Nordea is a leading Nordic universal bank.
Job ID: 31610
We are seeking a Pega Lead Business Architect (LBA) (job description Expert IT Analyst) to join our growing team within the Corporate Loans Service Domain. You will play a central role in delivering large-scale digital transformation initiatives for our corporate customers, focusing on process optimization, workflow automation, and customer experience enhancement.
About our team
Welcome to the Service Area Corporate Technology. Our team, Requirements & Analysis, within Corporate Loans Service Domain, focuses on delivering digital solutions for corporate lending.
We create value by designing and developing future-ready tools within the Pega platform for the corporate loans domain. Working closely with internal stakeholders and experienced consultants, you will play a key role in ensuring our solutions meet today’s business needs and can adapt to rapidly changing customer demands and technological advancements.
What you’ll be doing:
* Lead business architecture and functional design for Pega applications within the corporate lending and credit lifecycle domains.
* Collaborate with Product Owners, business stakeholders and technical teams to translate business requirements into Pega features & user stories.
* Ensure solutions align with enterprise architecture, banking regulations and business objectives.
* Guide and mentor junior Pega Business Architects on best practices & frameworks.
* Develop and maintain detailed business process models, data mappings, and use cases.
* Support backlog grooming, sprint planning and user acceptance testing in an Agile (Scrum) environment.
* Act as a liaison between business users and technical delivery teams, ensuring clarity and alignment throughout the project lifecycle.
* Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives in business architecture and solution design.
You’ll join a small but highly dedicated team of professionals, that welcomes fresh ideas and thinking. This role may be tailored somewhat based on your competences and capabilities. Location is Stockholm (Lindhagen) or Copenhagen (Taastrup) and we work on hybrid model.
Who you are
As the Lead Business Architect, you will bridge the gap between business and technology—supporting the Product Owner, defining business requirements, and ensuring alignment between business needs and Pega application design. You’ll be a key contributor in an Agile delivery setup, working closely with cross-functional teams to deliver high-impact solutions.
Your background and skills include:
* Pega Certified Business Architect (CPBA)
* 5+ years of hands-on experience in Pega platform delivery, with at least 2 years in a Lead Business Architect (LBA) role.
* Strong background in business process re-engineering and workflow automation.
* Proven experience working in Agile environments (Scrum/Kanban).
* Great communication, stakeholder management and documentation skills.
* Ability to collaborate effectively with business, IT and vendor teams in a hybrid delivery setup.
* Demonstrated proactivity and ownership: You take initiative and own outcomes.
* Previous work experience in international company.
* Fluent English skills.
It is beneficial if you also know/have:
* Solid understanding of corporate lending, credit origination, loan servicing, and related banking processes.
* Demonstrate proactivity and ownership by taking initiative and being accountable for outcomes.
* Focus on delivering practical, business-oriented solutions that improve speed, transparency, predictability, efficiency, quality, and compliance.
* Worked to shorten customer waiting times; ensured status updates are always available, and the ability to manage expectations.
Please give practical examples of your skills and motivation on the cover letter/CV.
What we offer
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.
If this sounds like you, get in touch!
Next steps
Submit your application no later than 05/12/2025. For more information, you’re welcome to contact hiring leader Alessandro Messina at
[email protected]. Please note that we will proceed with potential candidates already during the application period.
Shortlisted candidates will have an introductory call with the hiring leader. Last meeting is based on personality and ability tests, before background checks. If you have any question about recruitment steps you may contact our recruiter Sanna Frisk at
[email protected].
For union information, please contact Finansförbundet at
[email protected] or SACO at
[email protected].