Description

Programme/Project Manager with 20+ years delivering regulatory compliance and technology transformation programmes in banking. Proven track record managing €5-10M+ budgets, leading cross-functional teams of 40+ members, and delivering complex regulatory implementations (MiFID II, EMIR, GDPR, Basel) across global operations. Specializes in rescuing troubled projects, stakeholder alignment across multiple countries, and vendor negotiation. Strong expertise in regulatory compliance, risk modelling, market data solutions, and core banking system migrations.

Languages

English
Native or bilingual

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Amsterdam (up to 50km)

ABN Amro Bank
Project Manager - Credit Risk Modelling
BANKING AND INSURANCE
June 2023 - March 2025 (1 year and 9 months)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Responsibility: Managed model redevelopment programme covering Commercial Real Estate PD, LGD, and EAD models, plus non-main corporate bank PD model startup (later paused due to strategic shift). Coordinated 6 diverse teams involved with model redevelopment, managing 40+ members across multiple stakeholder groups. Key Achievements:
• •Stabilized drifting Commercial Real Estate model redevelopment suffering from timeline slippage and poor communication by establishing a new governance framework, bringing project back on schedule and improving transparency across all delivery phases. Implemented fixed delivery schedules and clear handover protocols between Remediation, Market Data Team, and Risk Modelling, reducing coordination delays by 40%.
• Established realistic and achievable planning framework for regulatory and IRB deliverables, ensuring Model Validation submission readiness and compliance across the project
• Created comprehensive Definition of Default back-scoring planning, identifying and mitigating major dependencies across 5 streams.
Project Management Team management Stakeholder Management Project Planning and Scheduling Project Governance
ING Bank
Programme Manager – Compliance
BANKING AND INSURANCE
April 2021 - April 2023 (2 years)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Responsibility: Led global rollout of two enterprise Compliance applications (Conflicts of Interest and Case Advisory systems) across ING worldwide, managing €5-10M budget and 4 direct-report project managers. Key Achievements:
• Turned around programme experiencing delivery challenges after abrupt PM departure with zero handover. Stabilized project within 60 days by conducting rapid stakeholder audit, re-baselining timelines, and implementing weekly governance cadence, reducing backlog confusion.
• Implemented dual-track governance structure separating rollout work from BAU operations, enabling clear prioritization and continued rollout while addressing live environment issues.
• Managed Conflicts of Interest application (Personal Account Dealing, Outside Interests, Gifts & Entertainment) rollout globally, impacting ING employees worldwide.
• Negotiated and aligned 3-year roadmap for Case Advisory system with multiple Compliance stakeholders, prioritizing Financial Crime requirements in phased approach for global deployment.
• Served as primary stakeholder for two dedicated IT squads and managed external vendor relationships, ensuring alignment on technical deliverables and SLAs.
Stakeholder Management Project Management Compliance Team management
NIBC Bank
Project Manager – Regulatory
BANKING AND INSURANCE
August 2019 - March 2021 (1 year and 7 months)
The Hague, ZH, Netherlands
Responsibility: Managed migration of MiFID II, EMIR, and SFTR regulatory reporting to new vendor, plus Target2 and SWIFT migration to ISO20022 standard. Key Achievements:
• Onboarded new regulatory reporting vendor through NIBC governance framework, ensuring compliance with bank standards for security and operational resilience.
• Delivered initial EMIR and MiFID migration under budget, coordinating internal development, testing, and production releases between internal and external parties.
• Compressed 12-month vendor migration project into 6-month accelerated delivery following incumbent vendor withdrawal announcement, delivering EMIR and MiFID before hard regulatory deadline.
• Established Target2 and SWIFT ISO20022 migration project, conducting KPMG-led impact analysis workshops and delivering final initiative value statement for budget approval.
Project Management Vendor Management EMIR MIFIR Test Management