At a glance

At ABN AMRO Clearing, we play a crucial role in the financial markets by acting as an intermediary between buyers and sellers in financial transactions. Our primary function is to ensure the smooth and efficient settlement of trades, which involves the transfer of securities and funds between parties. We provide a range of services, including trade validation, risk management, and the final settlement of transactions.

Your working environment

The CTO Office is responsible for coordinating and guiding large cross-block initiatives within the Platform Grid, ensuring alignment with the organization's strategic goals, and driving technological innovation and stability. We utilize agile tools and frameworks to manage tasks, track progress, and ensure transparency, fostering a culture of open communication and collaboration. The CTO Office is divided into two main enablers:
People Enablers: Focus on fostering an agile mindset, enhancing team collaboration, and driving continuous improvement.
Process Enablers: Drive project coordination, process optimization, and ensure adherence to best practices.

The Platform Grid is a foundational layer within our IT landscape, designed to enable self-service provisioning, configuration, and management of both public and private cloud environments. It supports a wide array of services including database and middleware operations, infrastructure automation, observability tooling, and platform security. Candidates should possess a strong affinity with cloud-native technologies (e.g., Kubernetes, OpenShift), infrastructure-as-code, etc. Familiarity with IT control frameworks and DORA compliance, as the platform plays a critical role in ensuring resilience, auditability, and operational efficiency across the organization
 
Crucially, we are looking for individuals who have played a key role in large-scale infrastructure transformation projects, including platform migrations, cloud adoption, or the rollout of standardized environments across global teams.

Your job

As a strategic process enabler in the CTO Office, you will:

• Support the Platform Grid: Work together with the platform grid Product Owners (POs), senior management, and other stakeholders, providing guidance and support in decision-making processes.
• Drive the strategic agenda: Help the platform grid achieve its strategic objectives by providing transparent reporting, driving change, and ensuring delivery of strategic key results.
• Strategic Planning: Assist in the development and execution of strategic roadmaps, ensuring that platform initiatives are aligned with the organization's long-term vision.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Facilitate communication and collaboration across the product & platform grids, teams and clusters, ensuring seamless integration and knowledge sharing.
• Performance Tracking: Monitor and report on the progress of platform initiatives, identifying & mitigating potential risks next to provide opportunities for improvement.

You will furthermore,

• Host project meetings, daily stand-ups with team and product owner and other stakeholders
• Manage deadlines, ensure timeliness, follow up with team members and vendors
• Coordinate with vendors and suppliers as needed
   

Your profile

You are comfortable to drive medium to large change and strategic IT infrastructure initiatives with a wide variety of stakeholders. You are determined and capable navigating Security, Risk, Regulation and Senior Management requirements to ensure delivery targets are met, issues are resolved and initiatives are completed.  

Educational Background: A Bachelors or Master’s degree
Experience: At least 5 years of experience in a project management role and a strong track record in strategic delivery, preferably within a technology or financial services environment.
Skills:
•    Strategic Thinking: Ability to develop and implement strategic plans that align with organizational goals.
•    Analytical Skills: Strong analytical skills to assess complex situations and provide actionable insights.
•    Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to influence and engage stakeholders at all levels.
•    Collaboration: Proven ability to work collaboratively in a cross-functional team across multiple timezones and with different cultures. 
•    Project Management: Experience in managing large-scale projects, using agile methodology for delivery. 

What we offer

• The gross monthly salary (min. Eur. 3.966 - max. Eur. 5.665) is based on a 36-hour work week, including vacation pay and Benefit Budget.
• The Benefit Budget is 11% of your salary. The Benefit Budget allows you to acquire additional employment benefits. If you make no purchases or reservations in the Benefit Shop in a given month, you are paid one twelfth of your Benefit Budget that month.
• Five weeks of vacation per year. You have the option to purchase an additional four weeks per year.
• Personal development Budget of € 1,000 per year, which you can accumulate up to € 3,000.
• Possibility to work from home for 2 days a week (in consultation with your team).
• An annual public transport pass with free public transportation throughout the Netherlands.
• An excellent pension scheme.
   

Interested?

If you are a strategic thinker with a passion for technology and a desire to drive innovation, we invite you to apply for this exciting opportunity in the CTO Office at ABN AMRO Clearing.

The first interviews will be held in June.