Senior Data Scientist / AI Engineer - Generative AI

We are looking for an experienced Senior Data Scientist / AI Engineer to build and scale Generative AI applications. The role is permanent based in Stockholm or Helsinki. We work in a hybrid model and expect team members to work three days per week in the office. This is an English-speaking working environment.

About the team

You will join Nordea’s AI & Machine Learning team, part of the group financial crime prevention (GFCP) unit that provides financial crime prevention services across Nordea. We use AI to improve how we detect and investigate financial crime across the bank, helping to keep our customers, our company, and society safe. We are a team of about 25 colleagues based in Stockholm, Helsinki and Copenhagen. We have already launched Nordea’s first generative AI product and are now building the next wave of high impact generative AI use cases.

Collaboration. Ownership. Passion. Courage. These are the values that guide us in how we work and how we make decisions – and that we imagine you share with us.

Why this role is exciting

This is an opportunity to work on real-world Generative AI applications in a domain where quality, robustness, and responsible AI matter. You will help turn ideas into production-grade AI solutions in financial crime prevention, working closely with business stakeholders and experienced colleagues across the Nordics.

In this role, you will

Identify and prototype high-impact GenAI projects with business stakeholders

Build, deploy and monitor production-grade Gen AI applications

Collaborate with cross-functional teams (product, engineering, data) to deliver end-to-end solutions

Design and implement evaluation frameworks to measure and improve application quality

Contribute to best practices, tooling and architecture for Generative AI development

Document models and evaluations to meet risk and compliance standards and ensure responsible use of AI

Your background and skills:

MSc or PhD in Data Science, Machine Learning, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, Statistics, or related fields. Equivalent practical experience is also valued.

3+ years experience delivering production ML/AI systems in python

Experience developing generative AI applications, using LLM APIs, RAG, agentic frameworks, or emerging patterns (MCP, A2A, etc.)

Experience with structured testing, evaluation metrics, and experimentation for AI applications

Experience with standard DevOps practices: git, observability, and production debugging

Solid understanding of systems design for ML & AI applications

A proven track-record of turning ideas into prototypes, and prototypes into production applications

A knack for tackling complex problems and creating simple solutions

Strong communication skills across technical and non-technical stakeholders

What we offer

People come here when they want to get somewhere. For some, it’s to take their career to the next level. For others, it’s to break new ground within their area of expertise – in other words, with us, you will always move forward.

A culture that fosters performance and growth in one of the largest Nordic banks, offering various opportunities to evolve, develop and learn from brilliant colleagues with diverse backgrounds in a vibrant working environment.

Hybrid working model – we believe in the value of bringing people together and at the same time we embrace the freedom of flexibility.

Diversity and inclusion are a natural part of our daily work. We know that an inclusive workplace is a sustainable one. We genuinely believe that our diverse backgrounds, experiences, characteristics and traits make us stronger together. Every day we strive to find new ways to improve diversity and inclusion within our community e.g. we have signed the European Diversity Charters in the countries where we operate to show our commitment and engage with others to continue learning and improving.

If this sounds like you, get in touch!

Next steps

Submit your application no later than 29/08/2026. For more information you are welocome to contact Wen Zhou, Head of Unit, at wen.zhou@nordea.com. A Background Check will be performed for the person selected for this position, including internal applicants.

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.

For union information, please contact Finansförbundet at finansforbundet@nordea.se or SACO at SacoNordea@nordea.com.