Data Management Transformation Lead | SEB, Stockholm

Are you ready to play a key role in SEB’s journey to be the most data-driven bank in the Nordics? 

About the role: 

In Group Data Management, our mission is to empower everyone in SEB with the ability to use data in all facets of operating our business to meet the evolving demands of our customers. Now more than ever we need to make intelligent data-driven decisions with an ever-expanding perspective of the environment, society, and our future. 

A prerequisite for our mission is to have a clear approach, patterns, and solutions for efficiently managing data as well as for building and strengthening the business capabilities to work with data and operationalize the group instructions and standards. We are looking for a new team member with hands-on skills and eagerness to take on the role of Group Data Management Transformation lead.  

 
As a Group Data Management Transformation lead, you will: 

• Become part of the Group Data Management team where the policies, guidelines, tools, and processes for becoming data-driven are conceived, developed and scaled-out to the whole bank. We are in the middle of an exciting journey where you will play a definitive role in the bank’s future. 

• Together with the team, develop and drive the strategic DM agenda needed to operationalize the Data Management instructions and standards across the bank. 

• Together with the divisions of SEB, outline the strategy and the strategic roadmap for establishing and maintaining our Data Management change agenda in the group. 

• Engage in initiatives to secure adherence to regulatory initiatives, such as BCBS 239, DORA, GDPR. 

• Leading the work to get the DM processes and supporting tools defined and implemented in the Group.  

• Develop and deliver training programs to improve awareness and skills across the organization. 

• Drive key activities in SEB’s transformation activities such as BCBS 239, DORA, GDPR and busienss data related initiatives. In these initiatives work closely with stakeholders from all divisions in SEB.  

• You will advise them from strategy to implementation, provide continuous advice, guidance and coaching to ensure continuous improvement of the responsibilities that come with data ownership. 

No matter the task, you will be working with modern technologies and colleagues that are pushing to make radical improvements to how SEB can leverage data today. 

• 15+ years of experience from a data intensive environment, and you have interest and see the potential of data as an asset in driving business decisions. 

• Strong transformation, stakeholder management and leadership experience. 

• Understanding of the data management related regulations, such as BCBS 239 and DORA is a plus. 

• Ability to work with strategy and related roadmaps on a group level and ability to get them implemented via others in various divisions. 

• Strong understanding of and experience from working with data related frameworks, methodologies and tools  

• A huge plus is experience from working with Data Management solutions and an appreciation for some of the challenges large organizations face with a wide range of data and needs. 

• Good understanding of agile way of working with change. 

• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and project management skills. 

• Preferably knowledge and experience of finance/banking, but it is not a must. 

• A strategic view, but simultaneously not afraid to roll up your sleeves to do hands-on work. 

• An academic degree at university level is a must. 

• Fluent in English and preferably also Swedish. 

We offer an opportunity to join an organization where data is at the core and a friendly team to grow within. The core team is based in Stockholm with excellent office environment and flexible remote working arrangements.