Strategy Partner in Group Investment Steering, Chief of Staff Office, Helsinki (permanent position)

Job ID: 1316

Step into a role at the centre of Nordea’s strategic technology agenda. In Group Investment Steering (GIS), we shape how the Nordic region’s largest bank directs its technology investments. We work closely with senior executives, challenging priorities, and steering long-term value creation. We are now looking for an exceptional Strategy Partner to augment the team.

About our team

At Nordea, we see that the world is changing fast – and we want to be one step ahead of the curve. The next chapter for Nordea will be about using our scale and technology to create even more value for our customers, shareholders and the Nordic region.

In GIS, we turn group strategy into reality by translating strategic priorities into concrete technology investments.  The team works closely with the top management team to evaluate investment proposals, prepare funding recommendations and to track the delivery of benefit commitments.

This is an opportunity to join an exceptional team at the heart of the strongest bank in the Nordics. In the Group Investment Steering team, you will be part of an experienced and ambitious team, with a chance to make your mark on something bigger and grow at a steep learning curve.

What you’ll be doing

Main responsibilities in this role:

• Steering the Technology Portfolio: Support prioritization of technology funding across business areas, balancing customer experience, risk reduction, technology transformation, and regulatory obligations
• Supporting Strategic Decision Making: The Technology Investment Portfolio is a key enabler of our Group Strategy – we work closely with the Group Strategy team to secure and align this impact
• Collaborating Across Nordea: Work closely with other functions such as Technology, Finance, and Risk to deliver a best-in-class investment process; engage with all Business Areas and Group Functions on their technology investment needs; support Senior Executives on crucial portfolio decisions
• Assessing and Challenging Investment Proposals: Evaluate business cases for major technology initiatives to ensure strategic alignment, commercial value and/or risk reduction
• Monitoring Performance and Value realization: Track the delivery and business impact of approved investments, ensuring lessons learned are captured to enhance future portfolio decisions

You will be part of a dynamic team with strong credentials in strategy and finance (from leadership positions in financial services, top tier management consultancies and the biggest Nordic companies).

You will report to Philip Garner, Head of Group Investment Steering. The role is based in Helsinki, Finland.

Who you are

Your background and skills include:

• Enterprise-level technology strategy in FS (in-house role at equivalent size organization or top-tier management consulting)
• Steering of regulatory-driven technology implementation in FS
• Technology investment portfolio planning and funding governance

The general demands of the role require a good foundation in the following areas:

• Strategic Technology Awareness: Familiarity with trends in Technology, data, fintech and experience from working with the technology change agenda
• Financial and Commercial Acumen: Skilled in interpreting business cases, ROI modelling, and total cost of ownership to guide sound investment decisions.
• Experience from Financial Services: Strong knowledge of the financial services industry, including major customer and regulatory developments
• Collaborative Leadership: Proven ability to influence and build consensus across complex, matrixed organizations
• Problem-solving & insight: Mastering of data-driven problem solving and analytical skills, from structuring problems, to data analysis, financial modelling and market & competitive analysis, to developing the insight and devicing a solution
• Executive communication: Strong skills in executive communication (oral, written and visual), ability to summarize complex topics into simple messages that call for action – in particular, being able to communicate to Senior Executives and bridge across both business and technology
• Adaptability, Innovation and Resilience: Ability to thrive in unstructured, fast paced environment and to turn complex problems and insights from analysis into a solution with limited guidance

The team and company working language is English – we expect fluency in English at professional level, while Nordic languages are a plus but not a requirement.

If this sounds like you, get in touch!

Next steps

Submit your application no later than 09/04/2026. For more information, you’re welcome to contact Philip Garner at philip.garner@nordea.com. A security clearance will be performed for the person selected for this position. We do not accept applications through email.

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.

We 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.