Senior/AI Specialist - AI & Automation (Group Finance)

Job ID: 4361

We are looking for a (Senior) AI Specialist to join the AI & Automation team in Group Finance. The team works across Nordea’s financial steering and regulatory landscape, supporting capital and liquidity management, risk and control processes, regulatory reporting, and the broader Group Finance value chain.

About our team

Our mission is simple: use AI and automation to make Finance more accurate, efficient, and transparent. In this role, you will focus on identifying where AI can create value, enabling adoption across Finance units, and acting as a bridge between business needs and technical capabilities. You will play a key role in shaping the AI agenda in Group Finance and ensuring that solutions are understood, adopted, and deliver value.

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.  

What you’ll be doing

In this role, you will drive AI adoption in Group Finance, working closely with Finance stakeholders and the technical team:

• Facilitate discovery workshops and Innovation Labs with Finance units to identify and shape AI and automation opportunities
• Assess feasibility and readiness in close dialogue with developers, data experts, and platform teams
• Drive communication and awareness of AI capabilities, limitations, and roadmap across Group Finance
• Support adoption and change, including development of targeted training materials and delivery of enablement sessions
• Monitor adoption and value realisation, identifying barriers and working with stakeholders to address them
• Translate technical capabilities into business value, managing expectations and ensuring a shared understanding
• Stay current on vendor and platform AI capabilities, and proactively communicate relevant developments to Finance units

You will join a team of 6, located across the Nordics and in Poland, with a diverse skillset spanning AI, data science, automation, and platform development. The role is based in either Helsinki (FI), Copenhagen (DK), or Stockholm (SE).

Who you are

This is the right role for you if are comfortable operating at the intersection of business, technology, and change. You enjoy working with stakeholders, shaping ideas into concrete initiatives, and ensuring that solutions are actually used. You combine strong analytical skills with clear communication and a pragmatic mindset.

To succeed in this role, we believe that you:

• Are structured, proactive, and able to manage multiple parallel initiatives
• Are comfortable facilitating discussions and workshops with senior stakeholders
• Can explain complex technical topics in clear, business relevant terms
• Are curious, pragmatic, and motivated to learn in a fast evolving AI landscape

Your background and skills include: 

• Master’s degree in finance, economics, engineering, computer science, data science, or equivalent
• Experience working with AI, automation, analytics, or digital transformation initiatives in a business or technology context
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• Experience translating business needs into technical or analytical requirements
• Familiarity with working in regulated environments and with governance considerations
• A growth mindset and willingness to continuously develop AI and domain knowledge

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 31/07/2026.

For more information, you’re welcome to contact Iida Herttuainen at iida.herttuainen@nordea.com.

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 finansforbundet@nordea.se or SACONordea@nordea.com.