Business Developer

We in Savings Business -unit in Life & Pensions Finland are seeking a business-oriented Product Owner (under Business Developer JD) with a strong Business Analyst mindset and a passion for defining and translating business needs into requirements. 

Would you like to be at the heart of our digital customer experience development? Join us in shaping innovative services and creating seamless customer journeys that deliver real value to our savings customers. 

As part of Nordea’s strategy towards 2030, we are investing in growth by strengthening customer responsible units and continuously improving our customer experience. This means constantly creating value and identifying new competitive advantages - where your contribution as a Product Owner will be key to our success. 

At Nordea, we see that the world is changing fast – and we want to be one step ahead of the curve. That’s why we’re deeply committed to providing the financial solutions of tomorrow to our customers. We’re creating an agile environment where we experiment and grow together – and we need your ideas and unique background. With us, you’ll be in good company with a chance to make your mark on something bigger.  
  

About this opportunity 
  

Welcome to Nordea Life! We are the market leader in Finnish Savings life insurance business and we add value by providing our customers suitable products & services to various life situations in savings and risk insurance area. You’ll join the team with fellow Product Owners, Product Managers and Business Developers. The job is currently based in Kaisaniemi, Helsinki. 

As the Product Owner, you’ll play a valuable role by bringing your own insight and ideas into our business development. You collaborate closely with both business and IT- stakeholders to identify and deliver solutions that create value for our customers. 

 
What you’ll be doing: 

• Act as a Product Owner role for an offshore development team  

• Manage the team backlog, ensuring clear prioritization aligned with business goals  

• Participate in refinement sessions, sprint planning, and reviews to ensure smooth delivery and shared understanding within the team 

• Gather, analyze and translate business needs into clear and actionable backlog items for your team 

• Collaborate with business stakeholders, architects, developers and other teams both at Nordea Life and Nordea Bank to find solutions to real-life problems 

• Help us to build a seamless omni-channel customer experience aligned with Nordea Bank 

Who you are 

 
Collaboration. Ownership. Passion. Courage. These are the values that guide us in being at our best – and that we imagine you share with us.   

 
Here are some practical things that would definitely help you succeed in this job: 

• You have experience as a Product Owner or Business Analyst, or have worked in some other similar role within the savings & investments area 

• You are open-minded and you prefer seeking solutions rather than problems 

• You can translate complex business requirements into clear, actionable backlog items 

• You are able to make decisions and prioritize effectively in a fast-paced environment 

• You have been described as a great team player and you enjoy working with a wide range of stakeholders 

• You have an agile mindset and you are eager to lead, coach and empower others 

• You are a good communicator and skilled at stakeholder management 

• You are well-organized and you have a passion to follow your product from business definition phase to a value adding digital service in production 

• You are familiar with SAFe and DevOps 

• You are fluent in Finnish and English (written and spoken) 

• You have a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree from a relevant field 

We believe that great people deserve great benefits, so we offer you: 

• Lunch, sport & culture benefit 

• Banking benefits e.g. personnel mortgage margin and free daily banking services 

• Modern office, currently above metro station and close to Helsinki train station 

• Various company events and activities 

• Training and education possibilities 

• Great place to work with wonderful, collaborative and supportive colleagues