Swantje began her career in banking at J.P. Morgan in 1991 from where she retired as Managing Director in 2017. During this time Swantje gained extensive experience in corporate finance/M&A, global markets and investment management.

She is a supervisory board member and audit chair at TeamViewer SE. She served previously as a supervisory board member and audit chair at RENK Group AG and a supervisory board member of its subsidiary RENK GmbH.  She also served as an Independent Director of Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy S.A., and on various charitable boards. She was appointed to the Board in April 2017.