Head of Payment Products at Swedbank

Vend Marketplaces AB

Do you want to drive commercial strategy for Finn, Blocket & other Nordic marketplaces? THE OPPORTUNITY IN A NUTSHELL You? A commercially minded, highly credible fintech- or media advisor with a deep understanding of how Nordic financial institutions leverage marketing to optimize their customer journeys. Role? Serve as our premier subject-matter expert for the BFSI sector, translating market intelligence into our overarching vertical strategy and commercial narratives across the Nordics.Company? Vend, home of FINN, Blocket, Tori, Oikotie, DBA & Bilbasen, where millions of people across the Nordics connect to find what they need, whether it’s a job, a home or a way to move. Location? Join us in our Stockholm or Oslo office, with the flexibility to work 3 days per week remotely!Why us? This is a rare, senior-level role with a massive mandate. You are not managing daily campaigns or minor accounts; you get the keys to define Vend Advertising’s total commercial approach to the BFSI vertical across the entire Nordic region, with direct backing from executive leadership.Sounds like your cup of tea? Check out the details below! WHO ARE YOU? You bring 7+ years of deep experience within banking, financial services, insurance, fintech, payments, lending, or a related media agency/consulting background. You have a shown track record in commercial and business metrics, understanding how financial institutions allocate investments, optimize CLTV, and drive customer acquisition/retention. You possess a robust full-funnel marketing background, with a deep understanding of how BFSI organizations leverage brand, performance, lead generation, paid social, and programmatic advertising. You are an engaging and influential communicator, comfortable leading strategic customer workshops, presenting to senior executives, and representing Vend at prominent external thought leadership forums. You are highly collaborative and advisory-focused, thriving on building solid alignment across Sales, Product, Customer Success, and Leadership teams. An established industry network within the Nordic BFSI ecosystem is highly considered an advantage. WHAT’S THE JOB LIKE? Day-to-day work & projects cooking As our Industry Strategy Lead, your mission is to define, evolve, and own Vend Advertising's overarching BFSI strategy across the Nordics. Your work serves as the vital bridge between customer needs and our organizational roadmap.You will act as an outside-in advisor by gathering marketplace intelligence, mapping market trends, and analyzing competitive movements. You will turn these insights into compelling, goal-aligned commercial narratives, playbooks, and value propositions that clearly demonstrate business impact to our clients.You will work cross-functional, partnering directly with regional Sales and Commercial Success teams to shape key account strategies, facilitate customer workshops, and participate in executive-level strategic engagements. Furthermore, you will act as an internal consultant for Product Managers, feeding field feedback and regulatory challenges directly back into product development. Product Managers remain responsible for product strategy, roadmap prioritization, feature development, and scalable product execution across industries and customer segments. The challenge to turn into an opportunity!The BFSI landscape is tightly regulated, and clients increasingly expect effect-first, transaction-tied outcomes over passive impressions. Your challenge will be to take a fragmented ecosystem and establish Vend as an indispensable, high-intent media house for automotive financing, mortgages, and insurance. You will turn this huge opportunity to drive product adoption, expanding strategic footprints, and successfully securing long-term endemic revenue streams. A few words from Helena Angsten, Head of Industry Strategy. Our team is the core center of excellence across Vend Advertising, meaning we bring deep client-side industry knowledge straight into our commercial engine. Instead of taking a one-size-fits-all approach, we build smart, highly tailored value propositions that hit the market right where it matters. We are forward leaning and flexible, support each other’s growth, and focus on results that actually move the needle. If you love solving complex commercial puzzles and driving strategic influence across the Nordics, we’d love to have you on board!"GOT YOUR ATTENTION? Apply by submitting your CV and answer the application questions. We take vacation-time seriously here (and hope you do, too!), so we won't review any applications until after the deadline. GOT QUESTIONS? Reach out to Head of Strategy industry Helena Angsten at helena.angsten[at]vend.com, who is available after August 3rd At Vend, our mission is simple: Smart choices made easy. We’re here to make sustainable living effortless through seamless digital experiences. As part of a dynamic family of marketplaces, including FINN, Blocket, Tori, Bytbil, Oikotie, Bilbasen, and DBA, we connect people with services and products that matter. Driven by purpose and curiosity, we constantly evolve to meet today’s needs and shape a smarter, more sustainable tomorrow. At Vend, your time matters. We want you to explore new paths to smarter. Be curious with technology and lean forward. Dare to try, learn, and try again, as we innovate, grow and succeed together. Because your time matters. And when spent wisely, it creates value for you, for Vend, and society as a whole.

