Business Services Specialist - Investment Transactions | SEB, Stockholm
SEB · Stockholm, Sweden · 23h ago
Are you driven by accuracy, ownership, and complex financial products?
We are looking for a Business Services Specialist to strengthen our Investment Transactions function. In this role, you will work hands‑on with settlement processing, derivatives, alternative investments, and regulatory reporting, contributing to stable daily operations and continuous improvements.
Since SEB was founded in 1856, our focus on customers and long-term relationships has been at the heart of our success. We aim to drive positive change by providing capital to help everyone reach their goals and accelerate progress towards a sustainable tomorrow. As a leading financial services group in northern Europe, we'll help you grow and empower you to take on more responsibility to create a real difference. Welcome to SEB.
Your role
You will be part of a skilled operations team responsible for the post‑trade lifecycle, working closely with internal and external stakeholders to ensure high‑quality delivery.
Your responsibilities include:
- Daily post‑trade processing within settlements, derivatives, and alternative investments
- Handling trade lifecycle events, reconciliations, exceptions, and confirmations
- Operational execution and controls related to EMIR and MIFIR reporting
- Managing non‑standard cases requiring investigation and independent judgement
- Proactively identifying and escalating operational risks and incidents
- Maintaining and improving work instructions, processes, and controls
- Contributing to automation, system changes, and process improvements
- Collaborating with colleagues, custodians, counterparties, and internal stakeholders
Your profile
We are looking for someone who combines operational expertise with a strong sense of responsibility.
You bring:
- Experience from investment operations, post‑trade, settlements, or derivatives
- Understanding of financial instruments, preferably including derivatives and/or alternative investments
- Working knowledge or strong interest in EMIR and MIFIR from an operational perspective
- Understanding of end‑to‑end trade lifecycle and upstream/downstream dependencies
- Valuation reporting, Reconciliations and controls.
- Proactively escalate operational risks, breaks, and incidents
- High attention to detail and a strong mindset for quality and accuracy
- Ability to prioritize, work independently, and handle complex issues
- Strong communication skills and a collaborative approach
- Fluency in spoken and written Swedish and English
What we offer
You will join a professional and collaborative environment where operational excellence, learning, and continuous improvement are key. We offer exposure to complex products, regulatory processes, and cross‑functional initiatives within a critical part of the investment value chain.
Do you want to be part of SEB?
It is our fundamental belief that inclusion and diversity is crucial for our future success. We strive to have an inclusive, value-driven culture where employees feel valued, respected, and involved irrespective of who they are, what they believe or where they come from.
Since we select candidates continuously, feel free to send in your application today via the link in this ad, but no later than October 18, 2026. If you have questions about the position, please contact Sara Manii, hiring manager, at sara.manii@seb.se, but we will not process applications via email.
Please be aware that our final candidates undergo background checks, a process that includes for example identity control, verification of qualifications, credit checks, company engagements and criminal records checks. In some cases, we also apply random drug checks.
During employment, employees within SEB can also expect to undergo recurring background checks.
SEB Sweden has a redeployment responsibility, why this position might be covered by internal redeployment.
The employment is covered by collective agreements signed between Finansarbetsgivarna and Akademikerföreningen and between Finansarbetsgivarna and Finansförbundet.
Learn more about working at SEB on our Career website or through our Career podcasts.