Senior Project Leader

Job ID:  27873

 

Would you like to be a part of great product delivery in an agile environment and support in deliveries towards our customers?

We are now looking for an experienced Project Leader who can join our team in Technology organisation.

Your main responsibility is to bring value to our business partners and customers in one of the supporting the major IT project by driving and leading change in a complex IT delivery landscape, catering for both Agile and traditional IT deliveries.

In Nordea Technology we focus on the deliveries of technology services to our business stakeholders but also drive the business process automation agenda. We have a strong business and customer focus and actively engage with delivery partners to deliver value to our customers. Working in Technology you will find a positive and collaborative work environment with great opportunities to contribute and grow with your team but also in the wider value chain.

 

About our team
 

Welcome to the Execution Leadership team in Nordea Technology! We add value by driving and leading change in a complex IT delivery landscape. Take this great opportunity to join our team of passionate professionals working with the market leading platform for financial services.

 

What you’ll be doing  
 

Main responsibilities in this role:

• Ensure the team’s success in delivery, primarily by helping to identify and especially remove impediments impacting the team’s ability to deliver
• Driving improvements as well as ensuring deliveries according to the prioritized backlog
• Together with the teams create a fun and energizing work environment built on trust, inclusion and good communication
• Providing transparency – relevant, clear and accurate metrics
• Proactively manage stakeholders and successfully deliver according to agreed scope and priorities in a predictable, and transparent manner
• Reporting on progress, risks and dependencies
• Proactively demonstrate control of the key issues i.e. risk and compliance, and manage proper mitigating activities to ensure a smooth delivery

 

You will join a great team of professional Execution Leaders. The role can be based is based in Tricity, Warsaw, Stockholm or Helsinki.
 

Who you are

  

Collaboration. Ownership. Passion. Courage. These are the values that guide us in how we work and how we make decisions – and that we imagine you share with us.

 

This is the right role for you if you:

• Have an excellent understanding in the Agile mindset and values
• Have documented ability to work and lead cross-border teams
• Show a genuine interest in the business context and solution area. You enjoy learning and are excited about bringing your ideas to the table
• Are dependable, well grounded, willing to speak up – even when it is difficult – and committed to empowering others
• Have experience in building a strong team and, subsequently, team development
• Have great communication and networking skills, and being good in driving collaboration across the value chain
• Have strong drive, being goal-oriented, structured, dedicated and thorough
• Are open to change, and an interest in continuously developing yourself as well as others

 

Your background and skills include:

• Experience in working as a project Leader and/or Project Manager in complex programs in an agile setting
• Experience in leading complex initiatives with distributed multi-faceted teams in a fast paced environment
• Understanding of IT process and the software development lifecycle
• Using Agile ways and methods of working and project management.
• Analytical skills and ability to deal with complex issues
• Experience of building str