Payments Strategic Initiatives Lead to Transaction Banking

Job ID: 4986

Payments Strategic Initiatives Lead to Transaction Banking

We are looking for an experienced Payments Strategic Initiatives Lead to drive transformation initiatives across our organization through change management and enterprise epic ownership for the strategic initiatives - Payment Infrastructure and Corporate Payment Offerings.  

About our team

Meet the Payments and CM Product Management team. Our team is responsible for the complete product portfolio of Cash Management and Payment solutions offered by Nordea for customers in all segments – both consumers and corporates. We are positioned within Transaction Banking and Service Area Payments and FT but cooperate extensively across business areas, and technology teams throughout the organization.

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. 

Main responsibilities in this role:

• Drive enterprise-wide change initiatives and large cross-portfolio epics from discovery through implementation, ensuring strategic alignment and measurable outcomes  
• Lead stakeholder management and dependency coordination to ensure effective collaboration and decision-making  
• Develop and implement new ways of working to improve efficiency
• Build lean business cases, define epic hypothesis statements, and guide initiatives through enterprise portfolio Kanban systems
• Orchestrate transparent communication and governance structures towards senior management 

Who you are

This is the right role for you if you are a strategic thinker with strong leadership capabilities who thrives in complex, cross-functional environments You have a passion for driving meaningful change and can inspire others to embrace transformation while maintaining focus on business value delivery. 

Your background and skills include: 

• Business transformation experience with deep expertise in change management and strategic initiative delivery  
• Proven experience with SAFe framework, Lean thinking, and agile methodologies
• Strong stakeholder management and systems thinking capabilities with experience coordinating across a complex stakeholder landscape
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Ability to create structure in a fast paced environment
• Feels comfortable with the new expectations on AI adoption and the ability to turn those into quantifiable benefits 
• Master's degree from a relevant field

It would be ideal if you also: 

• Have experience in payments domain
• Hold relevant certifications in SAFe, change management or project management 

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 03/08/2026. For more information, you’re welcome to contact Kasper Almar Mortensen at kasper.almar.mortensen@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.

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

For candidates in Sweden: For union information, please contact finansforbundet@nordea.se or SACONordea@nordea.com.