Data Architect for Risk | SEB, Stockholm

Finance, Risk, and Compliance are undergoing a major transformation—driven by business and regulatory changes as well as significant shifts in architectural design. We are therefore looking for a Data Architect with experience in data modelling to develop an integrated data architecture that meets regulatory requirements and business needs. You will be a vital part of our community driving the Finance, Risk, and Compliance agenda in the bank.  

About the role: 

As a Data Architect for Risk in our team, you will take responsibility for the data modelling within the risk area. Your work will involve a high degree of complexity, both from a business and data perspective as well as from a people and process perspective. You’ll work closely with business stakeholders and architects to: 

• Capture and interpret business and regulatory requirements driven by our major initiatives. 

• Develop business information and logical data models that align with business needs and integrate with business and application architectures, supporting metadata capture, consistency, lineage, and traceability across the data landscape. 

• Support the establishment of common business terminology and data definitions, helping create consistency and understanding across stakeholders, processes, and reporting. 

• Ensure compliance with BCBS 239, Basel/CRR, IFRS, and other applicable regulatory requirements, and alignment with the domain architecture. 

• Collaborate with stakeholders from the risk organisation, data management professionals, and architects across Finance, Risk, and Compliance. 

To thrive in this role, we believe you have: 

• Professional background in risk management within a banking or financial services (e.g., credit, market, counterparty, or liquidity risk). 

• Experience working with business information models, data definitions, data mapping, data flows, or similar disciplines that help structure and govern business-critical data. 

• Good understanding of how data is managed and consumed across organisations, including reporting, analytics, regulatory processes, and modern data management practices. 

• Knowledge of regulatory and data management requirements within Finance and Risk, and an understanding of the role that data plays in supporting compliance, reporting, and decision-making. 

• Ability to bridge business and data perspectives and translate complex requirements into clear and practical information structures. 

• Strong problem-solving and critical thinking skills. 

• Ability to collaborate effectively with a positive, solution‑oriented mindset. 

• Excellent communication and documentation skills to convey complex ideas effectively to both business and IT professionals. 

• Fluency in English. 

What we offer: 

• A key role in one of SEB’s most challenging areas 

• Innovative working environment with highly motivated colleagues 

• Agile and modern ways of working 

• Hybrid work model, meaning remote work is possible up to 2 days/week 

• Attractive compensation and access to SEB staff banking with exclusive benefits