Data & Analytics Engineer for NAM Trading Quants

Nordea Bank Norge ASA; Denmark; On-site; DKK 900,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Nordea Asset Management in Copenhagen is seeking a Data & Analytics Engineer to extend our data platform, add data sources and transformations, and build internal tools for our trading desks. You will work with our Trading Quants team, implement AI use cases, and ensure tangible outcomes for clients.

The role emphasizes collaboration, ownership, and delivering scalable data solutions in a Nordic banking environment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in data analytics or data engineering using Python and SQL.
• Fluent English communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Extend our data platform with new data sources and transformations to meet business needs.
• Build internal tools to support trading desks.
• Assist with implementing AI use cases leveraging data models.
• Drive projects within a value stream, coordinating business and technology.
• Interact with internal/external stakeholders and technology providers.

Skills

Python

SQL

English fluent

Tools

Snowflake

dbt

Apache Airflow

AWS

Job description

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Data & Analytics Engineer for NAM Trading Quants

Job ID: 5318

Are you ready to be the driving force behind a modern data platform that shapes how trading decisions are made? We are looking for a skilled Data and Analytics Engineer who is passionate about building robust, scalable data infrastructure and data modelling solutions that unlock meaningful analytics and insights across our trading organization.

The role is a full time position based in Copenhagen, Denmark.

About our team

Meet the Trading Quants team. We add value by being change enablers that drive transformation of the investment process as part of an agile value stream where we identify business problems, define and implement solutions, to generate tangible value for our clients.

Our team is part of Nordea Asset Management, Global Trading. Within the investment management area, Global Trading, is responsible for order generation and trade execution on behalf of portfolio managers across asset classes. As a team, we homogenize data across asset classes, add structure and measurability to our investment processes, to unlock scale and quality throughout the organization.

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.

What you’ll be doing

Main responsibilities in this role:

• Extend our data platform, adding new data sources and transformations in response to new business requirements.
• Build internal tools to support our trading desks.
• Assist with implementing AI use cases leveraging our data models.
• Drive projects within a value stream, binding together business and technology, to ensure we deliver tangible outcomes for our clients.
• Interact with internal and external stakeholders, and our technology providers.

You’ll join a motivated and experienced quant team that values a cooperative environment where you can draw on your teammates' expertise and commitment to excellence.

Who you are

This is the right role for you if you are someone who takes ownership of your work and is driven to make a meaningful impact, while being comfortable sharing your opinions and challenging established ways of thinking. You bring a software engineering mindset to your data work, embracing practices such as everything-as-code and automated testing. You thrive on learning quickly, are interested in exploring alternative ways of working, and possess strong stakeholder management skills that enable you to build relationships and influence outcomes across the organization.

Your background and skills include:

• Experience working in a data analytics or data engineering capacity ideally using Python.
• Experience with SQL.
• An interest in asset management and financial markets.
• Fluent in English both verbal and written.

It would be ideal if you also:

• Are familiar with Snowflake and dbt.
• Have practical knowledge of using Apache Airflow e.g. building DAGs.
• Have experience with AWS or other public cloud solution.
• Have hands-on experience implementing AI use cases, or a demonstrable enthusiasm for leveraging AI to drive innovation and efficiency.

If this sounds like you, get in touch!

What we offer

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.

If this sounds like you, get in touch!

Next steps

Submit your application no later than 07/09/2026.

We enable dreams and aspirations for a greater good.

We build relationships. We add a personal touch to everything we do – when advising our customers, collaborating with colleagues, and meeting our potential candidates.

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.

Department: Asset management / Investment management