Director, Advisory - Financial Services and Banking

EPAM Advisory is where banking strategy meets real engineering execution. We help leading banks and financial institutions turn strategy into working change. Our work spans target operating model, technology strategy, agentic AI, core modernization, data and regulatory transformation.

As EPAM, we combine advisory with deep engineering strength. Making it real is our credo: we don’t stop at the recommendation. We help bring it to life. Our consultants work alongside EPAM engineers, data scientists and AI specialists. Recommendations become working platforms and measurable outcomes, not slide decks. Our Financial Services track record includes:

• Seven of the world’s 10 largest investment banks rely on EPAM.
• We partner with the large majority of major global and European banks, supporting both their most complex technology programs and their transformation agendas.
• We built the technology behind a new EU-wide market data service for equities and exchange-traded funds, live since September 2026

The Netherlands is a strategic growth market for EPAM. You will have direct access to senior leadership and early commercial responsibility. You will also have the opportunity to build our Financial Services practice, backed by the scale, AI capabilities and engineering excellence of a global technology leader.

As Director, you will own senior banking client relationships, typically at CTO, CIO, CDO or COO level. You will lead large or multiple concurrent engagements and turn complex strategy, technology and regulatory challenges into compelling proposals and measurable outcomes. You will also help grow our people, market reputation and Financial Services practice in the Netherlands.

Responsibilities

• Own senior client relationships. Act as a trusted advisor to executives at leading retail and commercial banks and other financial institutions in the Netherlands
• Lead complex engagements. Oversee large or concurrent programs in areas such as operating model, technology strategy, core banking, data, GenAI, agentic AI and regulatory change. Ensure delivery quality, commercial performance and client satisfaction
• Grow the business. Build and expand client teams, grow existing accounts and win new ones. Expand EPAM’s Financial Services footprint in a growing Dutch market
• Connect strategy with delivery. Combine target operating model, technology strategy and organizational design with the work of EPAM’s engineering, data and AI teams. Draw on relevant EPAM platforms and technology partnerships
• Build our market reputation. Develop viewpoints and represent EPAM Advisory at client, industry and leadership forums. Strengthen our credibility in the Dutch and wider European banking market
• Develop future leaders. Coach and sponsor consultants, strengthen the leadership pipeline and contribute to practice development, methods and published insights

Requirements

• A degree or equivalent professional experience
• Ten or more years of progressive experience in management consulting or technology advisory, with significant focus on retail banking, commercial banking or wider financial services
• A strong track record of owning and growing senior client relationships at CTO, CIO, CDO or COO level, including business development and pipeline responsibility
• Proven experience leading large or multiple concurrent engagements, from proposal through delivery, in banking or financial services
• Deep understanding of the banking value chain, with a real affinity for technology and how to organize it efficiently to create business value
• Working knowledge of one or more areas: operating model and technology strategy; core banking modernization and cloud migration; data and GenAI platforms; regulatory change (DORA, EU AI Act, BCBS 239, DNB expectations); payments and open banking
• Experience in agentic AI-enabled transformation in banking or financial services, including AI governance or AI-enabled compliance
• Fluent Dutch and English, with the ability to advise senior stakeholders and lead client engagements in Dutch
• Demonstrated market visibility through thought leadership, industry participation, conference contributions or equivalent executive-level influence
• A strong track record of coaching consultants and developing future leaders

Nice to have

• Direct industry experience within a major Dutch or European bank
• An established network within the Dutch banking and FinTech community
• Knowledge of leading banking and financial services technology platforms, such as Temenos, Thought Machine, 10x Banking, Mambu, Backbase, Finastra, Salesforce Financial Services Cloud or AWS FinTech services
• Active involvement in Dutch or European financial services associations, working groups or industry forums

We offer

• 26 paid holiday days
• Pension plan scheme
• Disability insurance (WGA Shortfall insurance)
• Long-term disability insurance (WIA Top up insurance)
• EPAM Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• Commuting to work - costs reimbursement
• Laptop + corporate simcard + corporate mobile device (subject to certain eligibility requirements)
• Bike lease
• Employee Assistance Program
• Corporate Programs including Employee Referral Program with rewards
• Learning and development opportunities including in-house training and coaching, professional certifications, and courses

*All benefits and perks are subject to certain eligibility requirements

Hybrid in Netherlands: Amsterdam