Team Manager to Core Solution Team | SEB Kort Group, Solna

SEB AG; Solna kommun; On-site; SEK 613,800 - 781,200; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote working possibilities

Flexible work schedule

Attractive employee benefits

Job summary

SEB AG in Solna, Sweden, is seeking an Engineering Team Manager to lead the Core Solution team, overseeing critical customer and master data solutions. You will manage a team of experienced COBOL and Java developers, ensuring operational stability while driving modernization.

The role offers opportunities to influence engineering practices and work within a supportive culture. The company values inclusion and diversity, making it crucial for future success. Join SEB in shaping innovative solutions for a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Experience leading through change and ambiguity.
• Strong ability to lead, coach, and mentor engineers.
• Solid technical understanding combined with a business-oriented mindset.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of Mainframe COBOL and Java developers.
• Ensure operational stability for business-critical capabilities.
• Drive modern engineering practices aligned with SEB ways of working.

Skills

Leadership and coaching

Technical understanding

Stakeholder management

Understanding of IT asset ownership

Experience with COBOL and Java

Job description

SEB Kort Group is building Europe’s leading corporate payment platform – bringing together SEB Kort and AirPlus into one integrated technology organization. We are now looking for a manager for the Core Solution team, to lead a central part of this transformation: shaping our cardholder onboarding solution and the new operational Master Data Management platform for SEB Kort Group.

The Core Solution team is responsible for business-critical capabilities at the heart of our customer and data landscape. The team consists of experienced architects and developers, both within Mainframe COBOL and Java, based in Sweden, working with both stable core platforms and modern distributed technologies.

Are you an experienced team manager with a strong interest in technology, customer data and engineering excellence? Do you want to lead a skilled team that plays a key role in SEB Kort Group’s future technology landscape? If so, you’ll be interested in this opportunity!

What you will be doing

As manager of the Core Solution team, you will be an Engineering Team Manager accountable for the IT assets, people and engineering practices connected to our core customer and master data solutions. Your mission is to lead and develop a team of Mainframe COBOL developers and Java developers, ensuring operational stability, robust IT asset ownership and continued delivery of business-critical capabilities.

You will play an important role in combining stability and modernization: maintaining and developing existing core solutions while supporting the build-up of SEB Kort Group’s new operational Master Data Management platform. You will work closely with architects, product owners, agile teams and stakeholders across SEB Kort Group.

Your responsibility in summary

• Lead a mixed line team of experienced COBOL and Java developers, as well as architects, testers and scrum masters
• Be accountable for IT assets connected to customer master, Nordico onboarding and master data management capabilities
• Ensure lifecycle management, risk management, compliance and operational stability for business-critical solutions
• Lead, coach and develop engineers working with both core platforms and modern Java-based solutions
• Drive modern engineering practices aligned with SEB ways of working
• Support the development of SEB Kort Group’s new operational Master Data Management platform
• Represent your IT assets within the relevant agile domain and contribute to the broader technology transformation of SEB Kort Group

To thrive in this role, we believe you have

• Experience leading through change and ambiguity, with the ability to translate complexity into clarity
• Strong ability to lead, coach and mentor engineers. Previous experience leading people, formally or informally, is required
• Solid technical understanding combined with a business-oriented mindset
• Experience from complex application landscapes, preferably including both legacy/core platforms and modern distributed technologies
• Strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to build trust across organizational boundaries
• Understanding of IT asset ownership, lifecycle management, operational risk and regulatory expectations in a financial services environment
• It would be beneficial if you also have experience from banking, cards or payments, as well as knowledge of Mainframe COBOL environments, Java-based development, APIs, event-driven architecture or Master Data Management.

What we offer

• Opportunity to lead a highly skilled engineering team responsible for core capabilities at the heart of SEB Kort Group
• A leadership role in a major technology and organizational transformation journey
• The chance to combine stability and modernization by leading both established core platforms and new strategic solutions
• Influence over engineering practices, IT asset ownership and the future operational Master Data Management platform
• An open and supportive culture with a flat hierarchy and genuine willingness to share ideas and perspectives
• Extensive training and learning opportunities
• Remote working possibilities, flexible work schedule and modern office environments
• Attractive employee benefits, including favorable mortgage rates for SEB employees

Do you want to be part of SEB Kort Group?

It is our fundamental belief that inclusion and diversity is crucial for our future success. We strive to have an inclusive, value-driven culture where employees feel valued, respected, and involved irrespective of who they are, what they believe or where they come from.

Since we select candidates continuously, feel free to send in your application as soon as possible, but no later than 2026-08-01. Please note that the summer holiday period may lead to a temporary pause in the recruitment process, but we review applications and conduct interviews on an ongoing basis. If you have questions about the position, please contact Jonathan Berglund at [e-mail]. Please note that we don’t process applications over email.

Please be aware that our final candidates undergo background checks, including for example identity control, verification of qualifications, credit checks, company engagements and history of crime. We also apply random drug checks. During employment, employees within SEB can also expect to undergo recurring background checks.

SEB Sweden has a redeployment responsibility, why this position might be covered by internal redeployment.

Learn more about working at SEB at sebgroup.com/techcareers