Managing Principal Global Transformation & Change Finance in Amsterdam

ING is looking for an enthusiastic Managing Principal for our Global Transformation & Change Finance team in Amsterdam.

Introduction

In 2016, ING launched the Accelerating Think Forward strategy by investing in digital transformation in order to further improve customer experience and accelerate growth in primary customers and lending. ING continues to work towards a platform banking structure in which clients experience identical levels of service with every business unit, country and product. This has had an enormous impact on the organisation, with an emphasis on operations and technology. The investments have led to substantial cost savings already and continue to deliver value both top and bottom-line.

Our Global Transformation & Change Finance team has been integral to enabling ING’s transformation journey. The  team  is part of the broader COO/CTO Finance team that aims to enable and empower the COO/CTO organization to make robust business decisions based on the provision of insightful analysis and actionable commercial advice.  

The COO/CTO Finance team’s purpose is to be the co-pilot in achieving a competitive advantage for ING by transforming and running technology and operations. This is achieved by the following enablers:

• Knowledge and Expertise: We understand the business we are in and invest in our craftsmanship
• Data, insights and advice: Our numbers are true and accurate and provide valuable insights
• Collaboration and Trust: We cooperate and challenge respectfully in a global environment
• Operational Excellence: We deliver on time and execute with vigour, pushing out inefficiencies in our own processes.
• Innovation: We explore and introduce new ways to deliver impact

Your work environment

The Global Transformation & Change Finance team financially oversees and supports all global transformation initiatives. It advises both the Group COO/CTO as well as the Change Investment Committee on the performance of the global transformation, both on programme and portfolio level.

Are you motivated to team up with a leading international bank at the forefront of technological innovation and digitalisation? Do you want to have impact at C-Suite level? We are looking for a skilled and driven strategic finance professional to help provide financial control and strategic advice on ING’s transformation portfolio. You will operate in the transformation domain with key stakeholders across the entire bank. This will require the ability to challenge and connect at various levels within the organization. Your work will directly impact senior executive management, enabling strategic and tactical decision making.

How to succeed

In this position, we are looking for a hands-on person, able to assess and advice on investments/business cases facilitating decision making at Board of Director and Investment Committee level. Having the right behavior and attitude is as important as having the knowledge and experience.

• Master’s degree in finance/Economics/Science/Engineering
• Extensive track record (8+ years) in a comparable complex financial environment where investments in change projects are common and established management and reporting process are in place
• Strong quantitative and complex financial modelling skills and well-developed business acumen are essential
• Organized, have a structured way of working in demanding situations with strong process management skills
• You can cope with ambiguity and a complex multi-stakeholder environment
• Able to communicate complex issues in a simple, structured message
• True team player, fostering collaboration within the team and with others

What we offer

A unique offer that fits in with the times of today. We take into account your home situation and your ambitions and help you to balance work and private life. Discover yourself our employment
To give you an idea, we will tell you about the benefits of working at ING:

• A job of 40 hours per week
• A salary tailored to your qualities and experience
• Flexible working hours and the possibility to work at home
• A reimbursement for travel expenses
• 27 vacation days with a 40 hours a week
• Pension scheme
• 13th month salary
• Individual Savings Contribution (BIS), 3.5% of your gross annual salary
• 8% Holiday payment
• Personal growth and challenging work with endless possibilities to realize your ambitions
• An informal working environment with innovative colleagues who strive for the very best