BUX is an international retail investment platform aiming to make investing accessible, intuitive and affordable for all. We enable people to make better financial decisions through a product designed for long-term investing that offers stocks, ETFs, ETPs, and ETCs. Backed by the full strength of ABN AMRO, BUX combines a modern fintech culture with the security and reputation of an established financial leader.

About the job

To lead our next chapter, we are seeking a Chief Product & Technology Officer to scale our engineering organisation (currently ~40 FTE) and our platform through agentic engineering processes.

As the Chief Product & Technology Officer, you are the architect of our product and technical vision and the engine behind our growth. You will be responsible for driving growth, leading a dedicated team of highly experienced Engineering, Product and Data professionals. This is a critical period of maturation for the business. The right balance of entrepreneurial agility and experience of taking businesses through journeys of professionalisation will be highly sought. You will balance the "move fast" spirit of a scale-up with the "bulletproof" security required of a regulated financial institution. You are a driver, a risk-taker, and a pioneer who views AI not as a feature, but as the foundational enabler of our future.

For the right candidate, this is a unique opportunity: to operate at C-level while remaining close to execution, and to help define the future of investing and wealth-building for a new generation.

Reporting directly to the CEO and sitting on the Management Team, your mission is to ensure our infrastructure is rock-solid and secure while relentlessly driving the innovation that keeps us at the forefront of the fintech domain.

In this role, you will be working and collaborating closely with the BUX Management Team, steering the BUX Product, Engineering, Data and AI departments, and managing internal and external stakeholders.

Growth plans and strategic ambitions

We are entering a critical growth phase, supported by the launch of a Savings proposition in collaboration with ABN AMRO. As our clients grow, we grow as well. Our ambition is to become a leading challenger in the digital wealth domain, combining a full-fledged international savings and investments offering in North-Western Europe. Our mission is to make wealth building easy and affordable for all.

We do this by keeping a relentless focus on ease of use, supporting and guiding clients in their journeys with intuitive and innovative ways to build wealth for themselves and/or their families. This next growth phase requires further scaling and maturing of our product and engineering organisation, where AI-native development practices are consistently applied, and AI is embedded in our processes, platform and client journeys. You will lead the product and engineering organisation into this new era.

Your core responsibilities as Chief Product & Technology Officer

1. Strategic leadership & delivery

• Act as a core member of the Management Team, aligning product & technical roadmaps with overarching company strategy and ambitious commercial timelines

• You maintain a deep competitive awareness of market trends, ensuring our platform remains a benchmark for innovation in the European financial landscape

• You have a product mindset, with technology being the driver of our growth and customer satisfaction

2. Scaling and maturation

• Establish a culture where decisions are made based on facts, rigorous metrics, and clear ROI

• Scale the Engineering organisation through a phase of rapid expansion, ensuring that as the team grows, per-capita output increases with the help of agentic engineering

• Continuously improve the core product offering by developing innovative features based on evolving customer insights, behavioural data, and business needs

3. Leading the AI transformation

• You see beyond basic AI assistance. You will architect and implement a fully Agentic Software Development process, leveraging AI agents to automate coding, testing, and deployment

• Lead the strategic upskilling of the engineering organisation; you will be responsible for evolving our talents’ capabilities to thrive in an agentic environment

• Drive AI experimentation across the organisation, from hyper-personalised customer wealth-building insights to internal operational efficiency

• Define the governance, security, and control frameworks for AI-driven development in a regulated banking environment

4. Driving operational excellence & Security

• Future-proof the organisation in terms of security and resilience, in line with the latest security standards and regulations (e.g. DORA)

• Own the IT infrastructure and security strategy. In our high-stakes environment, you ensure we meet and exceed the regulatory and security measures required to operate within a major banking group. Experience with Google Cloud is a plus

• Establish and refine the engineering processes required to achieve rapid delivery without compromising on quality or compliance

5. Leading teams & shaping the engineering culture

• Attract, develop, and retain world-class talent

• Take full responsibility for the engineering organisation, mentoring the next generation of technical leaders and fostering a culture of high performance and ownership

• Lead the organisation through its transformation in terms of scale, output and security with attention to team members, dynamics and workload. Affinity with people management and organisational transformation

Who you are

• You don't just manage; you drive change. You have a pioneer mindset, constantly pushing boundaries and taking calculated risks to stay ahead of the curve

• You know how to mature an organisation, professionalise workflows, and maintain a high-performance culture during rapid growth

• You possess a deep-seated conviction in the potential of Agentic AI. With a clear thesis on how AI will disrupt software engineering, you are eager to lead that transformation and prove its impact at scale

• You bring order during periods of rapid growth. You are highly structured, analytical, and lead with clarity and ownership

• You are a master of stakeholder engagement, capable of communicating product and technical visions to the fellow MT colleagues, the parent bank, and the wider company

What you need to succeed

• Proven track record as a CTO, CPTO or VP of Engineering in a high-growth scale-up, in a regulated environment

• Proven experience in Product Discovery and Lifecycle Management

• Deep technical understanding of AI/ML, specifically in the realm of Agentic AI and its application to developer velocity

• Demonstrated success in scaling engineering organisations from medium-sized to large-scale, high-output teams

• Demonstrated success in aligning Product and Engineering teams to deliver on a single unified roadmap

• Experience with managing engineering budgets over €10mm per year

• Exceptional ability to bridge the gap between technical architecture and business strategy

Working at BUX

At BUX, we operate with a co-founder’s mindset, where leadership is defined by high ownership and the agility to turn complex financial barriers into seamless user experiences. This is not a steady-state environment; we are in a scale-up phase, with significant growth ambitions across markets, products, and capabilities. The decisions made today will directly shape the company we become.

Our engineering team is at the core of everything we do, driven by a culture of high autonomy and technical excellence. We offer a modern fintech environment where you can experiment, learn quickly, and see the direct impact of your leadership on our product. You will lead a dedicated group of professionals who take their craft seriously, providing the strategic vision to shape both what we build and how we build it. We operate a high-performance, event-driven microservices architecture hosted on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Our stack leverages Java/Spring Boot and Python for core services, with Kafka ensuring low-latency communication and Kubernetes orchestrating our global scale.

How we hire

To learn more about our approach to hiring and how to prepare for your interviews, check out our How we hire section.

As part of this hiring process, you can expect:

• An introductory call with our Recruitment team

• A panel interview with members of the Management Team

• A strategic assignment and presentation of the assignment

• A final conversation with our CEO

Adjustments for the hiring process

We want you to feel empowered to show your best self during the application process. If there's anything we can do to accommodate you better (interview timing, place, etc), please let us know in your application form.

Our benefits

• International work environment

• Company pension plan

• Flexibility is at our core; we offer a hybrid work environment

• Working from home allowance

• Mobility benefit

• Gym membership contribution via Urban Sports

• Learning budget and full access to our learning and development platform

• A1 Dutch language course for you (and your partner)

• Delicious lunches at the office

• The possibility to work from abroad for 1 month every 12 months

• Take care of your mental and emotional well-being with unlimited appointments with psychologists or coaches through OpenUp

• Regular team gatherings and fun company events

BUX for everyone

At BUX, we’re committed to making investing accessible and affordable for everyone through our intuitive app. We believe that a diverse team with a range of backgrounds, skills, and perspectives is key to achieving this mission. By embracing diversity, we strengthen our ability to innovate and serve our customers better.

To fully benefit from our diversity, it’s essential that everyone feels safe, included, and valued. We are dedicated to creating a workplace where each of us can bring our full selves to work and contribute to our shared goals.