Service Domain Lead - ESG and Shared Financial Data Services

Job ID:  27292 
 

We are looking for a Service Domain Technology lead for the ESG and Shared Financial Services area.

Technology at Nordea plays a big role in realizing Nordea’s strategic objectives. We are in the midst of implementing a business technology strategy that is aimed at simplifying and modernizing our technology estate. Although we are a Nordic bank, we are also one of the largest IT employers in the Nordics and Poland. Our inspiring working environment and international teams offer numerous opportunities to enhance your skills and advance your career.

About our team
 

You will lead the technology unit of the Service domain for ESG and Shared Financial Data Services within the Technology Service area of Group Finance. This role enables a key global change agenda for Nordea in creating a more sustainable future. You will play a key role in enabling Nordea’s sustainability ambitions by implementing the technology solutions that will support our external and internal commitments. You will also enable the data strategy where we have high ambitions for a streamlined architecture leveraging trusted and re-usable data.

This role sits within the Group Functions Technology Business CIO unit and will report to the GFT BCIO in the capacity of the GFT BCIO also co-leading SA Risk and compliance.

What you’ll be doing:  

• Set the strategic direction for the technology unit
• Be accountable for all technology deliveries from the unit and ensuring that deliveries are on track
• Be accountable for financial management and ensuring KPIs are on track
• Be key speaking partner for the service domain business lead
• Be responsible for a technology unit of 10+ internal FTEs and 50+ external staff

Who you are

This is the right role for you if you are an ambitious change driver who brings an outside perspective to daily execution technology with significant experience working in in financial services.

We are looking for an experienced, dynamic and forward-thinking Service Domain Lead who have a curious mind and excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with strong attention to relevant details. Seize this unique opportunity to join us at a pivotal moment and play a crucial role in shaping the future of our organization.

Your background and skills include:

• Have experience working in a dynamic, complex and evolving environment and a technologist at heart
• Understanding of ESG and relevance of sustainability in the banking sector is desirable
• Understanding of modern data platforms i.e. Snowflake
• Have superior communication, facilitation and presentation skills, and expertise in managing a large variety of senior stakeholders
• Are self-driven individual, and a solid team player with high integrity
• Experience in leading globally distributed teams
• Relevant Master’s or Bachelor's Degree

The role is based in Stockholm, Sweden or Helsinki, Finland.

As a Leader you are expected to and have a crucial role in:

• Creating purpose by translating strategy into operational and actionable plans to showcase how we create value for our customers and impact business priorities.  
• Empowering people by identifying individual development opportunities to support growth and encourage them to share own ideas, concerns and learnings.  
• Driving performance by recognising individual contributions and collective victories to maintain a healthy balance through measurable goals and clear priorities for each team member.  
• Developing teams by nurturing a dynamic team culture, that emphasises trust and respect to ensure that everyone understands their unique value and contribution.   
• Fostering inclusion by creating equal opportunity through curiosity about all aspects of diversity in your team to evaluate habits and perspectives on a continuous basis.   

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 10/12/2024. For more information, you’re welcome to contact Naja Nalapurakkal, naja.nalapurakkal@nordea.com or on the process Senior Leadership Recruiter Chhavi Palta, chhavi.palta@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 Sweden: For union information, please contact finansforbundet@nordea.se or SACONordea@nordea.com.