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

SEB; Solna kommun; Hybrid; SEK 600,000 - 800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote working possibilities

Extensive training opportunities

Favorable mortgage rates for SEB employees

Job summary

SEB is looking for a manager to lead the Core Solution team, responsible for shaping cardholder onboarding and master data management solutions. This role involves leading skilled COBOL and Java developers while ensuring operational stability and risk management.

The ideal candidate will have strong technical knowledge, the ability to lead through change, and experience in complex application landscapes. SEB offers a culture of inclusion, flexibility in work schedules and modern office environments.

Qualifications

• Experience leading through change and ambiguity.
• Ability to lead, coach, and mentor engineers.
• Solid technical understanding with a business-oriented mindset.
• Experience with complex application landscapes.

Responsibilities

• Lead a mixed line team of COBOL and Java developers.
• Accountable for IT assets connected to customer management.
• Ensure lifecycle management and operational stability.
• Drive modern engineering practices aligned with company strategies.

Skills

Leadership through change

Strong stakeholder management

Technical understanding

Coaching and mentoring

Experience in application landscapes

Tools

Mainframe COBOL

Java-based development

APIs

Event-driven architecture

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 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 provides business‑critical capabilities at the heart of our customer and data landscape. The team consists of experienced architects and developers in Mainframe COBOL and Java, based in Sweden, working with both stable core platforms and modern distributed technologies.

What you will be doing

• Lead a mixed line team of experienced COBOL and Java developers, architects, testers, and scrum masters.
• Be accountable for IT assets connected to customer master, Nordic 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 to 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.

Inclusion & diversity

It is our fundamental belief that inclusion and diversity are 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.