Senior Partnership Manager – Business Management

Kom jij ons versterken?

Together with the Manager Business Management, the Associate Partnership Manager, and the Secretary, you act as the central linking pin in the strategic partnership between PFZW and PGGM Investment Management (PGGM IM).

In this strategic role, you operate at the intersection of strategy, execution, and governance, with direct contact with the PFZW Executive Office, the PFZW Investment Committee, and the Board of PGGM IM. You are responsible for organizing both the annual product delivery cycle—in which investment products are prepared and delivered for approval by PFZW—and the partnership management cycle, ensuring that the outsourcing relationship with PGGM IM is properly managed, monitored, and continuously improved.

You coordinate the preparation and follow-up of the Investment Committee (Commissie Beleggingen) and play a key role in the operational execution of the product delivery process. You act as the central “funnel” where information, deliverables, and decision-making come together. You maintain oversight of timelines, dependencies, and quality, ensuring alignment and smooth, timely delivery. In doing so, you are essential to effective and well-prepared decision-making.

This role relies heavily on intensive stakeholder interaction and communication. You engage with a wide range of stakeholders across PGGM and PFZW, easily navigating different perspectives, levels, and interests. You build strong relationships, ensure clarity, and actively follow up on agreements and actions. Your ability to connect people and facilitate dialogue is key to the success of the partnership.

You stay well informed about developments within Investment Management and ensure that PFZW’s priorities are clearly understood and proactively followed up within PGGM.

Within the triangle of Business, Finance & Control, and Partnership Management, you manage the PFZW–PGGM contract. You anticipate future contractual developments while safeguarding existing agreements and conditions, and you help resolve bottlenecks through effective dialogue between both organizations.

Within the team, you take on a coordinating role towards the Associate Partnership Manager and the Secretary, structuring work, aligning priorities, and monitoring progress to ensure strong and consistent team delivery.

Key responsibilities

• Manage the strategic partnership with PFZW by facilitating strategic dialogue and evaluations between the PGGM IM Board and PFZW, co-managing the PFZW–PGGM IM contract and SLA framework, and coordinating the creation and maintenance of joint deliverables (such as the strategic roadmap).
• Organise the preparation and follow-up of Investment Committee meetings and coordinate the product delivery cycle end-to-end, acting as the central funnel for information and ensuring alignment, quality, and timely decision-making for PFZW approvals.
• Act as the primary coordinator for incoming requests and communication flows between PFZW and PGGM, directing items to the appropriate stakeholders and monitoring progress to completion.
• Coordinate the accountability and reporting process by gathering and validating input and supporting reporting on both investment and business management topics.

Jouw afdeling binnen PGGM

Business Management is a newly established department within PGGM Investments, bringing together key cross-functional roles that support the investment management value chain in driving strategic change.

As Senior Partnership Manager, you report to the Head of Business Management. The team consists of three areas of expertise:

• Partnership Management – Responsible for the strategic partnership with PFZW, shaping governance agreements, and coordinating the product delivery cycle.
• Management & Evaluation Consultants and Corporate Secretariat – Provide strategic support to the IM Board, evaluate PGGM IM’s products and services, prepare decision-making, and translate strategy into implementation and advice.
• Executive Assistants – Serve as the organizational hub for PGGM IM management, focusing on planning, support, and connectivity within and beyond the management team.

By integrating these functions, Business Management plays a central role in connecting strategy, execution, and governance, advancing PGGM Investment Management’s ambitions in close collaboration with PFZW.

Jouw achtergrond

We are looking for a Senior Partnership Manager who combines strategic insight, strong stakeholder management, and excellent coordination skills to strengthen the partnership between PFZW and PGGM Investment Management.

Stakeholder management & relationship building

• Proven experience managing senior stakeholders, including board-level interactions, in a complex environment.
• Ability to build trust-based relationships and navigate diverse interests across internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong communication skills, enabling you to connect perspectives, facilitate dialogue, and ensure clear follow-up.

Strategic thinking & governance awareness

• Strong understanding of governance structures, decision-making processes, and formal consultation frameworks within financial institutions or pension funds.
• Ability to think strategically, understand the bigger picture, and translate developments into concrete actions.

Coordination & execution power

• Excellent organizational and coordination skills, with the ability to structure complex processes and maintain oversight across multiple priorities.
• Experience acting as a central coordinator, ensuring alignment, quality, and timely delivery.
• Strong focus on execution: you ensure that agreements are translated into tangible outcomes.

Content expertise & sector knowledge

• Strong knowledge of, and affinity with, asset management and pension funds, including long-term investment strategies and policy frameworks.
• Good understanding of the regulatory environment for asset managers.
• Up-to-date knowledge of developments in the Dutch pension system, including WTP.

Mindset & ownership

• Proactive and solution-oriented, with the ability to identify bottlenecks and drive improvements across governance, product delivery, and reporting processes.
• High level of ownership, professionalism, and accountability.

Education & language

• Academic level of thinking and working, preferably with a Master’s degree in Economics, Finance, or a related field.
• 7–10 years of relevant experience, preferably within pension funds, asset managers, or financial institutions.
• Fluent in Dutch and English, both spoken and written. (Hard requirement)

Wat wij bieden

• A pleasant workplace at our office in Zeist and, from the middle of 2028, in the center of Utrecht.
• A thirteenth month.
• A good pension scheme as a member of the PFZW pension fund (71% paid by PGGM, 29% by the employee).
• An annual Fit for the Future budget of €300 net, which you can use to improve your mental, physical, or financial fitness.
• A generous training budget for internal and external training courses or education.
• More than 26 vacation days (employees can choose to swap up to two national Christian holidays for a day that is important to them).
• Flexibility in working hours and working from home options.
• A net internet allowance of €45 per month (€540 per year).
• Group discount on supplementary health insurance (21% in 2024) and dental insurance (15% in 2024).
• A work-from-home arrangement with a maximum allowance of €900 to set up a health and safety-compliant home office.