Program Implementation Manager

Ohpen -
Amsterdam

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Fulltime
1 dag geleden

Kwalificaties

Engels
Financiële diensten
Budgettering
Bankieren

Volledige vacaturetekst

Amsterdam - Rokin 111, 1012 KN

Full-time

Permanent employee

Description

We are seeking an experienced Program Implementation Manager to drive end-to-end delivery across complex, multi-workstream projects involving internal teams and third-party delivery organizations.

The right candidate is a hands-on program management professional who brings rigor, structure and pace to delivery. You are confident in navigating complexity across multiple concurrent workstreams and comfortable taking ownership in a senior role.

You will have end-to-end accountability for program delivery, financial performance and outcomes, ensuring priorities stay aligned, and delivery remains on track.

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Key Responsibilities

Program Delivery

Own and drive the full implementation lifecycle from planning through to go-live and pathway into business as usual
Build and maintain detailed program plan, milestone schedule and critical path analysis across all workstreams
Co-ordinate delivery across all Ohpen and 3rd party teams and workstreams, actively managing interdependencies and resolving blockers.
Manage external dependencies across other programs and organizational change activity ensuring these are visible and tracked at program level
Own and operate a formal change control process, ensuring scope changes are assessed, approved and reflected in plans and budgets
Ensure program objectives remain aligned to business goals as the program evolves, flagging and managing drift proactively

Risk & Assurance

Own the program risk framework, including risk appetite, mitigation strategies and escalation thresholds
Maintain a live RAID log, ensuring risks and issues are actively managed, mitigated and escalated appropriately
Own program quality gates and milestone reviews, ensuring delivery meets agreed standards and assurance requirements throughout the lifecycle

Resource & Financial Management

Own the program budget, tracking spends against forecast and reporting on financial position regularly
Ensure the right skills and capacity are in place across workstreams, managing resource conflicts and working with third parties to address gaps
Maintain program business case integrity and support benefits realisation planning and tracking

Reporting & Governance

Track and report program progress accurately and consistently across all workstreams
Prepare regular updates for the Delivery Director and Ohpen Executive team, bringing clear program status, risks and recommendations
Ensure reporting is timely, accurate and appropriate for each audience

Stakeholder & Third-Party Management

Act as the primary point of contact for senior internal and external stakeholders, including sponsors and business leads
Lead and co-ordinate third-party delivery organizations, holding vendors accountable to plans, quality standards and agreed deliverables
Manage escalations and facilitate resolution across organizational boundaries

About You

Essential Requirements

You have proven experience delivering major transformation or implementation programs, ideally within the Dutch Financial Services industry.
You are experienced in planning and coordinating complex, multi-workstream projects, involving multiple teams and stakeholders.
You bring strong program management experience and are comfortable taking ownership of delivery from planning through execution.
You have experience managing program budgets, including tracking and reporting on financial performance.
You are confident in resource planning across complex, multi-party delivery environments, balancing priorities, and dependencies.
You have experience owning change control processes and ensuring delivery remains aligned with the agreed business case.
You have a strong track record of managing third-party delivery partners, setting clear expectations, and holding them accountable for delivery.
You are comfortable preparing and presenting program updates to senior stakeholders and steering committees.
You are fluent in both Dutch and English (essential).

Desirable Requirements

You have experience with technology implementations within Dutch Financial Services.
You are comfortable working across both agile and waterfall delivery environments.
You have experience working on multi-vendor or systems integration programs.
You have experience supporting or owning benefits of realization frameworks and tracking whether programs deliver their intended outcomes.

Why us?

What We Offer

A senior leadership role with end-to-end ownership of a strategic transformation program
The opportunity to work with leading financial institutions on a complex, high-impact implementation
A collaborative environment where you'll partner with experienced delivery, technology, and business teams
Competitive compensation and benefits
The opportunity to make a lasting impact by delivering a program that will shape future business operations

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Join our mission

Ohpen has been active for over 15 years now, redefining banking. We are the first company to bring a bank fully to the cloud, changing the financial world forever and breaking our chains of legacy. Our company is all about talented people having the space to build next-generation Fin-Tech. Why? Because we believe Fin-Tech enables accessibility, empowerment and independence for all.

Are you ready to join our mission?

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment.

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Everyone gets a response, latest within a week, but likely sooner.

We can’t wait to hear from you!

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