Lead Portfolio Office (Central Data & AI Office)

ABN AMRO Bank N.V.; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Five weeks vacation per year

Home office setup

Development budget €1,000 per year

Annual public transport pass

Pension scheme

Job summary

ABN AMRO Bank N.V. is seeking a Head of Portfolio Office to lead the Data & AI Portfolio Office, providing an integrated view across priorities, investments and delivery progress.

You will enable leadership to make informed trade-offs and transform the function into a trusted decision-support capability at the highest levels of the organisation. You will manage information, business management support and portfolio management to support decision-making for DataCo and the Executive Board, driving

Qualifications

• Master's degree or equivalent level of thinking and working.
• Extensive experience leading and developing teams in complex environments.
• Extensive experience in portfolio management and agile methods and rituals, preferably with ABN AMRO or financial industry portfolio and reporting processes.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with experience engaging and influencing senior leaders and executive-level governance forums.
• Strong understanding of Data, Analytics and AI, and the role these capabilities play in driving business value and transformation.
• Excellent communication and facilitation skills, with the ability to create alignment across diverse stakeholder groups across departments to achieve shared outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop a multidisciplinary team of portfolio managers, consultants and business support professionals.
• Build a high-performing team culture characterised by ownership, accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Set clear priorities, empower people to take ownership and ensure delivery of tangible outcomes.
• Act as a trusted leadership partner within the CDAO management team, Data Domain Leadership and contribute to the broader development of the Data & AI organisation.

Skills

Portfolio management

Agile methods

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Leadership

Education

Master's degree

Job description

At a glance

Are you a strategic leader with a passion for portfolio management and Data & AI? Do you thrive in a complex stakeholder environment where you can help shape the future of Data & AI across the bank?

ABN AMRO is transforming its Central Data Office into the Central Data & AI Office (CDAO), a central enabling organization with a formal mandate for governance, standards, orchestration, and expertise in Data & AI. The CDAO plays a critical role in supporting the bank's transition to a value-stream operating model and ensuring scalable, compliant, and value-driven Data & AI capabilities.

Within the new Data & AI Governance & Portfolio department, we are looking for an experienced Head of Portfolio Office. The department acts as the enterprise steering function for Data & AI.

Your job

You will build and lead ABN AMRO's Data & AI Portfolio Office as the enterprise steering function for Data & AI. Your mission is to provide one integrated view across priorities, investments, dependencies and delivery progress. This to enable leadership to make informed trade-offs and better strategic decisions. Beyond managing the portfolio, you will transform the function into a trusted decision-support capability that increases transparency, improves prioritisation and helps accelerate the execution of ABN AMRO's Data & AI strategy. Together with your team, you will provide management information, business management support (incl. consulting) and portfolio management required to support decision-making at the highest levels of the organisation, including DataCo and the Executive Board.

Key responsibilities

Leadership

• Lead, coach and develop a multidisciplinary team of portfolio managers, consultants and business support professionals.
• Build a high-performing team culture characterised by ownership, accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Set clear priorities, empower people to take ownership and ensure delivery of tangible outcomes.
• Act as a trusted leadership partner within the CDAO management team, Data Domain Leadership and contribute to the broader development of the Data & AI organisation.

Portfolio Steering

• Own and lead the bank-wide Data & AI portfolio management capability, ensuring alignment between strategic priorities and execution. Always in alignment with the bank-wide process such as Annual Business Review (ABR) and Quarterly Portfolio Reviews (QPR).
• Facilitate portfolio dialogues and drive transparency on priorities, bottlenecks and trade-offs to support informed decision-making.
• Challenge stakeholders constructively to ensure resources are focused on the initiatives that create the greatest value for the bank.
• Act as Secretary to the Group Data Committee (DataCo) and support effective governance and follow-through of decisions.

