Branch Manager – Belgium

About The Role

Vivid Money S.A. is establishing a branch in Belgium, and we are looking for a Branch Manager, a person who will build it and grow it. You will own Vivid's commercial success in Belgium and you will be the legal representative of the branch towards the competent authorities.
You will join before the branch is operational. The first phase is a build: working alongside our Luxembourg and Group teams on the passport notification and local registrations, standing up local operations, and hiring your first team. The second phase is growth: acquisition, partnerships and market share in Belgium. This is a build and grow role, not a caretaker role.

The role requires genuine local presence in Belgium.

Your Mission

Business development and growth

• Own the commercial plan for Belgium: build it, and deliver it against acquisition, market share and revenue targets.
• Take Vivid's SME and private propositions to market in Belgium, adapting positioning, pricing input and go-to-market to local conditions.
• Lead negotiations for strategic partnerships and distribution in Belgium, from first contact to signature.
• Build and own the relationships that matter in the market: partners, intermediaries, industry bodies and press.
• Track market trends, competitor activity and customer needs, and translate them into concrete product and go-to-market recommendations to Group teams.
• Represent Vivid in Belgium at industry events, conferences and forums, and with the media.
• Build the local team: define the first roles, hire, onboard and lead.

Build the branch

• Work with the Luxembourg team and local counsel on the branch passport notification to the National Bank of Belgium, and on your own notification and fitness assessment.
• Complete the registrations required to operate: tax, social security and any local licensing formalities.
• Stand up the branch's local operating arrangements — premises, local reporting, and the local control environment — in coordination with Group functions.
• Set up the branch's local obligations on complaints handling, out-of-court dispute resolution and consumer protection.
• Own the launch plan and sequencing, and hold the go-live decision jointly with Luxembourg.

Represent Vivid and stay compliant

• Act as the legal representative of the branch towards the National Bank of Belgium and other competent authorities: regulatory correspondence, supervisory visits, inspections and audits.
• Serve as the branch's point of contact with the regulator and the Belgian FIU (CTIF-CFI), responsible for accurate and timely regulatory communication.
• Keep the branch's regulatory standing current and ensure ongoing compliance with the conditions of Vivid Money S.A.'s passported permissions.

Your Profile

• At least 5 years in financial services or fintech, including senior commercial or country-management experience (market entry, business development or partnerships) with results you can point to.
• A track record of building something from a standing start, rather than inheriting a running operation.
• Enough AML/CFT grounding to hold the appointment credibly from day one, with the support described above.
• Comfort with personal regulatory accountability, and readiness to take a decision that is commercially unwelcome.
• A degree or professional qualification in business, finance, law, compliance or a related field.
• Fluent Dutch or French, plus English, written and spoken.
• Based in Belgium or willing to relocate, with genuine local presence, and able to travel regularly to Luxembourg and Berlin.

Why Join Vivid?

• Ownership of a market: you build the branch, hire the team, and own the growth.
• Direct line to the CEO and Authorised Management of the regulated entity.
• An ambitious, experienced team across Luxembourg, Berlin and our European markets.
• Vivid Prime account free of charge.
• Learning and development budget to support your professional growth.
• A senior-level position with a competitive benefits package.

Compensation range

Final compensation is determined individually, based on your experience, skills and the scope of the role, assessed against objective, gender-neutral criteria.

We believe the people who build Vivid should own a piece of it. Your total compensation reflects that: a strong fixed base, and equity via our Employee Stock Option Program. Real upside fo