Branch Manager, Belgium & Ireland

bunq; Brussel; Hybrid; EUR 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Learning budget€1500 annual

MacBook provided

Travel expenses to AMS

Device allowance €60/month

Annual bunq weekend away

Job summary

bunq seeks a Branch Manager for Ireland & Belgium to convert presence into local branches, managing regulatory relationships and ensuring compliant operations across markets.

You will localize AML/CFT frameworks, decide on complex due diligence cases, and leverage AI to scale processes, while coordinating with regulators and delivering on external deadlines.

Qualifications

• AML/CFT expertise in Ireland or Belgium.
• Experience with regulatory bodies and passporting projects.
• Ability to navigate complex regulatory environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead full branch conversion for Ireland and Belgium by fixed deadline.
• Be the named contact for NBB and CBI; justify approaches under scrutiny.
• Localize AML/CFT framework for both markets via gap analysis.
• Decide escalated retail due diligence cases with local context.
• Build and run AI-driven automation for processes.
• Maintain supervisory relationship with regulators.
• Deliver regulated entity setup or passporting on external date.

Skills

AML/CFT expertise

Regulatory liaison

Branch operations

French/Dutch preferred

Job description

At bunq, we're on a mission to Make Life Easy for our users by creating the most user-centric banking experience out there. To deliver on that promise, we need to operate as a true local bank in every market we serve, not just a foreign provider with a local IBAN.

That's where you come in. We're looking for a Branch Manager, Ireland & Belgium who takes ownership of converting our presence in both markets into full local branches, and who becomes the named contact regulator's trust. You'll hold the accountability that AI can't: your name on the license, the relationship with the regulator, and the calls that don't have a rulebook answer.

Take Ownership

• Deliver the full branch conversion for Ireland and Belgium to a fixed regulatory deadline, owning the task register end to end.
• Be the named contact for the National Bank of Belgium and the Central Bank of Ireland. When our approach differs from what they expect, you make the case for why it's still safe and hold that ground under scrutiny.
• Localize bunq's AML/CFT framework for both markets through gap analysis, not policy writing.
• Decide escalated retail customer due diligence cases where local context is the deciding factor.
• Use AI to scale the above. You build and run the automation, not just consume it.
• You have owned a supervisory relationship as the primary named contact, and know what the NBB or CBI expects in practice.
• You have delivered a regulated entity setup, licence change, or passporting project to a hard external date.
• You have deep AML/CFT knowledge in Ireland or Belgium, and working familiarity with the other.
• You've made and defended individual user investigation decisions in a consumer retail context.
• You preferably speak French or Dutch.

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Your space to perform

• We give you the space and the tools you need to succeed
• Great, international colleagues who share your mindset
• Make lasting impact by working on complex & exciting challenges
• Remote setup: after 3 weeks onboarding in Amsterdam (“AMS”) office, work 2 weeks a quarter in AMS - the rest of time you can work in Belgium.
• We support growth with bunq Academy and €1500 annual learning budget
• Travel expenses are covered for AMS visits
• A MacBook so you can Get Shit Done with us
• €60 monthly allowance that rolls over monthly and resets annually, replacing the phone/internet line above
• Frequent epic events, including an annual bunq weekend away

All new hires are subject to Pre-employment Screening (PES), which includes checks conducted by our third-party partner, Zinc. This is part of our commitment to a secure and trustworthy workplace