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About the Role

This role involves leading the secure execution and seamless coordination of high-priority regulatory projects at N26, defining and leading the bank's regulatory project portfolio, and overseeing end-to-end management, design, and execution of multiple high-impact projects.

Responsibilities

• Define and lead the bank's regulatory project portfolio.
• Oversee the end-to-end management, design, and execution of multiple high-impact projects, ensuring they are delivered on time, within budget, and to exacting standards.
• Lead, manage, and support a dedicated team of Regulatory Project Managers.
• Foster an inclusive, high-performing environment by setting clear goals, providing continuous mentorship, and conducting rigorous performance reviews.
• Take full responsibility for the team’s strategic direction.
• Regularly report directly to the Executive Team and the Board of Directors on project statuses, strategic risks, and milestone achievements.
• Lead structured problem-solving sessions for key company issues.
• Analyze highly complex organizational and regulatory problems, identify root causes, and make swift, informed decisions to mitigate systemic risks.
• Collaborate closely with C-level leadership to ensure absolute strategic alignment across the organization.
• Serve as the definitive, central point of connection for both internal and external stakeholders.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Business, Law, Finance, or a related technical/analytical field.
• 10+ years of experience in financial services project delivery.
• At least 3 to 5 years in a direct people-management and department-leadership capacity.
• Proven experience managing departmental budgets and optimizing resource allocation across competing high-impact projects.
• Fluency in English.
• Excellent executive presentation and storytelling skills.

Skills

• Mastery of frameworks (e.g., Lean Six Sigma, 5 Whys) to diagnose operational and compliance failures and implement permanent fixes.
• Ability to dynamically shift human capital, budget, and tech bandwidth across multiple massive projects as regulatory priorities evolve.
• Capability to command a room at the Board or C-suite level, translating technical and legal blockers into clear, commercial risk choices.

Location

• Berlin
• Vienna
• Barcelona

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• 10+ years of experience in financial services project delivery
• 3-5 years in a direct people-management and department-leadership capacity

Education Level

• Master’s degree in Business, Law, Finance, or a related technical/analytical field

Benefits

• Competitive personal development budget
• Work from home budget
• Discounts to fitness & wellness memberships
• Discounts for language apps
• Discounts for public transportation
• Premium subscription on personal N26 bank account
• Subscriptions for friends and family members
• Additional day of annual leave for each year of service
• High degree of autonomy
• Access to cutting edge technologies
• Relocation package with visa support

About the Company

• N26 has reimagined banking for today’s digital world.
• Technology and design empower everything we do and it’s how we are building the global banking platform the world loves to use.
• We've eliminated physical branches, paperwork, and hidden fees for an elegant digital experience and supreme savings.
• Giving people the power to live and bank their way is what gets us out of bed in the morning and inspires the work that we do.
• Founded in 2013, N26 now has more than 8 million customers in 24 markets.
• We are headquartered in Berlin with offices in multiple cities across Europe, including Vienna and Barcelona, and a 1,500-strong team of more than 80 nationalities.

Equal Opportunity

• At N26, we believe our strength lies in our people and the varied perspectives they bring.
• We strive to build diverse teams that drive innovation and business success.
• We actively seek talent from all backgrounds and welcome applications from all genders, cultures, sexual orientations, abilities, neurodiversities, and ages.
• We are committed to providing an excellent and accessible candidate experience.
• If you require any accommodations to make this process work for you, please let us know.
• We’re here to support you!
• Discover more about Diversity & Inclusion at N26: https://n26.com/en-eu/diversity-and-inclusion