Rippling Sweden AB

Job Title: Head of Design Reports to: Chief Strategy Officer Direct Reports: Design team (~10 direct reports), including Product Designers, UX Researchers, and Consumer Insights Lead Purpose of the Role The Head of Design is the most senior design leader within the organisation, responsible for setting and executing the design vision, strategy, and standards across all consumer-facing digital products and experiences. This is a strategic leadership role that extends well beyond traditional design management — the role holder operates as a key member of the senior leadership team, working directly with the CEO, Chief Strategy Officer, and other C-suite executives to shape company direction, product strategy, and growth initiatives. The Head of Design is accountable for building and leading a high-performing design organisation, driving innovation through AI-augmented design practices, and ensuring that design functions as a strategic capability that de-risks business decisions through rapid prototyping, consumer research, and evidence-based experimentation. Key Responsibilities Strategic Leadership & Executive Partnership • Define and own the design vision and strategy for the organisation, ensuring design is embedded at the centre of product development, content strategy, and commercial decision-making. • Partner directly with the CEO, Chief Strategy Officer, and senior leadership team on company-direction initiatives, contributing design perspective to business strategy, market positioning, and growth planning. • Lead the transformation of the design function from a production-oriented service into a Research & Development capability, where every strategic bet is validated through design-led prototyping and consumer evidence before full investment. • Represent Design at executive forums, board presentations, and cross-functional leadership meetings, advocating for user-centred decision-making and design-led innovation. Design Organisation & Team Leadership • Build, lead, and develop a multidisciplinary design team of approximately 10 professionals spanning product design, UX research, and consumer insights. • Establish and maintain design hiring standards, career progression frameworks, and professional development programmes to attract and retain top design talent. • Foster a culture of design excellence, creative rigour, and continuous learning within the team and across the broader organisation. • Drive AI adoption and AI-augmented design workflows across the team, achieving high levels of productivity through modern tooling and automated processes. Product & Experience Design • Oversee the end-to-end design of the organisation's digital product portfolio, including financial comparison tools, recommendation engines, editorial content experiences, and emerging AI-powered advisory products. • Own the design system architecture and component library, ensuring consistency, accessibility, scalability, and brand coherence across all platforms and touchpoints. • Lead the design strategy for new product initiatives, including AI chat assistants, personalised financial wellness tools, and machine-learning-optimised content experiences. • Ensure all design output meets the highest standards of usability, accessibility (WCAG compliance), performance, and visual quality. Innovation & AI Integration • Pioneer the integration of AI and machine learning into the design workflow, including AI-first design systems that connect design components directly to AI coding tools to eliminate inconsistencies and accelerate development. • Lead the development of LLM-optimised content templates and information architectures that ensure content is structured for both human consumption and machine-readable citation by large language models. • Drive design innovation through rapid prototyping, consumer testing, and iterative experimentation, enabling the organisation to validate ideas at low cost before committing engineering resources. • Identify and evaluate emerging design technologies, tools, and methodologies that can provide competitive advantage. Cross-Functional Collaboration & Influence • Partner with Product, Engineering, Editorial, Growth, SEO, and Data Science teams to ensure design thinking is integrated across all workstreams and business decisions. • Collaborate with commercial and partnerships teams to design consumer experiences that drive revenue growth, lead generation, and partner engagement. • Establish and lead cross-functional design review processes, ensuring alignment between design direction and business objectives. • Act as the primary advocate for consumer needs within the organisation, embedding consumer insights and user research evidence into strategic planning and prioritisation. Required Skills & Qualifications • Proven track record of building and leading high-performing design teams within technology, media, or financial services organisations. • Demonstrated ability to operate at a strategic level, influencing business direction and product strategy alongside C-suite executives. • Deep expertise in design systems, component architectures, and scalable design practices for multi-product digital platforms. • Strong understanding of AI/ML technologies and their application to design workflows, content strategy, and product innovation. • Expert proficiency in Figma and modern design tooling, with working knowledge of front-end technologies (HTML, CSS, React/TypeScript) and data-informed design practices. • Exceptional communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to translate design thinking into commercial value. • Experience with consumer financial services, comparison platforms, or content-led digital products is highly desirable.

