Job Description

Are you passionate to shape the next generation of real‑time and cross‑border payments?

In Swedbank you have the opportunity to

• Own and prioritize the team backlog to maximize value across new features, maintenance, lifecycle and regulatory work;
• Operate in a complex, regulated environment, balancing long-term infrastructure upgrades with short-term regulatory and operational needs;
• Be the one ensuring that team always has an adequate amount of prior prepared tasks to work on;
• Act as the customer voice within a cross‑functional Agile team;
• Ensure the team always has well‑prepared backlog items and clear sprint goals;
• Actively mitigate impediments impacting successful team completion of Planning Interval (PI) objectives;
• Serve as service owner for assigned payment IT services, ensuring stability and reliability;
• Lead incident, problem and crisis management together with the team, when needed;

What is needed in this role

• At least 3 years of experience working as a Product Owner or in a similar role within an IT development team;
• A relevant academic degree;
• Solid understanding of IT development processes, methodologies and supporting tools;
• Strong technical understanding, enabling effective collaboration with developers, architects, and other technical stakeholders;
• Excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to remain calm and effective in high-pressure situations while navigating uncertainty, complexity, and change.
• Strong business acumen; experience within Payments, Banking, or Financial Services is considered a significant advantage;
• Excellent communication and leadership skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with your team, as well as with stakeholders and teams across VDE and Swedbank;
• Fluency in English, both written and spoken;

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 at the heart of Baltic payment infrastructure — where stability, innovation and customer experience meet. You’ll have real influence on what we build and how we work, together with a strong international team. We support continuous development and enable you to take the lead in your career and find inspiring challenges.” Eva Kaarlõpp and Klāvs Ozoliņš, your future leaders.

We look forward to your application at 15.11.2026 the latest.

If you are to be employed in Latvia, please note that the salary offered for this position ranges from 3,450–5,150 € gross i.e. before taxes. Read more here.

If you are to be employed in Lithuania, please note that the salary offered for this position ranges from 4,200–6,300 € gross i.e. before taxes. Read more here.

If you are to be employed in Estonia, please note that the salary offered for this position ranges from 3,800–5,700 € gross i.e. before taxes. Read more here!

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

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