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Chief Executive Officer, UK

bunq23 open roles

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London, England, United Kingdom
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Your applicationOpen nowChief Executive Officer, UKbunq · London, England, United Kingdom

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Early applications get read.

13.9% of postings close within 7 days. Measured by our own scanner across the market. bunq postings stay open a median of 22 days.

Share of postings closed within
  1. 2.2%1 day
  2. 4.7%3 days
  3. 13.9%7 days
  4. 22.4%14 days
  5. 38.1%30 days
  6. 59.0%60 days
This job: posted 10 days ago

bunq median: 22 days open

The posting

At bunq, we're not just building a banking app, we're reshaping how people experience their financial lives. As CEO, UK, you own bunq's growth in the United Kingdom end to end: you decide who we win, how we win them, and what we build the UK business on. You'll answer to the numbers, and to the user.

Take Ownership

  • Position bunq as the go-to financial partner for the user in the UK by knowing their lifestyle inside out: how she spends, saves, and runs her money, and where bunq fits in.
  • Define and execute the local commercial strategy, delivering on budget, user, and revenue targets.
  • Build the go-to-market machine: acquisition, commercial, and operational engines, with the KPIs that prove it’s working.
  • Own the UK P&L and commit to it.

Secure and operate under the UK license

  • Lead bunq’s path to full UK banking authorization, including the application and ongoing dialogue with the PRA and FCA.
  • Build and maintain trusted relationships with UK regulators, and act as the senior accountable face of bunq in the UK.
  • Work with Legal, Compliance, Risk, and Finance to meet capital, governance, safeguarding, and reporting requirements, and to fill the senior roles the regulator expects (e.g., SMF holders).
  • Translate regulatory milestones into commercial planning, so go-to-market timing, product scope, and growth targets match what the license allows at each stage.
  • Make sure the UK business is built to stay compliant as it scales, not only to get authorized.

Build and scale the UK organization

  • Identify the gaps between where we are and where we need to be, and own the hiring plan.
  • Hire, lead, and develop a high-performing UK team across commercial, operations, and risk and compliance.

Partner across the business and market

  • Manage a broad set of stakeholders across Marketing, Product, and external partners.
  • Land partnerships that drive user growth and engagement.
  • Proven track record running a P&L in financial services, fintech, or a consumer subscription business, ideally in the UK.
  • Direct experience with UK financial regulation, ideally a banking or EMI authorization, or senior accountability under the SM&CR regime.
  • Credible relationships with, or strong working knowledge of, the PRA, FCA, and the wider UK fintech ecosystem.
  • Experience building go-to-market engines from scratch or at scale, with clear KPIs.
  • Deep consumer insight and the ability to turn it into product and marketing priorities.
  • A builder’s mindset: you hire well, move fast, and stay accountable for the numbers.
  • Comfortable working across cultures and time zones with a fast-moving, product-driven team.

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

Curious to see how we make life easy? - try the bunq app, it only takes 5 minutes to sign up.

Your space to perform

We give you the space and the tools you need to succeed 💪

🤟 Great, international colleagues who share your mindset

🧳 Digital Nomad Program: After your first year, enjoy up to 20 days per year to work while traveling, combining flexibility with strong team collaboration

🚀 We reward tenure with a dedicated travel budget: €1.5k after 2 years and €3k after 4 years to visit another core office.

📚 We support growth with bunq Academy and €1500 annual learning budget

💻 A MacBook so you can Get Shit Done with us

🥦 Delicious lunches from our fabulous in-house chefs with vegan and vegetarian options

💰 An optional pension plan with monthly contribution from bunq

💸 Monthly contribution to your phone and internet bills

🍻 Friday drinks and other celebrations - bunq style

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