Head of MID-Corporate Department

Are you passionate about leading people?

We believe that people are at the heart of our organisation and our successful leaders enable us to realise our strategy.

We are looking for a leader who:

• builds trust, creates a positive and inclusive environment, shows interest, respects, cares for others and treats people fairly
• inspires employees and colleagues, encourages others to deliver at their best to reach their full potential
• shows courage to take decisions and dares to challenge, tries out new things, admits mistakes and learns from them
• has a significant managerial experience and extensive knowledge in the corporate business (>5 years), preferably in banking or other financial services industry or otherwise a demonstrable understanding of how the banking/financial services operates
• is familiar with entrepreneurship environment, industry specifics and market trends in Latvia, Baltics, and Nordics
• possesses a deep understanding of how to deliver customer value, profit, and sustainable impact on society
• has a knowledge in credit and KYC/AML risks and regulatory policies
• has an experience in developing strategy, translating strategy into action, and driving the implementation of strategy to deliver on long-term targets
• is a true team player with a strong drive and a high degree of initiative without losing the ability to pay attention to details while maintaining high level strategic perspective
• has an academic degree in Business administration, Economics, Financial management, Accounting and auditing, Physics/Mathematics or similar
• has a very good Latvian, English and Russian language skills

What will be your daily work in this role:

• aligning your work and the team’s contribution to the bank’s direction and strategy
• ensuring the company finances economically attractive projects in line with company`s financial objectives, legal standards, and risk tolerance, facilitating cross-business unit initiatives
• monitoring of medium to long-term business trends/outlooks, gathering competitive intelligence to contribute to strategic business planning discussions with company`s executives
• identifying growth markets, driving revenue and market share growth
• maintaining external relations with professionals from different industries
• driving operational excellence, process optimisation and performance across teams
• leading and encouraging collaboration across the organisation
• defining clear responsibilities and priorities for your team members
• ensuring the continuous development of your team and your own leadership skills
• assessing and improving the performance of your team members
• exercising coaching methods as part of your leadership style
• ensuring a sustainable work climate and sustainable employees
• building a diverse team with high level of team spirit and engagement

At Swedbank we believe that people are our core strength. Our culture is built on respect, inclusion, and openness. We support continuous development and enable you to take the lead in your career and find inspiring challenges. Structured leadership paths and activities are in place to support your development as a leader. We take care of your wellbeing by providing a sustainable and flexible working environment. As an employee you will be part of the Group performance program, offered a company pension plan, optional health insurance, as well as other benefits. We are guided by our values: Open, Simple and Caring. It’s all about delivering a positive and unique experience for our customers through collaboration and team-work – together we make a difference.

"Join our team and...

be a part of ambitious and engaged team of professionals, who serve corporate customer business within the organization, creating customer value and increasing Swedbank’s competitive advantage. In our team we value teamwork and expect you to be a strong team-player as well! We challenge obstacles together and succeed or fail as a team. We are energetic, professional, and humorous colleagues, who are very excited to welcome another team member!

As leaders, we trust our people and delegate responsibility, we strive to build a team with an open, positive, and transparent environment, where everyone can grow and have the possibility to learn from each other." Name of manager, your future manager.

We look forward to your application at 10.07.2022 the latest.

Please note that the salary offered for this position ranges from 5450 – 8150 EUR gross i.e. before taxes. 

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