Chief of Staff, Europe

EUROCLEAR UK & INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

Strategic partner for European leadership team at ClearBank. Focused on effectiveness and execution across the region.

Posted 5/8/2026full-timeAmsterdam • 🇳🇱 NetherlandsLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Act as a strategic partner to the European leadership team, supporting priority setting, decision-making and execution across the region.
Translate European strategy into clear, actionable initiatives, ensuring disciplined follow-through and visibility of progress, risks and dependencies.
Lead or support the evaluation of growth opportunities in Europe, including feasibility assessments and high-level business cases.
Enable effective cross-functional delivery by working closely with Product, Operations, Commercial, Finance, Risk and Compliance teams on priority initiatives.
Own and continuously improve Europe’s governance and operating cadence, including preparation of high-quality materials for management, shareholder and board-level forums.
Define and enhance reporting frameworks to improve operational insight, decision-making and performance transparency.
Develop clear market and operating insights for new or evolving European markets, supporting regulatory, commercial and strategic decisions.
Take ownership of ad-hoc strategic and operational projects, bringing clarity, momentum and outcomes in ambiguous or fast-moving situations.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Experience in a Chief of Staff, operations, consulting, or programme role within a fast-paced environment.
Ability to work effectively with leaders and colleagues, influencing without formal authority and using sound judgement.
Strategic thinking paired with pro-active and hands-on execution focus.
Experience leading cross-functional initiatives with multiple stakeholders.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to distil complexity into clear messages.
A self-starter with high level of ownership, resilience and comfort operating where there is no playbook.
Strong analytical skills, with confidence using data to inform decisions and prioritisation.
Demonstrated alignment with ClearBank’s performance behaviours: owning outcomes, collaborating inclusively, and challenging constructively.

Benefits

Comp & perks

We're flexible – We support a culture of flexibility which allows our employees to achieve a strong work-life balance.
Offices – Work in a way that works for you – whether that’s in the Amsterdam office, at home, or hybrid.
Holiday – 27 days of annual leave per year, plus public holidays.
Holiday buy/sell - Buy or sell up to five days of annual leave each year and shape your year around what matters most.
Work abroad – You have the flexibility to work outside of the Netherlands for up to 30 days in a rolling 12-month period.
Socials – Regular social events open to all.
Holiday swap – Option to swap your bank holidays to any other day of your choice.
Wellbeing – long term disability cover and accident cover.
Bigger than ClearBank – Take a couple of days per year to do something that matters to you.
Pension – We offer generous pension contribution without mandatory employee contribution.
Expense coverage – Mobile phone allowance and travel cost reimbursement.
Family – Enhanced family-friendly leave.
Personal development – We offer personal development budgets, opportunities to take part in role-related training and unlimited LinkedIn Learning.

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Soft Skills

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