Vendor Management Lead – ICT Third Parties | SEB, Solna

Do you want to help shape and govern SEB's most critical technology partnerships?

At SEB, technology is at the heart of everything we do. To support our customers, strengthen resilience, and meet increasing regulatory expectations, we are looking for a Vendor Management Lead – ICT Third Parties to establish, drive, and continuously develop SEB's vendor management governance framework for critical ICT suppliers.

About the Role

As Vendor Management Lead, you will operate at the intersection of technology, business, sourcing, risk, and governance. You will own and continuously evolve SEB's vendor management framework, setting the standards, governance model, processes, and requirements that enable effective oversight of strategic ICT suppliers.

Acting as the central point of coordination for Vendor Managers across SEB, you will drive consistency, transparency, and accountability throughout the vendor lifecycle, ensuring vendors deliver secure, compliant, cost-effective, and high-quality services aligned with SEB's strategic objectives. In close collaboration with stakeholders across Technology, Information Security, Procurement, Legal, Risk, Compliance, and the business, you will establish a consistent and effective approach to vendor governance, performance management, and risk oversight across SEB's critical supplier ecosystem.

Your Responsibilities

Vendor Management Governance

• Own and continuously develop SEB's ICT Vendor Management Framework, standards, and operating model.

• Establish governance processes, reporting requirements, performance metrics, and lifecycle management practices.

• Provide guidance, tools, and support to Vendor Managers across SEB to ensure consistent execution and oversight.

Performance, Commercial, and Risk Oversight

• Define requirements for vendor performance management, including SLAs, KPIs, scorecards, and reporting.

• Support strategic negotiations, renewals, sourcing initiatives, and major commercial engagements.

• Act as Vendor Manger for a number of suppliers.

• Maintain an aggregated view of vendor performance, contractual obligations, and key risks across the ICT supplier portfolio.

• Ensure compliance with internal governance requirements and external regulations, including resilience, security, and third-party risk expectations.

Strategy and Continuous Improvement

• Drive maturity and continuous improvement of SEB's vendor management capabilities and practices.

• Develop strategic vendor management roadmaps aligned with SEB's technology and sourcing strategies.

• Provide senior management with insights, reporting, and recommendations on vendor performance, risk exposure, and market trends.

To thrive in this role, we believe you have:

• Experience from the financial sector or another highly regulated industry.

• Familiarity with frameworks and regulations such as DORA, ISO 27001, ITIL, COBIT, or similar governance frameworks.

• Experience establishing vendor management offices, governance functions, or centers of excellence.

• Experience with third-party risk management tools, supplier performance platforms, and vendor inventories.

• Relevant certifications within supplier management, sourcing, risk management, IT service management, or governance.

You are a strategic leader who enjoys creating structure, transparency, and long-term value in complex environments.

You build trust through collaboration while having the confidence to challenge established ways of working and drive change when needed. You are comfortable operating across organizational boundaries and balancing commercial, operational, and regulatory considerations.

Most importantly, you are passionate about building sustainable governance capabilities that enable others to succeed and contribute to SEB's long-term resilience and transformation journey.

What we offer

At SEB, you will have the opportunity to shape and lead the evolution of vendor management for some of the most critical technology partnerships in the Nordic financial industry.

You will work in an environment characterized by collaboration, continuous learning, innovation, and long-term value creation. Your work will directly influence how SEB governs strategic technology suppliers and manages third-party risk in an increasingly complex technology landscape.

Together, we shape the future of banking through technology, expertise, and trusted partnerships.