Strategic Project Lead to Swedbank’s Group Strategy Team

Are you interested in strategy development in the financial services industry?
As a Strategic Project Lead in the Group Strategy team at Swedbank, you will play a vital role in driving strategy development and execution in a transformative and complex environment within the financial services industry. You will work in close collaboration with executive management and lead cross-functional teams on projects and topics of high strategic importance.

In Swedbank you have the opportunity to:
- Be a key part in driving and facilitating the development of the bank’s strategy, operating model, and efficient execution of the strategy in close dialogue and cooperation with all areas cross the Group
- Lead the development of the Group’s Strategic Direction as well as analyse and prepare decision material for Swedbank’s group executive management and Board of Directors
- Facilitate strategic execution across the group by developing the bank’s execution plan, driving annual tactical business & transformation planning, and establishing targets as well as follow-up of Swedbank’s strategy and delivery of the plan
- Support and work closely together with the CEO, deputy CEO and CFO on various engagements
- Tackle miscellaneous ad-hoc and problem-solving tasks on group level across a broad range of themes
- Engage with colleagues across the whole organization on topics related to business development, organizational design, finance, investor relations, sustainability, and technology


What is needed in this role:
- Strong interest in strategy development and translating strategy into effective execution as well as developing and performing execution planning, steering, and follow-up
- Proven project management capabilities with ability to plan, manage, and execute combined with excellent communication and strong stakeholder management skills
- Drive and willingness to learn and develop, a solution-oriented mindset and the ability to challenge and facilitate the right contextual priorities
- 3-5+ years of experience from a similar role such as management consulting, business development, corporate strategy, investment banking or similar
- Previous experience from the banking-/financial services industry and its transformation is meritorious but not a pre-requisite
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills


At Swedbank we believe that people are our core strength. Our culture is built on respect, inclusion and openness. We support the continuous development and enable you to take the lead in your career and find inspiring challenges. We take care of your well-being by providing a sustainable and flexible working environment. As an employee, you will be part of the Group performance program, offered a company pension plan, optional health insurance, as well as other benefits. We are guided by our values: Open, Simple and Caring. It’s all about delivering a positive and unique experience for our customers through collaboration and teamwork - together we make a difference.

Join our team and...


get one of the most interesting roles in the bank! We work in a very dynamic, collaborative, and interesting environment where you will come across a broad range of highly interesting and challenging assignments covering the future of the whole bank as well as the performance today. If you have personal drive, enjoy finding solutions to challenges and like working in a team, we think you will enjoy working with us! In this role you will have the opportunity to develop across many dimensions and you will belong to, and work together with, supporting, fun, and professional team of colleagues with a strong collaborative culture”. Jennifer Hansson, your future manager



We look forward to receiving your application by 15.05.2023.
Location: Stockholm

Contacts

Recruiting manager: Jennifer Hansson, +4670 257 06 17

SACO: Henrik Joelsson

Finansförbundet: Åke Skoglund, +46 8 58 59 02 88

We may begin the selection during the application period, so we welcome your application as soon as possible.

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Swedbank does not discriminate anybody based on gender, age, sexual orientation or sexual identity, ethnicity, religion or disability - everybody is welcome.