About this role
Job ID: 6430
Join us in scaling Generative AI across one of the largest Nordic organizations
We are looking for experienced Senior and Expert Data Scientists to help shape the next generation of AI-powered solutions across Operations. This is an opportunity to work at the forefront of Generative AI, transforming ambitious ideas into secure, scalable, and production-grade applications that deliver tangible business value.
About our team
Our mission is to enable Operations to deliver on its 2030 strategic ambitions by creating clarity on priorities, driving data-driven decision-making, and ensuring optimal allocation of resources and investments. The team plays a key role in accelerating transformation across all Operations Service Lines through the practical application of Artificial Intelligence and Automation.
You will join a growing team of specialists, engineers, and business experts who are passionate about solving complex problems and creating innovative solutions that improve customer experiences, operational efficiency, and decision-making.
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.
As a Senior or Expert Data Scientist, you will be responsible for designing, building, and scaling AI solutions from concept to production.
You will:
- Identify and shape high-impact AI and Generative AI opportunities with business stakeholders
- Prototype, build, deploy, and monitor production-grade AI applications
- Design and implement Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), agentic AI, and LLM-powered solutions
- Collaborate closely with product owners, engineers, architects, and business experts to deliver end-to-end solutions
- Drive experimentation, evaluation frameworks, and model quality assessments
- Contribute to AI architecture, reusable frameworks, and engineering best practices
- Ensure solutions meet security, compliance, governance, and Responsible AI requirements
- Support the adoption of AI across Operations through coaching, knowledge sharing, and technical leadership
Who you are
We believe you are curious, pragmatic, and passionate about turning cutting-edge technology into real business outcomes.
Required experience and skills:
- MSc or PhD in Data Science, Machine Learning, Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Software Engineering, or a related discipline. Equivalent practical experience is also highly valued.
- 3+ years of experience delivering production-grade AI, Machine Learning, or advanced analytics solutions
- Strong Python development skills and experience with modern AI/ML frameworks
- Hands-on experience developing Generative AI applications using LLMs, RAG architectures, agentic frameworks, MCP, A2A, or similar emerging technologies
- Proven ability to take ideas from prototype to scalable production solutions
- Experience with testing, evaluation, experimentation, and performance measurement of AI systems
- Strong understanding of software engineering, DevOps, observability, CI/CD, and production support
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
Highly valued experience:
- Experience working within AWS-based AI and data environments, hands-on experience with SageMaker, Bedrock, and cloud-native AI development
- Experience integrating AI solutions through Kong API Gateway and enterprise API ecosystems
- Knowledge of MLOps, LLMOps, model governance, and responsible AI practices
- Experience working in regulated industries such as banking, financial services, insurance, healthcare, or telecommunications
What we offer
People join us when they want to make a real impact. Here, you will have the opportunity to work on strategic AI initiatives, solve meaningful business challenges, and help shape how AI is adopted at scale.
We offer:
- The opportunity to work on some of the most exciting AI and Generative AI initiatives in the Nordics
- A collaborative and highly skilled team with deep expertise across AI, engineering, operations, and transformation
- Significant opportunities for professional growth, learning, and career development
- A culture built on collaboration, ownership, passion, and courage
- Flexible hybrid working arrangements
- A strong commitment to diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunities
Ready to shape the future of AI?
If you are passionate about building impactful AI solutions and want to help drive one of the largest AI transformations in the Nordic region, we'd love to hear from you.
We review applications continuously and will be hiring on an ongoing basis. Apply today and become part of our AI journey.
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.
Our way of working - We believe in bringing people together and want our offices to remain a cornerstone of the company. Our offices are where we connect, collaborate, learn from one another and build our culture. Therefore, as a principle, we work mostly from the office.
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 11/10/2026.
For more information, you’re welcome to contact Harit Fanish at [email protected].
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.
Only for candidates in Finland: A security clearance will be performed for the person selected for this position.
Only for candidates in Sweden: For union information, please contact [email protected] or [email protected].
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