Compliance Senior Manager - Strategy & Consulting

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The Work

Accenture’s Compliance team in the Netherlands is at the forefront of enabling financial institutions to respond to regulatory change, implement and adapt new RegTech solutions, and adopt responsible AI frameworks. Our expertise supports clients in navigating evolving regulations, modernizing compliance functions, and integrating innovative technologies whilst fostering foster responsible AI adoption.

We empower clients to stay fully compliant while driving innovation, efficiency, and resilience in a rapidly evolving landscape. Our team is expanding, and we seek a visionary Senior Manager to lead engagements, shape strategy, and develop our practice in one of the most dynamic areas of financial services.

Our focus is on helping Chief Risk Officers (CROs) / Chief Compliance Officers (CCOs) and senior risk and compliance executives support sustainable and profitable growth. We achieve this by modernizing their functions, “agentifying processes”, enhancing data insights, and optimizing controls to meet regulatory, business, and operational demands. This role combines thought leadership, strategic advisory, commercial growth, and hands-on delivery oversight. You will be a key contributor to our Compliance portfolio and a leader within our Dutch Financial Services practice.

Your Impact

Lead Regulatory Change & RegTech Transformation

• Drive large-scale transformation programs, with a focus on the latest Dutch and EU regulatory developments (e.g., AMLR 2027, DORA, MiCA, EU AI Act).

• Spearhead regulatory technology (RegTech) transformation initiatives, guiding clients through the adoption and integration of cutting-edge regulatory solutions to streamline compliance and enhance operational resilience.

• Advise C-level executives and heads of Compliance, Risk, and Operations on building resilient, future-ready compliance functions.

• Lead the implementation of generative AI and agentic AI technologies, ensuring that these advanced tools are deployed responsibly to automate compliance processes, improve risk management, and deliver actionable insights.

• Champion the use of RegTech platforms, generative AI, and agentic AI to drive innovation and efficiency across all aspects of compliance.

• Translate complex regulatory changes into actionable strategies, operating models, and technology-enabled solutions for major Dutch and European banks, fintechs, and payment service providers.

• Incorporate industry best practices and innovative solutions—including generative AI, analytics, workflow automation, and data-driven compliance—into client engagements.

Champion Responsible AI

• Integrate Responsible AI principles into regulatory programs, ensuring ethical, transparent, and explainable use of AI and analytics in relevant processes.

• Lead the adoption of Accenture’s Responsible AI frameworks, aligning with the EU AI Act and industry best practices to mitigate risk, enhance trust, and deliver sustainable value.

• Bring innovation (GenAI, workflow automation, data-led compliance) to client engagements, leveraging Accenture’s global AI strategy and assets.

Grow the Team & Business

• Develop and expand the Compliance team, fostering a culture of learning, collaboration, and high performance.

• Own and grow client relationships, acting as a trusted advisor and thought leader in the Dutch compliance landscape.

• Lead business development, proposal creation, and go-to-market strategies, identifying new opportunities in risk & compliance, regulatory change, and Responsible AI.

• Represent Accenture at industry events, contributing to thought leadership and shaping the future of compliance in the Netherlands.

Here's what you will need

• 8–12+ years deep experience in Dutch regulatory frameworks and European compliance standards.
• Proven track record leading transformation programs that combine regulatory change, technology, and business growth.
• Experience embedding Responsible AI principles in compliance or risk management, with a strong understanding of ethical AI governance.
• Ability to coach, develop, and inspire teams; drive business development; and build lasting client partnerships.
• Excellent English skills; Dutch fluency strongly preferred.

What's in it for you?

Accenture is a global company with a world-class brand and reputation. Our people are Change Makers, and to support them as an employer, we make five promises:

• Work with flexibility, in a culture based on trust
• Embrace a sustainable growth mindset
• Live a human-led culture of Inclusion & Diversity by caring deeply for all our people.
• Lead and transform our clients with technology
• Connect with our global network of 700.000 colleagues.

These promises are reflected through our excellent employee benefits, including:

• Unlimited learning: access to thousands of free courses, classes and workshops.
• Flexible working hours (4x9) & work location.
• Paid transport (budget for electric bicycle or car, NS-Business card).
• Parental leave, Paternity leave for all non-birthing parents.
• Pension scheme, discount on Accenture shares, annual bonus, collective health insurance scheme.

What we believe

Accenture is an equal opportunity employer. Our leaders are committed to building a better, stronger and more equitable company for future generations to create positive, long-lasting change. Inclusion and diversity are fundamental to our culture and core values. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Our rich diversity makes us more innovative and creative, which helps us better serve our clients and our communities.

Our position as partner to many of the world’s leading businesses, organizations and governments affords us both an extraordinary opportunity and a tremendous responsibility to make a difference. Sustainability is one of our greatest responsibilities, which we embed it into everything we do and for everyone we work with.

Accenture is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all.

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.

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