Program Manager
aquablu
Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands · Amsterdam · Netherlands
Posted Jul 6, 2026
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aquablu
Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands · Amsterdam · Netherlands
Posted Jul 6, 2026
We're a smart hydration company rebuilding an industry that still runs on sugar water and single-use packaging.
Filtered water, functional flavors, zero bottles. Still, sparkling, cold, and hot. All poured from one tap. We create hydration people want to reach for, starting with the workplace where we help teams thrive.
As an AI-native company, we build at speed. In 2025, Aquablu ranked 2nd in the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 (Netherlands) and 30th in the Sifted 250 (Europe), both rankings of the fastest-growing companies by revenue growth. In 2026 we were named a winner of Maya's Culture 100 Europe Awards as one of the best workplaces to thrive in.
Growing that fast and thriving comes down to our people. Our team is our biggest asset and one that we’re proud of. We’re committed to maintaining our vibrant culture as we continue to grow.
You run a workgroup of discipline leads and report to Chief of Staff and CEO. You own the plan, the meeting cadence, and dependency and risk tracking across every function. The product isn't yours. Everything that has to line up around it is.
Plan. Build the high-level plan around locked milestones
Enablement. Work hands-on with each lead to turn their workstream into a clear roadmap with milestones in Asana. You make plans legible, not just tracked.
Cadence. Run the steering rhythm: set each meeting's focus, decide who needs to be in the room, force decisions that have stalled.
Dependencies. Track cross-functional dependencies and risks. Escalate early, without drama.
Decisions. Ensure relevant decisions are made on time, documented and followed up on.
You've taken a proposition to market end-to-end: aligning commercial, marketing, ops, and product.
Commercially literate. You hold your own in a pricing, marketing or channel discussion.
Senior enough to push heads of department. Hands-on enough to sit down and build the roadmap with them.
Fluent in Asana or a comparable work management tool. You set the structure others follow.
You create structure in ambiguity. If you need a defined scope to start, this isn't your role.
Scale-up pace. Decisions in days, not steering-committee cycles.
Incredibly organized, an excellent stakeholder manager and communicator
5+ years in program or project management, including at least 3 leading cross-functional or company-wide initiatives.
A track record of taking a product or proposition to market end-to-end, across commercial, marketing, product, and operations.
Direct experience managing planning, cadence, and escalation with C-level.
Advanced working knowledge of Asana or a comparable work management tool (Monday, Jira, Wrike).
Fluent in English. Dutch is a plus.
Based in or able to work hybrid from Amsterdam. (4 days per week in the office)
Available to start immediately.
Prior experience in a scale-up or high-growth environment.
🌴 26 paid holiday days
💰 A salary between 71-96k yearly (based on full-time 40 hrs).
📈 High percentage of Equity through our Aquablu for All plan — everyone shares in what we’re building
☀️ Beautiful and bright office in Amsterdam (Houthavens).
🌱 Healthy (heavily discounted) lunches
💪 Urban Sports Club membership
🚆 Travel compensation >10km
☀️ Quarterly team events at our HQ in Amsterdam (Houthavens)
👴 A pension plan by Zwitserleven.
💧 Endless amount of our very own flavoured water !
🎵 What kind of vibe can you expect at our office? Check out our very own Spotify playlist "Akwablues".