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DO YOU WANT TO LEAD DEVELOPMENT OF FUTURE PAYMENT SOLUTIONS AT ONE OF THE LEADING BANKS IN THE NORDICS? Swedbank is looking for a senior leader who will take clear end-to-end ownership of our Swedish payment product portfolio – from strategy and prioritisation to delivery and measurable business outcomes. This is a role for someone who wants to deliver real value in a complex, highly regulated environment. As Head of Payment Products, you are responsible for the payment products portfolio. Products included are domestic batch payments, single payments, international payments, bill payments, instant payments/Swish and cash. In the role you are part of the Product Sweden management team, also including account products, connectivity, infrastructure, partner integrations and business development. You set the direction, drive priorities, and ensure that the bank delivers business and customer value, and regulatory outcomes. YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES: As a clear owner and spokesperson for the payments domain internally and externally you will lead, coach and develop a team of senior product owners. * Analyse and own decisions regarding direction, priorities, scope, and investments * Ensure strong execution across the full product lifecycle – from idea to realised value * Be accountable for profitability, cost follow-up, and business outcomes * Ensure regulatory compliance and drive regulatory initiatives * Own product, regulatory, and operational risks within the domain * Build strong collaborations with business, IT, and other key stakeholders * Define, evolve, and realize the product strategy and roadmap for the payments domain WHAT IS NEEDED IN THIS ROLE: We are looking for someone who combines strategic thinking with strong execution capabilities and thrives in roles with significant responsibility. * Proven experience leading product organisations within financial services (payments experience is highly valued) * A structured and business-driven approach – you turn data into decisions and action * Ability to prioritise and make decisions in complex regulated settings, stand by them - even under pressure * Strong ability to deliver results in a matrix organisation * Experience working closely with technology in delivery-intensive environments * Experience collaborating with external partners and vendors (an established network is a plus) * Excellent communication skills in Swedish and English, both written and spoken * A relevant academic degree in engineering, business, or similar * We are looking for someone who combines strategic thinking with strong execution capabilities and thrives in roles with significant responsibility. * As a leader, you are clear, confident, and have empathy – you set direction, create accountability, and build high-performing teams WITH US, YOU CAN EXPERIENCE: * 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. "JOIN OUR TEAM AND... work together with professional colleagues to deliver on our most challenging initiatives, maximise customer satisfaction, and contribute to Swedbank’s position in society. As Head of Payment Products, you are responsible for the payment products portfolio. You set the direction, drive priorities, and ensure the bank delivers business and customer value, and regulatory outcomes.” David Lidhagen, your future manager WE LOOK FORWARD TO RECEIVING YOUR APPLICATION BY 2026.08.24 Location: Sundbyberg, Stockholm Recruiting manager: David Lidhagen Please note that the selection process is expected to begin after the summer holiday period, applications will be reviewed from August onwards. We appreciate your patience and look forward to considering your application. 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. We have made our choice regarding recruitment media and therefore kindly decline contact with ad sellers or sellers of other recruitment services. Swedbank does not discriminate anybody based on gender, age, sexual orientation or sexual identity, ethnicity, religion or disability – everybody is welcome. #LI-MM1

Education is one of the most important systems in the world. At Kognity, we build the technology that makes it work better, for the teachers delivering it and the students depending on it. The problems are real, the work is challenging, and the results show up in classrooms every day. We're a 125-person EdTech scale-up powering learning in 120+ countries, helping students and teachers thrive through an intelligent platform that combines rich, interactive pedagogy with smart AI and data. Why join Kognity? Work on problems that matter - Your work directly influences the lives of teachers and students in over 100 countries. The scale is global, and the outcomes are tangible. High ownership, high expectations - You are trusted to take initiative, make decisions and drive outcomes. Responsibility comes early, accountability is real, and results matter. A fast-moving, high-performing team - You will work with smart, driven colleagues across the globe on complex problems. Standards and expectations are high, feedback is direct, and the pace is fast. Continuous growth is the baseline - Everyone is expected and supported to learn quickly, improve constantly and raise their own bar. If you enjoy responsibility, momentum and meaningful challenge, you will thrive here. What you'll do: Take full ownership of the engineering operating system within your first three months: tools, vendor contracts, on-call staffing, and platform support, so no escalations land on the CTO by default and engineers never lose time to broken tooling or unclear process. Audit and overhaul the hiring process end to end, improving interviewer calibration, role consistency, and onboarding so that time-to-hire and time-to-first-meaningful-contribution both come down measurably. Own TLT facilitation and drive EM layer consistency, with sessions that end in decisions, shared practices aligned across teams, and cross-EM escalations resolving below CTO level within six months. Build and maintain the engineering progression framework and performance data infrastructure, from a sharp draft in the first three months to a live, Tech 2.0-aligned framework with salary bands agreed with HR and EMs actively using it in performance conversations. Drive cultural and strategic change from decision to operating reality, particularly the Tech 2.0 rollout, owning the rollout plan, adoption tracking, and the rituals that make change stick across the org over an 18-month horizon. What we're looking for: A background as a senior, principal, or staff engineer, with subsequent experience in engineering leadership or management, ideally including people management in a scaling product organisation. Proven ability to operate without formal authority, driving change through credibility and relationships rather than positional power, and comfortable influencing senior engineers and EMs alike. Strong systems thinking with a bias for simplification: able to look at a complex set of processes and find the version that removes friction without losing what matters. High signal-to-noise communication, both written and verbal, with the ability to translate between strategic direction and operational reality and surface the right information at the right level. A passion for AI and a drive to experiment with new tools to enhance creativity, decisions, and execution. How we hire Discovery call with a Recruiter Hiring manager discussion Case study Values discussion Leadership talk References Every qualified person will be evaluated regardless of age, gender, identity, nationality, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability status or religion. We're committed to building a diverse, inclusive team and welcome people of all backgrounds, experiences, perspectives, and abilities.