Technology Service Lead

Come join an exciting Technology Service Lead position in the Application Maintenance division in a Global bank, managing daily operations for the Group Functions Technology Service function. You will act as an application provider with no staff responsibilities, but in a functional leadership role. Working with international teams in an inspiring working environment, you’ll have lots of opportunities to expand your skills and advance your career.  

What you’ll be doing:

• Manage and lead the interface to key business technology stakeholders including Application Owners and processes including communication to foster alignment between Business technology and Core technology.
• Ensure management of portfolio specific application and vendor contracts.
• Champion technology strategies and create awareness of technology trends and opportunities.
• Ensure execution and deliverables according to technology delivery plans observing the priorities, execution structure, funding and capability resource plans.
• Work in close cooperation with Technology Capability heads and BATL’s virtual management team.
• Ensure continuous alignment with Technology strategy (workforce, partnerships, standards) as well as with common frameworks and standards.
• Drive collaboration with internal and external stakeholders to steer current work and manage escalations like Incidents – Problem handling and impediments across your portfolio.
• Planning and optimization of technology total cost of ownership for own business portfolio including annual target setting and follow up on this. You are fully responsible!!
• You will be working closely with the business – execution and development teams for your area, ensuring full alignment across the delivery chain.

The role is based in Gdynia; Gdańsk.

Who you are

Collaboration. Ownership. Passion. Courage. These are the values that guide us in being at our best – and that we imagine you share with us.  

To succeed in this role, we believe that you:

• Have leadership experience and know how to set direction.
• Willing to challenge the status quo and aim for the greater good for Nordea.
• Understand how financial work and able to provide the answers for your portfolio.
• Result oriented, taking ownership, reaching out and “making things happen”.
• Collaborate with and influence partners and stakeholders across the value stream.
• Role model for collaboration, empowering own team, inspiring the “Can.do”-attitude.
• Communicate in a clear and understandable way and know your stakeholders.
• A Deep understanding of technology strategy and delivery options for Change and Run.
• A Deep understanding of own technology domain.
• Customer centric mindset actively seeking value-creation opportunities through technology.
• Curiosity and interest on understanding and fulfilling business requirements and delivering exceptional customer experience.
• A by nature creative and innovative person with strong problem-solving skills.

Your experience and background:

• A preferred candidate with an IT technical background enabling the candidate to understand the technical context of the area.
• Strong skills within transformation and project/programme management creating proven changes in complex financial environments.
• Strong communication skills and good at Stakeholder Management
• Knowledge of ITIL and DevOps principles preferably from working within financial services institutions.

If this sounds like you, get in touch!

Next steps

Submit your application no later than 31/07/2021. For more information, you’re welcome to contact Kasper Lydolph.

At Nordea, we know that an inclusive workplace is a sustainable workplace. We deeply believe that our diverse backgrounds, experiences, characteristics and traits make us better at serving customers and communities. So please come as you are.

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