About our client
Our client is an established international technology organization with over two decades of experience delivering complex digital systems within regulated financial services and high-demand transaction-driven environments.
The company designs, builds and operates large-scale technology platforms supporting mission-critical financial operations across multiple international markets. Its systems serve high-volume, transaction-driven environments requiring strong governance, regulatory compliance and operational resilience.
Its core capabilities include:
• Enterprise-grade financial technology platforms
• End-to-end system integration across distributed environments
• Compliance-driven and transaction-intensive technology ecosystems
• Data platforms, advanced analytics and AI-enabled solutions
• Cloud-native modernization of legacy financial systems
• Secure and resilient infrastructure architecture
The organization is currently entering a new strategic phase — evolving from a primarily delivery-centric structure toward a more structured, scalable and product-oriented financial technology model.
To support this transformation, a new senior leadership layer within the program organization is being established.
Job description
As Head of Technical Program Management, you will act as the structural leadership layer between the CTO and country-level program teams.
You will operate within the senior leadership structure (Board-3 level), playing a key role in stabilizing and professionalizing cross-country program governance in a technology partner environment where delivery performance directly impacts financial and strategic outcomes.
Your primary mission is to ensure structured, scalable and commercially disciplined execution across multiple international technology programs operating within regulated financial ecosystems.
You will bring clarity to complexity and create an environment where delivery becomes predictable, trusted and calm — not bureaucratic.
This is a delivery-leadership role within a consulting-driven, multi-stakeholder setup — not an internal coordination or reporting function.
You will lead a team of senior Program Managers responsible for country-level delivery and hold accountability for portfolio-level execution performance and budget oversight (cost control, forecasting, adherence), ensuring that governance supports execution rather than replaces it.
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Your responsibilities:
• Leading and developing a team of country-level Program Managers
• Establishing unified governance, reporting and escalation structures
• Aligning priorities and execution standards across markets
• Driving portfolio-level capacity planning and financial discipline
• Managing cross-program dependencies and escalations
• Acting as structural buffer between executive leadership and delivery layer
• Increasing predictability, transparency and disciplined execution stability
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Positioning clarification:
This role is not a classic project management position, nor a purely commercial leadership role.
It is also not designed for purely internal corporate PMO professionals or vendor-side coordinators without full delivery accountability.
It requires a senior delivery leader capable of operating at portfolio scale within a complex, international and commercially accountable technology partner environment.
Requirements
• 10+ years of experience in large-scale technology delivery within complex enterprise environments
• Experience operating in consulting-driven, system integration or technology partner models with clear end-to-end delivery accountability
• Experience managing multi-program, multi-country or portfolio-scale environments
• Proven leadership of senior Program Managers or delivery leaders
• Strong technical background (engineering, architecture, cloud or financial technology systems)
• Ability to balance structured governance with execution ownership and delivery momentum
• Financial literacy with portfolio-level budget oversight and cost discipline
• Strong stakeholder management skills with executive exposure in multi-layered organizations
Nice to have:
• Experience within regulated financial services environments
• Exposure to hybrid product–delivery models rather than purely in-house product organizations
• Experience within AI-driven, cloud-native or platform-based ecosystems
Offer & Terms
• Annual performance bonus of up to 30%
• 5 weeks of paid vacation + up to 5 days of personal leave
• Meal allowance
• Flexible working hours and hybrid work-from-home model
• Monthly contribution to pension insurance or long-term investment product
• Access to premium healthcare or monthly allowance for health and relaxation
• Recharge program: 1 extra month of paid leave for every 5 years of service
• Opportunities for internal growth and professional development
• Loyalty and referral bonuses
More information
This opportunity is open only to candidates with valid EU work authorization.
Please note that this is a permanent full-time (FTE) leadership position. Freelance, advisory, or contract-based arrangements are not considered for this role.
The hiring process is led by a senior IT recruiter with a strong technology and management background — expect a focused, substance-driven conversation aligned with the seniority of the role.
If this opportunity resonates with your experience and ambition, we look forward to hearing from you.
