This is what we offer youGross monthly salary between € 5.381 and € 7.687 (scale 10).

Thirteenth month's salary and 8% holiday allowance

10% Employee Benefit Budget

EUR 1,400 development budget per year

Hybrid working: balance between home and office work (possible for most roles)

A pension, for which you can set the maximum amount of your personal contribution

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Job Title

FEC W&R Senior Strategic Project Manager

Job DescriptionYou and your job

Financial Economic Crime (FEC) Wholesale & Rural (W&R) is responsible for the operational management of FEC within the Global Regions where Rabobank is active, including Europe, North America, South America, Australia & New Zealand and Asia. With approx. 700 FTE across the five regions, effective change management is a critical component to the success of our teams. This requires central oversight and coordination in order to maintain an effective and efficient FEC workforce.

As a FEC W&R Senior Strategic Project Manager, you take the lead in delivering strategic, cross-regional projects or initiatives that support and strengthen the FEC Operations function across five geographical regions within the FEC W&R domain. This role requires strong change management, project leadership, structured execution, and the ability to translate strategic goals into tangible outcomes.

You will be responsible for coordinating and managing complex initiatives that align with the global FEC strategy, ensuring that regional operational needs are met while maintaining consistency and compliance across the board. Your ability to manage stakeholders, drive collaboration, and maintain oversight across multiple workstreams will be key to your success.

Practical Examples

You collaborate with Global FEC departments to ensure regional requirements are clearly represented and reflected in global initiatives, performing impact assessments to support effective implementation;

You own the execution of strategic projects/initiatives across Regions and FEC Domains;

You align with governance structures to achieve buy in, support and alignment with various domains within and outside FEC;

You constantly seek opportunities to improve the team’s position by enhancing processes, ways of working and measures to execute strategic change in a complex international stakeholder environment.
 

Facts & Figures

36 hours per week.

A financial service provider in 38 countries.

43,822 Rabobank colleagues around the world.

Top 3 responsibilities

Take ownership of selected initiatives/projects. From the early requirements phase through to operationalization of solutions;

Build and maintaining strong connections and working relationships in W&R Regions, FEC Domains, Global Compliance and W&R Business domain;

Optimize the value proposition of the FEC W&R Strategic Projects & Governance team through continuous improvement and seeking opportunities to collaborate, innovate and simplify.

Together we achieve more than alone

The FEC W&R department is positioned to deliver strong operational execution, management, governance and oversight while steering on standardization and continuous improvement in relation to FEC execution in the W&R regions. Key objective of the department is to ensure the W&R regions act in full compliance with all applicable standards and ongoingly adhere to regulatory developments, both in design and in operational effectiveness, while fulfilling local and global regulatory obligations.
 

We believe in the power of difference. Bringing together people's differences is what makes us an even better bank. So we are very curious about what you can bring to our FEC W&R Strategic Projects & Governance team.

Working together is the way we work; as one result-driven team at Rabobank. Talking of Rabobank: We are a Dutch bank that operates in 38 countries for over 9,500,000 customers. Together with these customers, our members and partners we stand side by side to create a world in which everyone has access to enough healthy food. In the Netherlands we work to create a country in which people are happy with how they live, work and do business.
 

You and your talent

Stakeholder management, collaboration and a result-driven mind set are essential for the role of FEC W&R Senior Strategic Project Manager. In this role you make the right connections to deliver strategic initiatives to our Regional FEC teams. This is how you make a difference to the FEC W&R community.

Academic education/ level of thinking and working with at least 8 years’ experience within project & change management, preferably within FEC related projects;

International experience within Wholesale & Rural, preferably in the FEC domain;

Strong and informal leadership style focused on relationship management, motivation, facilitation, and reliability;

Experience in working in a complex, global stakeholder field and ability to function amidst of organizational sensitivities;

A critical mind-set with a pro-active hands-on approach and can-do attitude;

Excellent communication and presentation skills with the flexibility to adapt to all levels within the organization;

Experience with Lean and Agile way or working;

Proficiency in English (oral and written). Good knowledge of Dutch is an advantage. 

You and the job application process

Are you the person we're looking for? We look forward to receiving your application for this vacancy before August 25, 2025.

Any questions about the job content? Contact: Heske van den Hurk, Head of FEC W&R Governance, Change Oversight & Business Management, via Heske.van.den.Hurk@rabobank.com  

Any questions about working at Rabobank and the process? Moniek Peeters, Recruiter via Moniek.Peeters@rabobank.nl or Sureya Arun, Recruiter via Sureya.Arun@rabobank.nl

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