(Associate) Process Specialist

Nordea Group; Łódź; On-site; PLN 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working model

Job summary

Nordea is seeking an Associate/Process Specialist in Łódź to support back‑office operations for structured derivatives trading. You will validate complex trades, ensure accurate documentation, and drive timely settlements with Nordea Markets and Treasury.

The role emphasizes collaboration within a professional, international team in a modern office environment. The position offers hybrid-to-office collaboration, with shifts ending around 6:00 PM and opportunities to learn and grow within one of

Qualifications

• Fluent English is required for daily communication with international teams.
• Finance-related degree or equivalent professional experience is an asset.
• Proficient in MS Office (Outlook and Excel) to manage trade documentation and schedules.
• Willingness to work shifts, with hours extending to 6:00 PM.

Responsibilities

• Validate trades are economically correct and comply with product approvals.
• Handle trade documentation across lifecycle events using ISDA framework where applicable.
• Maintain and monitor trades throughout their lifecycle to ensure timely settlements.
• Process derivatives payments and support accurate settlements.

Skills

Fluency in English

Attention to detail

Team collaboration

Education

Finance-related degree or equivalent

Tools

MS Office Tools (Outlook & Excel)

Job description

Associate Process Specialist (permanent position)

Would you like to gain insights into the exiting world of derivatives while servicing Nordea Markets and Treasury on Over-The-Counter trades done with clients and financial counterparties? Then this is the right opportunity for you. We are now looking for a Associate/Process Specialist to take responsibility of a wide range of back office tasks connected with structured derivatives trading. This includes validating incoming complex derivative trades and ensuring correct and timely trade documentation and settlements.

In Nordea, we know that great customer experiences require a team that leads the way in first-class service and operations. We’re more than just a Nordic bank, we’re one of the largest employers in Poland. With us, you’ll work with skilled, international teams in a bright, modern office. The lively and collaborative atmosphere offers plenty of opportunities to learn and grow as you build your career with us.

About Our Team

Welcome to the FX Options team. We add value by taking responsibility of a wide range of back office tasks connected with structured derivatives trading. This includes validating incoming complex derivative trades and ensuring correct and timely trade documentation and settlements. As Associate/Process Specialist you’ll play a valuable role in ensuring on‑time deliveries of confirmations, settlements and deal capture validation, and provide sparring to traders in Nordea Markets.

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.

Main responsibilities in this role

• Validating that trades are economically correct and fulfil requirements set out in product approval
• Immersing yourself into trade documentation linked to different lifecycle events primarily using the ISDA legal framework
• Maintaining trades throughout the lifecycle
• Handling derivatives payments

You’ll join a highly professional and dedicated team where an interesting job meets with great atmosphere. The role is based in Łódź, Poland.

Who You Are

This is the right role for you if you

• Have an eye for the detail and ownership to address shortcomings.
• Work well with others and have the courage to challenge inefficiencies in processes.
• Have collaborative and constructive mindset
• Have high level of time management skills & problem solving approach

Your background and skills include

• Fluency in English (both written and spoken)
• Finance related university degree or equivalent professional experience would be an asset
• Good command on MS Office Tools (Outlook & Excel)
• Willingness and availability to work on shifts, with working hours extending until 6:00 PM.

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.

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.