Project Lead B2B

Ikano Bank

Stockholms kommun

On-site

SEK 900,000 - 1,200,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Ikano Bank is seeking a Project Lead to drive end-to-end B2B transformation initiatives. You will manage cross-functional teams, define project plans, and collaborate with stakeholders to ensure successful delivery within budgets and timelines.

The role requires deep experience in technical project management, platform migrations, and governance across multiple markets, with strong communication in English and Swedish alike.

Qualifications

10 years of experience in a technical project management role.
Experience operating in regulated environments, preferably banking/finance.
Led platform migration or digital transformation initiatives.

Responsibilities

Lead complex key projects within the B2B area (e.g. platform migration).
Define, manage, and execute the project plan with scope, timeline, budget, risks, and deliverables.
Facilitate workshops and collaborate with stakeholders to capture and document business requirements.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder communication

Agile methodologies

Architectural governance

Multi-market tech landscape

Risk management

Vendor management

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Azure DevOps

Job description

At Ikano Bank, we believe work should feel meaningful and inspiring. Together, we create a great place to work where people are inspired to be the best they can be while contributing to a better life for our customers and the long-term success of the Bank. Guided by our Swedish heritage and values: common sense and simplicity, working together and daring to be different, we keep things straightforward and down-to-earth. If you like the idea of being part of a team that works hard, enjoys solving challenges together and dares to do things a little differently, you will feel right at home here.

Full Time/Part Time

Full Time

Working in Commercial B2B means shaping great experiences for Ikano Bank’s customers by creating and improving products and services that make a difference. It’s about being innovative, responsive, and dedicated to delivering value, all while ensuring we stay profitable and compliant. You will have the opportunity to make a real impact on how businesses grow and succeed.

Purpose of the Job

The Project Lead role drives the B2B Transformation activities end-2-end according to decided program timelines and budget, with the support from the cross-functional workstreams. The role is placed in the Performance and Development team reporting to the B2B Portfolio Manager.

Responsibilities of the Job

Lead complex key projects within the B2B area (e.g. platform migration project)
Define, manage, and execute the project plan, including scope, timeline, budget, risks, dependencies, and deliverables.
Facilitate workshops and maintain close collaboration with internal business stakeholders to capture, analyze, validate, and document business requirements.
Translate business needs into clear functional and non-functional requirements suitable for technical implementation.
Act as the primary interface between business users and external software development teams.
Ensure effective communication across technical and non-technical stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle.
Coordinate solution design discussions and support architectural decision-making together with technical experts.
Manage project governance, status reporting, steering committee meetings, and decision logs.
Identify project risks, mitigation strategies, and escalation paths.
Coordinate User Acceptance Testing (UAT), defect resolution, and production readiness activities.
Support data migration planning, system integration activities, and cutover planning.
Ensure successful project delivery while maintaining high standards of quality and stakeholder satisfaction.

Education Level

Bachelor's Degree

Experience/Demonstrated Competencies

10 years of experience in a technical project management role
Experience operating in regulated environments, preferably within banking or financial services.
Demonstrated experience leading platform migration or digital transformation initiatives.
Understanding of B2B Leasing business and end-2-end processes.
Demonstrated experience in architectural governance and decision-making at functional level.
Experience working with multi-market or multi-platform technology landscapes.
Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps, or similar project management tools.

Language Competencies

English and Swedish

Knowledge required

Knowledge of B2B banking technology landscapes, including multi-market solution design and reuse
Proven knowledge of regulatory, security, and risk requirements relevant to financial institutions and the leasing and factoring business.
Understanding of technology governance models, architectural- and commercial decision processes.
Proven knowledge around end-2-end technical project management.
Knowledge from previous experience of leading teams successfully, utilizing best practices.

Capabilities for this job

Able to lead execution across multiple teams without formal authority.
Capable of leading B2B technical projects from an end-2-end perspective including managing project resources.
Experience working with external software vendors and distributed development teams.
Strong understanding of software development lifecycles (Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, or hybrid approaches).
Ability to design and evolve program initiative, delivery structures and resource set-ups.
Able to identify and resolve dependencies and execution risks.
Clear demonstrable experience of structured communication with internal and external stakeholders.
Capable of understanding how technology governance models affect architectural design.
Demonstrated skills replated to planning, modelling and documenting processes and process improvements.
Capable of escalating red flags, obstacles or delays in a timely manner to affected stakeholders.

What motivates you?

Highly collaborative mindset, motivated by working closely with Product, Risk, Credit, Sales, and Operations to achieve end-to-end outcomes.
Inspirational in how you shape and govern long-term direction, balancing business ambition with technical sustainability across markets.

Salary (per annum)

According to the market

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