Lead Data Scientist / Analytics Engineer to TxB Analytics in Nordea

The banking industry is undergoing a period of dynamic change and Transaction Banking (TxB) - the Payments, Cards and Trade Solution area - is at the heart of the digital, instant and open revolution. We are looking for a Lead Data Scientist / Analytics Engineer with high stakeholder management skills to create actionable customer insights, identify new revenue opportunities, improve execution on strategies utilising data and further develop or analytical platform., * Work closely with our most important stakeholders, understand their needs, capture requirements and conduct workshops with them.

• Functional leadership of the area software engineering and ML/AI to strengthen the team in the area.
• Utilise data analytics to build analytics products so our stakeholders can make important strategic decisions, grow income, improve operational efficiency and develop Nordea’s product offering.
• Identify business opportunities (e.g. sales leads, merchant intelligence opportunities, etc) utilising internal and external data.
• Apply data science techniques such as statistical modelling, machine learning and Artificial Intelligence.
• Be responsible for the development of our technical analytical platform to make it fit for purpose for Data Science.
• Support and collaborate closely with other team members., We learn and develop. We take pride in being experts and thinking ahead. We use our expertise to meet our customers’ needs, from the simplest to the most complex. We bring a growth mindset to our work that enables us to focus on a broader perspective in our daily challenges.

We lead change. We are responsible and aware of the impact of our decisions, both for our customers and for our local and global communities. Mindful of our responsibility towards current and future generations, we have made sustainability an integrated part of our business strategy.

We are Nordea. We have a 200-year history of supporting and growing the Nordic economies and our values are deeply rooted in these open, progressive and collaborative societies. As one of the biggest employers in the Nordics, Poland and Estonia, you have excellent opportunities to evolve, develop and move forward with us.

• You have experience working as a Data Scientist or similar where you have experiences with analytical and quantitative problem solving using advanced statistical techniques, machine learning methods and AI.
• You have a business consulting mindset and are proactive working with stakeholders to understand their needs and how analytics can help them.
• You have good end-to-end software engineering skills.
• You have deep knowledge in SQL and programming, e.g. Python.
• Solid experience in Airflow, dbt and Snowflake (or similar tools).
• You are familiar with Power BI (or similar business intelligence tools).
• You have data/analytics engineering experience.
• You are business minded, analytical and have excellent communication skills in English (both in text and spoken).
• You are a social, curious and a pragmatic team player.
• Experience in Requirements Management and workshop facilitation would an advantage.
• Experience in Transaction Banking or Payments/Cards would be an advantage.
• You have a MSc/BSc/BA degree in computer science, statistics, mathematics, physics or related quantitative degree.

People come here when they want to get somewhere. For some, it’s to take their career to the next level. For others, it’s to break new ground within their area of expertise - in other words, with us, you will always move forward.

A culture that fosters performance and growth in one of the largest Nordic banks, offering various opportunities to evolve, develop and learn from brilliant colleagues with diverse backgrounds in a vibrant working environment.

Hybrid working model - we believe in the value of bringing people together and at the same time we embrace the freedom of flexibility.

Diversity and inclusion are a natural part of our daily work. We know that an inclusive workplace is a sustainable one. We genuinely believe that our diverse backgrounds, experiences, characteristics and traits make us stronger together. Every day we strive to find new ways to improve diversity and inclusion within our community e.g. we have signed the European Diversity Charters in the countries where we operate to show our commitment and engage with others to continue learning and improving.