Design Operations specialist

Would you like play an essential part in scaling Design Operations, to make sure that our designers have the conditions they need in terms of methods, processes, tools and community support. Are you the one who has all the pencils in a straight line with even spaces on your table? Sorted by colour of spectre? Or by length? Then take a look at this.
In Swedbank you have the opportunity to:
- Support our designers to organize their tools and methods so they can perform better at their everyday design work, by further developing the and scaling design operations.

- Be part of a large design community enabling product and channel design in Swedbank’s digital channels

- Contribute to the workplace atmosphere and act as a bearer of culture in the Design community

- Plan and support in organizing events such as trainings, inspirational events, group meetings, social activities etc

- Perform administrative tasks related to Design Operations such as bookings, license management, updating registers, managing events, updating wikis, etc

- Support new designers with on-boarding routines and actively support in the on-boarding process when needed.

- Develop your own skills alongside with many talented colleagues and design professionals.

What is needed in this role:
Relevant education

- Academic degree not necessary. Education in design, human-computer interaction, interaction design, cognitive science or other relevant discipline is a merit.

Relevant working experience

- Experience from project management or similar roles

- Experience from working in design organizations or organizations with big and organized design community

Critical competencies

- A capacity to take charge, tackle problems and get things done

- Good task management skills

- A basic sense of UX/CX design process

- Great people skills

We believe that you have/are

- A consummate team player: excited to collaborate with people across different disciplines, skill sets and positions

- An empathy and a willingness to support and help other people with a genuine smile

- Comfortable wearing many hats and swiftly switching focus between many parallel topics

- A propensity to be well organized, structured, and systematic

- Solution-oriented mind-set

Language skills

Proficient English, spoken and written. Local language might be required depending on the job content and location.

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. We take care of your wellbeing by providing a sustainable and flexible working environment. As an employee you will be part of the share delivery 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 ...

you'll be part of the journey of establishing design as a force to be reckoned with in an organisation of 14 000 people, reaching over 7 million customers. We continuously aim at improving our ways of working and to establish a deeper understanding of the value of design in our organisation. As your manager, my main goal is to help you succeed in the role and my focus is to remove any obstacles for the team. Your work will make a real difference!" Agnes Källander Abenius, your future leader

We look forward to receiving your application by 04.07.2022.
Location: Stockholm or Tallinn

Contacts

Recruiting manager: Agnes Källander Abenius, +46722314546

SACO: Camilla Ivarsson +46 8 58 59 44 37

Finansförbundet: Åke Skoglund +46 8 58 59 02 88

If you are employed in Estonia, please note that salary offered for this position ranges from 1950-2950 EUR gross i.e. before taxes. (https://jobs.swedbank.com/pages/employment-in-estonia).

We may begin the selection during the application period, so we welcome your application as soon as possible.

We have made our choice regarding recruitment media and therefore kindly decline contact with ad sellers or sellers of other recruitment services.

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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