Senior Project Manager

Job ID: 22744 

In the Sanctions Change Team, we take pride working together as a team, supporting each other on our individual commitments while having fun, transferring knowledge and care about each other along the way.

In today’s world, change is the one thing you can count on, and that is where you come in. Leading the way with a team of professionals and dedicated colleagues in an exciting, fast-paced environment, creating great solutions that meet the expectations that Nordea has towards its stakeholders and at the same time meet the needs of our customers.

If that sounds like you, and you’re looking for a career change and/or a new area to broaden your knowledge, look no further

About This Opportunity

Sanctions Change unit is a sub unit in the Sanctions Unit, Group Financial Crime Prevention, responsible for handling any sanctions changes in Nordea, whether it is through programs, projects or agile. Our mission is to enable to spot any financial crime exposure which will then form part of a feedback loop to strengthen Nordea’s capability to manage its financial crime risk. Ultimately, your role contributes to keeping Nordea and its customers and society safer.

As our new Senior Project Leader, you will play a key role contributing to the execution our projects and initiatives. You will be supported by experienced leaders, while expected to be a self-starter with high standards. Delivery often requires close collaboration with teams across Financial Crime Prevention and the rest of the Group.

We are passionate, professional and focused on doing the right thing. You will be part of a capability build in this area working with team members located in Finland, Sweden and Denmark.

What you’ll be doing:

• Be expected to lead projects or to provide support to projects and initiatives
• Ensures project delivered successfully
• Drive projects together with key stakeholders 
• Document change initiative requirements with high quality
• Secure high standards in change initiative requirements by identifying issues, risks, dependencies 
• Assess and analyze requirements and in close collaboration with stakeholders 
• Drive discussions within stakeholders across the bank to identify business needs to ensure deliverables are correctly understood and the best solutions are found 
• Design and implement requirements documenting process
• Contribute to the development and preparation of presentation and communication material 
• Identify needs, analyze and improve working procedures to simplify and increase efficiency 
   

You’ll join to the Sanctions Change Project Management team.

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.

You are a talented professional joining as our new Senior Project Leader, someone that understands project management principles and likes to challenge oneself in a highly paced and complex environment.

You’re honest and dependable, willing to speak up even when it’s difficult, and committed to empowering others. You’re passionate about doing a great job. This is a position that offers real career growth possibilities.

You are located in Helsinki, Oslo, Stockholm, Tallinn, Warsaw or Lodz.

To succeed in this role, we believe that you:

• Have good collaboration skills
• Are able to work independently, conduct analysis and assessments, and draft proposals based on these, while contributing to a great team performance
• Are proactive, able to manage multiple tasks, execution-oriented, well organized with a structured approach and well-developed co-operation skills
• Are analytical and can define and document business complex requirements
• Are proactive, self-driven and collaborate well with multiple stakeholders at all levels
• Experience working in a complex and international environment and presenting to senior stakeholders
• Have proficient computer skills including MS Word, PowerPoint, Jira and Excel
• Have experience from project and change management frameworks such as PMI, SAFe, Agile or other
• Strong English language communication skills (spoken and written)
• A Bachelor's degree, preferably Master's degree

Your experience and background:

• Written and spoken English on a superior level is required
• Master’s degree
• Project management experience +/- 7 years

If this sounds like you, get in touch

Next steps

Submit your application no later than 16/03/2024. For more information, you’re welcome to contact Inka Sáren inka.saren@nordea.com.

At Nordea, we know that an inclusive workplace is a sustainable workplace. We deeply believe that our diverse backgrounds, experiences, characteristics and traits make us better at serving customers and communities. So please come as you are.

Please be aware that any applications or CVs coming through email or direct messages will not be accepted or considered.

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

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