Transformation Lead – Sanctions Execution & Delivery

This is a unique opportunity to work at the intersection of business, regulation and transformation - where your insights will directly influence how Swedbank navigates the evolving sanctions landscape.

• Take end-to-end ownership of transformation initiatives, acting as Transformation Lead and ensuring successful delivery of complex projects

• Lead cross-functional project teams, coordinating business, tech, and compliance stakeholders to drive execution

• Establish and manage project structures, governance, timelines, and dependencies to ensure on-time delivery

• Drive prioritization and scope management, balancing regulatory requirements with business needs

• Monitor progress, risks, and outcomes, proactively removing blockers and ensuring delivery momentum

• Lead the analysis and documentation of business requirements aligned with sanctions processes and regulatory expectations

• Develop and embed best practices for change execution within the sanction’s domain

• Provide strategic insights to support decision-making and improve operational efficiency

• Collaborate with stakeholders across business and tech to ensure alignment and transparency

• Be a part of a collaborative, inclusive, and forward-thinking team culture

• Play a key role in building a new Change function within a critical area of the bank

• Get the chance to make a real difference in how sanctions initiatives are delivered

• Proven experience as a Senior Business Analyst in banking or financial services, with exposure to sanctions or compliance

• Proven experience leading transformation initiatives, ideally in a complex, regulated environment

• Strong project management skills, with experience in planning, execution, and delivery (e.g. Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid models)

• Ability to lead without formal authority and drive alignment across multiple stakeholders

• Experience working with governance frameworks, steering committees, and senior stakeholders

• Experience working with the most common business analysis frameworks

• Strong analytical mindset and attention to detail

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

• A proactive, solution-oriented approach and ability to thrive in a dynamic environment

• Passion for regulatory topics and a desire to build something meaningful from the ground up

• Personal and professional growth through self-leadership and continuous development.

• Meaningful work that positively impacts our workplace, our customers, and society.

• An open and collaborative culture that encourages cross-functional teamwork and provides networking opportunities.

• A supportive and inclusive environment that promotes a balanced and sustainable work-life, with flexible working conditions when suitable for the role.

• Benefits such as our share based reward program Eken, company pension plan, employee offer for banking products, health insurance.

...be part of a team that values professionalism, curiosity, and a strong sense of ownership. We are passionate about making a real impact in the sanctions space, where collaboration and trust are key. I believe in empowering people to take initiative, challenge ideas constructively, and grow through shared learning. If you're motivated by meaningful work and want to help shape how we deliver change, I’d be excited to welcome you to the team." Madeleine Wahlberg, your future manager

Location: Stockholm

Recruiting manager: Madeleine Wahlberg

We may begin the selection during the application period, so we welcome your application as soon as possible.

We would like to let you know that a background check and a drug test may be a part of the process for this role. (Applies to recruitment in Sweden)

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Swedbank does not discriminate anybody based on gender, age, sexual orientation or sexual identity, ethnicity, religion or disability – everybody is welcome.

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