SAAB AKTIEBOLAG

Want to influence the bigger picture? At Saab, you can realise amazing innovations that keep people and societies safe. Together, we can truly make an impact - and your part matters. Your role We are on an ambitious journey to become the world's leading supplier of Fighter Electronic Warfare. With a strong installed base and years of focused innovation, we have developed Arexis - one of the most advanced EW suites available today. Already deployed on Gripen, our vision goes far beyond. Now, we are looking for a driven and strategic leader who wants to make a real impact - both on our business and on helping keep people and society safe. The Product Unit Arexis is a part of the Business Unit Fighter Core Capabilities within Surveillance. The Product Unit is responsible for profitability, strategies, budgets and long- and short term goals for the portfolio within the Arexis Product family. The product unit consists of contract- project- and product management as well as System design, Software development, Integration and Verification. Software design, development, integration and verification is carried out in a SAFe-inspired Agile Release Train (ART) and are managed by the Functional Design department within Product Unit Arexis. Functional Design consists of following organizations: Architecture & Signal Processing Functional Development System Test Design As Head of Architecture & Signal Processing within Functional Design you will be responsible for the architecture and signal processing development in one of the most advanced EW systems in the world. You will lead a team of 8 senior system architects and signal processing experts. You will have the role both as line manager and Product Owner (PO) of the system team. The systems team is primarily responsible for maintaining and coordinating the overall system architecture. They need to work closely with both customers and the development teams. Many members of the system team work part-time within the development teams to ensure the best possible collaboration and to create an architecture that is both practical to implement and well aligned with the organization. Success in this role requires close and effective collaboration across Functional Design and within the broader Product Unit, ensuring alignment, transparency, and shared direction. Your main responsibilities include: Lead, coach, and develop the system team Prioritize, coordinate and plan system activities with customer and the development teams Establish effective ways of working within and across the department Hold line management responsibility, including competence development and performance Drive continuous improvement, efficiency, and capability growth Contribute to the strategic development of the Functional Design department Your profile You are a confident and inspiring leader with a strong combination of technical depth and business understanding. You are passionate about building high-performing organizations and enabling teams to deliver complex functionality in an agile environment. You lead with clarity and trust, creating a culture where people feel engaged, empowered, and accountable. You combine strategic thinking with a strong operational drive and thrive in a collaborative, technology-driven environment. We believe you bring: Extensive experience working in agile frameworks Experience in software- / system- development within regulated industries where quality, traceability, and compliance are essential, such as MedTech, Automotive, or Aerospace. Knowledge of Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and / or a background in signal processing. Background in both project and line management Ability to build a high-performing, trust-based working culture Strong strategic capability combined with execution focus A genuine commitment to developing both people and business This position requires that you pass a security vetting based on the current regulations around/of security protection. For positions requiring security clearance additional obligations on citizenship may apply. Kindly observe that this is an ongoing recruitment process and that the position might be filled before the closing date of the advertisement. What you will be part of Explore a wealth of possibilities. Take on challenges, create smart inventions, and grow beyond. This is a place for curious minds, brave pioneers, and everyone in between. Together, we achieve the extraordinary, each bringing our unique perspectives. Your part matters. Saab is a leading defense and security company with an enduring purpose, to help nations keep their people and society safe. Empowered by its 28,000 talented people, Saab constantly pushes the boundaries of technology to create a safer and more sustainable world. Saab designs, manufactures and maintains advanced systems in aeronautics, weapons, command and control, sensors and underwater systems. Saab is headquartered in Sweden. It has major operations all over the world and is part of the domestic defense capability of several nations. Read more about us here