy learning and are excited about bringing your ideas to the table
• Are dependable, well grounded, willing to speak up – even when it is difficult – and committed to empowering others
• Have experience in building a strong team and, subsequently, team development
• Have great communication and networking skills, and being good in driving collaboration across the value chain
• Have strong drive, being goal-oriented, structured, dedicated and thorough
• Are open to change, and an interest in continuously developing yourself as well as others

Your background and skills include:

• Experience in working as a project Leader and/or Project Manager in complex programs in an agile setting
• Experience in leading complex initiatives with distributed multi-faceted teams in a fast paced environment
• Understanding of IT process and the software development lifecycle
• Using Agile ways and methods of working and project management.
• Analytical skills and ability to deal with complex issues
• Experience of building strong stakeholder relationships and having strong facilitation skills
• Understanding/experience of PSD2 is a benefit

What we offer  
  

People come here when they want to get somewhere. For some, it’s to take their career to the next level. For others, it’s to break new ground within their area of expertise – in other words, with us, you will always move forward.

A culture that fosters performance and growth in one of the largest Nordic banks, offering various opportunities to evolve, develop and learn from brilliant colleagues with diverse backgrounds in a vibrant working environment.

Hybrid working model – we believe in the value of bringing people together and at the same time we embrace the freedom of flexibility. 

Diversity and inclusion are a natural part of our daily work. We know that an inclusive workplace is a sustainable one. We genuinely believe that our diverse backgrounds, experiences, characteristics and traits make us stronger together. Every day we strive to find new ways to improve diversity and inclusion within our community e.g. we have signed the European Diversity Charters in the countries where we operate to show our commitment and engage with others to continue learning and improving.

If this sounds like you, get in touch!

Next steps

Submit your application no later than 04/01/2025.

The recruitment process consists of the following steps:  

• Preliminary CV selection  
• Phone conversation with the recruiter  
• Online interview with the hiring leader   
• Background check   

We enable dreams and aspirations for a greater good.

We build relationships. We add a personal touch to everything we do – when advising our customers, collaborating with colleagues, and meeting our potential candidates.

We learn and develop. We take pride in being experts and thinking ahead. We use our expertise to meet our customers’ needs, from the simplest to the most complex. We bring a growth mindset to our work that enables us to focus on a broader perspective in our daily challenges.

We lead change. We are responsible and aware of the impact of our decisions, both for our customers and for our local and global communities. Mindful of our responsibility towards current and future generations, we have made sustainability an integrated part of our business strategy.

We are Nordea. We have a 200-year history of supporting and growing the Nordic economies and our values are deeply rooted in these open, progressive and collaborative societies. As one of the biggest employers in the Nordics, Poland and Estonia, you have excellent opportunities to evolve, develop and move forward with us.

Only for candidates in Finland: A security clearance will be performed for the person selected for this position.

Only for candidates in Sweden: For union information, please contact Finansförbundet at finansforbundet@nordea.se or SACO at SacoNordea@nordea.com.

Only for candidates in Poland: Please include permit for processing personal data in CV as following:

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