Senior Project Manager - Projects, Portfolio & Business Analyses (Trading & Custody Services -TCS)

Nordea; Łódź; On-site; PLN 320,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

Nordea seeks a senior project leader to own end-to-end migration initiatives in the post-trade space across the Nordics. You will drive complex, multi-stakeholder programs with accountability from planning through cut-over, while aligning with senior forums and regulatory timelines.

The role focuses on migration projects within TCS, offering cross-border collaboration and exposure to significant capital markets infrastructure changes. Poland-based option available in major sites.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in leading complex, large-scale change initiatives end-to-end within financial services.
• Strong track record in regulatory or market-mandatory projects.
• Experience navigating multi-country cross-border programs.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end post-trade migration initiatives with accountability for delivery, risk and stakeholder alignment.
• Drive large-scale projects in line with change roadmaps and regulatory timelines.
• Act as a senior, active member of a cross-border change team.
• Establish governance structures and report to senior forums.

Skills

End-to-end ownership

Regulated environments

Cross-border collaboration

Stakeholder management

Regulatory projects

Job description

This is a senior role for an experienced project leader who thrives in complex, regulated environments and wants to play a meaningful part in shaping the future of post-trade infrastructure across the Nordics. You will join Nordea's Trading & Custody Services (TCS) and take end-to-end ownership of large-scale project and migration initiatives — spanning regulatory, market-mandatory and strategic change programmes across the Nordic post-trade landscape. This is not an entry-level or mid-level position; we are looking for someone who has been here before — someone who has led complex, multi-stakeholder programmes in financial services and knows how to navigate ambiguity, drive delivery and keep senior forums informed and aligned.

About our team

You will be part of the Projects, Portfolio & Business Analyses team within TCS Business Technology — a cross-border team of senior project managers and business analysts responsible for driving large-scale regulatory and market-mandatory change across the Nordics.

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.

The immediate focus of the role is leading one or more migration related projects within the post-trade area. You will have full end-to-end accountability — from planning and execution through to cut-over and stabilisation. Beyond the project work, you will contribute to the broader TCS change agenda, which covers some of the most significant regulatory and infrastructure shifts affecting Nordic capital markets in the coming years.

The role can be based in Poland (Warszawa, Łódź, Gdynia), Finland (Helsinki), Norway (Oslo) or Sweden (Gothenburg, Stockholm).

Main responsibilities in this role

• Leading end-to-end post-trade migration initiatives with full accountability for delivery, risk and stakeholder alignment
• Driving complex, large-scale projects in line with the TCS change roadmap and regulatory timelines
• Acting as a senior, active member of a cross-border change team
• Establishing strong governance structures, managing risks and dependencies, and reporting transparently to senior forums

Who you are

We are looking for a seasoned project leader — someone with deep experience in financial services and a genuine understanding of the securities and post-trade space.

Your background and skills include

• Extensive experience of leading complex, large-scale change initiatives end-to-end, ideally within financial service
• A strong track record in regulatory or market-mandatory projects
• Solid knowledge of securities markets, custody and post-trade processes

  nabled" A strong track record in regulatory or market-mandatory projects

• Solid knowledge of securities markets, custody and post-trade processes
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, including at senior level
• Experience working in cross-border or multi-country environments
• A real understanding of the regulatory, market infrastructure and industry transformation trends shaping capital markets over the coming years — and what they mean for financial institutions
• The ability to translate complex requirements into clear, actionable delivery plans

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!

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.

W e 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.

Only for candidates in Finland: A security clearance will be performed for the person selected for this position.

Only for candidates in Sweden: For union information, please contact Finansförbundet at [e-mail] or SACO at [e-mail].

Only for candidates in Poland: Please include permit for processing personal data in CV as following:

We reserve the right to reply only to selected applications.

Department: Project management / Consultancy