Strategic Programme Manager

At Triodos Bank, strategic programmes are the engines of our transformation, turning ambition into action and impact. As Strategic Programme Manager, you lead high-stakes, cross-functional initiatives that shape the future of our bank.

Initially, you will lead the implementation of the strategy for Triodos Investment Management (TIM), ensuring its successful delivery and implementation. You will work closely with TIM leadership, Strategy Execution, HR, Risk and Communications to deliver a major organisational transformation that strengthens TIM's commercial effectiveness, scalability and long-term sustainability. In the future you will be expected to lead other important strategic programmes that are complex, high impact and/or multi-country.

Your role is to lead and design the strategic content of our programmes. From this perspective you shape design decisions, align stakeholders and drive disciplined execution to deliver measurable outcomes that advance Triodos’ mission. You will report to the Lead Project & Programme Management and collaborate closely with senior leadership to turn strategy into reality.

How You Will Make a Difference

You ensure that Triodos’ strategic programmes are delivered reliably and successfully and create both business value and positive impact. Your key responsibilities are:

• Programme Leadership: Establish and lead the TIM Transformation Office. Translate organisational design principles into detailed implementation plans, governance structures and operating models.
• Programme delivery: Identify, assess, prioritise, and resolve risks and issues across the whole strategic programme. Removing blockers and ensuring escalations are managed effectively to ensure in-time delivery
• Support decision-making: You create clear decision-oriented communication, simplify complex issues and prepare decision-making by TIM board or the Executive Board
• Stakeholder Alignment: Develop and implement stakeholder engagement strategies across the programme to secure buy-in, resolve conflicts, and drive decision-making
• Governance & Risk Management: Establish and enforce robust programme governance, risk management, and reporting frameworks to ensure transparency and accountability
• Resource & Dependency Management: Coordinate resources, dependencies, and priorities across multiple workstreams, countries, and departments to maintain momentum and quality
• Change & Impact Delivery: Drive adoption and embed change across the organisation, ensuring sustainable impact beyond programme completion
• Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities to optimise programme delivery, share best practices, and elevate Triodos’ strategic execution capabilities.
• Strategic sparring partner: Act as strong strategic sparring partner and trusted advisor to management and/or colleagues to give strategic advice

What You Will Bring

• 10+ years of experience in (strategic programme) management, leading large-scale, complex initiatives in banking, financial services, or sustainability-driven organisations.
• Extensive experience within asset management, investment management, wealth management or broader financial services.
• Proven experience delivering organisational redesign, target operating model and change implementation programmes.
• Exceptional communication, negotiation, and influence skills to align diverse stakeholders and navigate organisational complexity

• Solutions-oriented, with a bias for action and a track record of removing blockers to keep programmes on track

• Strong decision-making and adaptability, when facing challenges or ambiguity
• Professional proficiency of the English language (spoken & written). Additional languages are a plus

Your future colleagues

You will report directly to the Lead Project and Programme Management

You will collaborate closely with:

• Executive strategic programme sponsors to ensure strategic alignment
• Large cross-functional programme teams on group-level to ensure successful implementation

What we offer you

You can make a difference and contribute to creating a better world. Are you interested in developing your skills and knowledge, while putting your ideals to work? Join us, we are a frontrunner in ethical banking and global impact investing, and we need people like you to make change happen.

An inspiring work culture

The most important thing about working with us is that you are part of a community that is changing the world for the better. We are constantly improving our work culture to create conditions where every person can thrive, so you are able to:

• find a sense of meaning in your work
• create positive energy and impact with your co-workers
• build mutual trust and respect in working relationships
• enjoy fulfilment at a professional and personal level

A comfortable working environment

Our award-winning sustainable head office is based in Driebergen-Zeist, the Netherlands at the Reehorst Estate, just a 3 minutes’ walk from the train station. Combined with working from home, it is an inspiring place to work and connect with your colleagues.

And of course, great remuneration and working conditions (CLA Banken):

• An annual salary between €97.999 and €134.742 based on a 36-hour workweek an attractive pension plan
• a mobility card (including the option of free private travels)
• flexible working hours and the opportunity to work from home
• six weeks of paid annual leave, with the option to buy up to two more weeks in additional leave
• an option to swap bank holidays for other days (with some conditions) if you celebrate different holidays
• reimbursement of a company bicycle to the max of €1,500
• a range of education and training opportunities
• the option to join our collective health insurance
• a working from home allowance per home office day
• suitable home office equipment up to €750 every 5 years

Sounds interesting?

If you feel that you want to make a difference, don’t hesitate to join the Triodos community by applying for this role.

Everyone is welcome to join us. Our culture is built on values that aim to benefit both society and individuals. We are committed to equity and diversity, and we value everyone’s perspective. We strive to create an environment in which all colleagues and our broader community can feel safe and included.

The closing date for applications is: 12th of October or earlier if, enough suitable candidates apply

Please include a cover letter. There will be 2 interviews. We talk about our mission, the way we work, understanding of the role and your knowledge and experience.

If the role interests you but you still have some questions, please connect with Evelijn de Flines. If there are any additional adjustments you may need during the application process, please email: [email protected]

Who we are

Triodos Bank is a leading expert in sustainable banking, founded in 1980 in the Netherlands, with branches in Belgium, the United Kingdom, and Spain.

Triodos Investment Management is a globally recognised leader in impact investing, managing funds invested in both Europe and emerging markets.

We are a certified B Corp since 2015 and one of the founders of The Global Alliance for Banking on Values, a global network of independent banks using finance to deliver sustainable economic, social, and environmental development.

www.triodos.com | www.triodos-im.com | www.triodosfoundation.nl