Management Information & Reporting

• Ensure leadership has timely, accurate and actionable management information on progress, risks, dependencies and value realisation.
• Drive the integrated Data & AI reporting cycle, in alignment with the bank-wide process such as Annual Business Review (ABR) and Quarterly Portfolio Reviews (QPR).
• Translate complex portfolio data into clear insights and recommendations for senior leadership, DataCo and Executive and Supervisory Board.

Continuous Improvement & Transformation

• Lead the evolution of the Portfolio Office towards an enterprise portfolio steering capability.
• Drive improvements in portfolio management practices, reporting standards, governance processes and ways of working with the aim to keep it lean & mean.
• Foster a culture that focuses on outcomes, decision quality and value creation rather than process.

Working environment

The Portfolio Office is part of the Governance & Portfolio department within the Central Data & AI Office (CDAO). The CDAO is at the heart of ABN AMRO's Data & AI transformation. The organization establishes governance, standards, portfolio management, implementation support, product management, AI enablement, and value realization capabilities across the bank. You will operate in a highly dynamic environment where business, data, technology, risk, and AI come together. We work in an Agile setting that values collaboration, ownership, transparency, learning, and continuous improvement. This is an opportunity to help shape one of the most important enterprise-wide transformations within the bank and make a visible impact on how Data & AI create value across ABN AMRO.

Your profile

• Master's degree or equivalent level of thinking and working.
• Proven experience leading and developing teams in complex environments.
• Extensive experience in portfolio management and agile methods and rituals, preferably with ABN AMRO or financial industry portfolio and reporting processes.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with experience engaging and influencing senior leaders and executive-level governance forums.
• Strong understanding of Data, Analytics and AI, and the role these capabilities play in driving business value and transformation.
• Excellent communication and facilitation skills, with the ability to create alignment across diverse stakeholder groups across departments to achieve shared outcomes.

We are offering

We believe it is important to be a good employer. Joining us means stepping into a role with impact, supported by excellent employment conditions that foster your job satisfaction, development, and wellbeing.

• An attractive gross monthly salary based on a 36-hour work week, including holiday allowanceand a flexible benefit budget (see above in vacancy). A 40 hour work week is also possible.
• An excellent pension scheme, ensuring that you are well prepared for the future.
• Flexibility in working: working from home is possible in consultation with your team and depending on your role. We will provide an ergonomic home office setup for you.
• Plenty of room for relaxation with five weeks of vacation per year, supplemented by two mandatory days off. You can also purchase up to four additional weeks of vacation annually.
• Five “Banking for better days”: extra days off that you can use for personal development or volunteer work.
• Personal development is key: you receive a development budget of €1,000 per year, which can accumulate up to €3,000.
• An annual public transport pass with free public transportation throughout the Netherlands for both business and private use.

You can find more information about our employment conditions and salary scales in our Collective Labour Agreement (CLA), which applies to this vacancy.

Your Future: Inclusive, Innovative, Sustainable

At ABN AMRO, we believe in "Banking for better, for generations to come." Equal opportunities for everyone are a crucial foundation, as we strive for an inclusive culture where all employees feel seen, heard, and valued. Our vision of being a personal bank in the digital age aligns perfectly with the demand for surprising insights and innovative solutions, born from a diverse interplay of cultures and experiences. We focus on customer experience, sustainability, and building a future-proof bank, conducting annual reviews to ensure equal pay for equal work. Join a bank that embraces ingenuity and ambition, and make an impact with us for a better future.

If you want to apply for the B-Able or Reboot program, make sure to mention it both in the title and the content of your resume.

For any questions, please reach out to Bram Nauts ([e-mail]).

Applicants must currently live and work in the Netherlands.

Disclaimer external recruitment agencies

External recruitment agencies need to have a signed agreement with ABN AMRO BANK N.V., executed by a Talent Acquisition Specialist, when submitting a resume to a vacancy. No unsolicited services or offers, please.

Use of AI in our application process

You’re welcome to use AI to help write your CV or cover letter, as long as it reflects your own story. We review every application personally and without AI. During interviews, real time AI tools may not be used. With your permission, interviews can be recorded and supported by AI. This helps us keep the process fair, careful, and transparent.