15 Apr 2026

Program Manager, Strategic Initiatives

bunq

Amsterdam

15 Apr 2026

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Program Manager, Strategic Initiatives needed at bunq to drive complex projects and build scalable execution frameworks. Requires proven track record in high-intensity environments, pragmatic structuring skills, and excellent communication. Hybrid work model with 2 days remote, 3 days in-office after initial period.

HybridFull-timeSenior

Program Manager, Strategic Initiatives

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HybridFull-timeSenior

Salary

Not specified

Work Location

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands, NL

Work Model

Hybrid setup: after 3 months in-office, work 2 days remote, 3 days in-office weekly.

Employment Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Master of Execution: You have a proven track record of getting huge, complex projects done, period. You've operated in high-intensity environments where results are the only thing that matters.

Core Qualifications

Soft Skills

excellent communicatorpragmatic structuringrelentless drivefollow-upthrives in ambiguityleadershipaccountabilitydecision-makinginfluenceexecution

Key Responsibilities

•Program Manage Strategic Initiatives
•Own the operational execution of strategic initiatives
•Define and execute every practical detail, from assigning contracts and moving people to setting up new operational workflows, on a non-negotiable timeline
•Turn Blueprints into Reality
•Take high-level legal and strategic plans and translate them into a concrete reality
•Bulldoze through ambiguity, creating clear, actionable workstreams, milestones and timeline for everything
•Own the messy, practical details that others avoid, ensuring nothing is missed between the whiteboard and the real world
•Build the Machine for Scale
•Build the playbook for how bunq executes its most complex strategic initiatives
•Create a lean, repeatable 'machine' that allows us to launch new entities, integrate partners, and restructure at a pace our competitors can't comprehend, all while maintaining perfect control and clarity

Program ManagerStrategic InitiativesFinancial ServicesFinanceFull-timeHybridAmsterdamNetherlandsProject ManagementExecution

Key Responsibilities

•Program Manage Strategic Initiatives

•Own the operational execution of strategic initiatives

•Define and execute every practical detail, from assigning contracts and moving people to setting up new operational workflows, on a non-negotiable timeline

•Turn Blueprints into Reality

•Take high-level legal and strategic plans and translate them into a concrete reality

•Bulldoze through ambiguity, creating clear, actionable workstreams, milestones and timeline for everything

•Own the messy, practical details that others avoid, ensuring nothing is missed between the whiteboard and the real world

•Build the Machine for Scale

•Build the playbook for how bunq executes its most complex strategic initiatives

•Create a lean, repeatable 'machine' that allows us to launch new entities, integrate partners, and restructure at a pace our competitors can't comprehend, all while maintaining perfect control and clarity