Program Implementation Manager

About this role

We are seeking an experienced Program Implementation Manager to drive end-to-end delivery across complex, multi-workstream projects involving internal teams and third-party delivery organizations. The right candidate is a hands-on program management professiona l who brings rigor, structure and pace to delivery. You are confident in navigating complexity across multiple concurrent workstreams and comfortable taking ownership in a senior role.

You will have end-to-end accountability for program delivery, financial performance and outcomes , ensuring priorities stay aligned, and delivery remains on track. Key Responsibilities Program Delivery Own and drive the full implementation lifecycle from planning through to go-live and pathway into business as usual Build and maintain detailed program plan, milestone schedule and critical path analysis across all workstreams Co - ordinate delivery across all Ohpen and 3 rd party teams and workstreams , actively managing interdependencies and resolving blockers .

Manage external dependencies across other program s and organizational change activity ensuring these are visible and tracked at program level Own and operate a formal change control pro cess, ensuring scope changes are assessed, ap pro ved and reflected in plans and budgets Ensure program objectives remain aligned to business goals as the program evolves, flagging and managing drift proactively Risk & Assurance Own the program risk framework, including risk appetite, mitigation strategies and escalation thresholds Maintain a live RAID log, ensuring risks and issues are actively managed, mitigated and escalated ap pro priately Own program quality gates and milestone reviews, ensuring delivery meets agreed standards and assurance requirements throughout the lifecycle Resource & Financial Management Own the program budget, tracking spends against forecast and reporting on financial position regularly Ensure the right skills and capacity are in place across workstreams , managing resource conflicts and working with third parties to address gaps Maintain program business case integrity and support benefits realisation planning and tracking Reporting & Governance Track and report program progress accurately and consistently across all workstreams Prepare regular updates for the Delivery Director and Ohpen Executive team , bringing clear program status, risks and recommendations Ensure reporting is timely , accurate and ap pro priate for each audience Stakeholder & Third-Party Management Act as the primary point of contact for senior internal and external stakeholders, including sponsors and business leads Lead and co - ordinate third-party delivery organizations , holding vendors accountable to plans, quality standards and agreed deliverables Manage escalations and facilitate resolution across organizational boundaries Essential Requirements You have proven experience delivering major transformation or implementation programs , ideally within the Dutch Financial Services industry .