Business Consultant

Provides advice to management to enable strategic / tactical decision making and execution, based on a good understanding of the organisation's strategy, way of working and business architecture as well as an outside-in perspective. Diagnoses problems, designs solutions, methods and tooling to operationalise solutions, and to contribute to transformations.

The team

The Business Consulting team is part of the Global Change & Transformation organisation, which is the central hub within ING for consultants, change execution professionals and process experts.

Roles and responsibilities

As Business Consultant you:

• Tackle complex business challenges based on a deep understanding of our strategy, organisation and external trends and developments

• Deliver advice to support decision making and enable execution - highlighting the qualitative and quantitative impact of different scenarios

• Design and co-create methods and tooling to empower senior stakeholders to prioritise and deliver on their purpose

• Translate change demands into implementable solutions and ensure the acceptance

• Bring an outside perspective on development of craftsmanship and methodology and stay up to date with key trends and developments relevant for our industry

• Act as an expert who contributes to the development of the relevant expertise

• Create alignment across different areas of the bank on strategic themes

How to succeed

We hire smart people like you for your potential. Our biggest expectation is that you'll stay curious. Keep learning. Take on responsibility. In return, we back you to develop into an even more awesome version of yourself.

You're an experienced consultant with excellent problem solving skills, are analytical and able to bring structure to complex business issues; you know how to achieve goals in a large complex organisation; you build and maintain relationships with your senior stakeholders; you act strategically.

Specific skills sought include:

• Ability to act autonomously, think and act out of the box and take accountability

• Strong resilience; ability to navigate through ambiguity

• Ability to take responsibility and make impact based on facts and data; have the courage to question and make decisions

• Strong organisational sensitivity; deep understanding of the underlying issues, opportunities and dynamics of the organisation

• A strong and persuasive communicator

• Motivated to provide training and coaching on the job to fellow consultants within ING, initiates and contributes to the consulting community and Group Change & Transformation

• Ability to collaborate and build relationships with a wide range of senior stakeholders across the organisation - leading to high impact/urgency assignments for self and team

You adhere to the ING values and your behaviour is aligned to these values.

Track record and experience

• Master's degree

• 8-10 years' professional experience in management consultancy (ideally big 4), bringing a thorough understanding of consultancy methodologies and functional / technical subject matter expertise relevant to ING

• Is able to deliver individually and/or by managing a medium sized team

• Strong affinity with agile way of working

• Team player

• Experience in financial sector is a pre, bringing knowledge and experience of financial industry activities, processes, key products, support tools

• Excellent level of English (written and spoken), Dutch is an advantage

Rewards and benefits

We want to make sure that it's possible for you to strike the right balance between your career and your private life. You can find out more about our employment conditions at https://www.ing.jobs/netherlands/Why-ING/benefits.htm

The benefits of working with us at ING include:

• A salary tailored to your qualities and experience
• 24 - 27 vacation days depending on contract
• Pension scheme
• 13th month salary
• Individual Savings Contribution (BIS), 3.5% of your gross annual salary
• 8% Holiday payment
• Hybrid working to blend home working for focus and office working for collaboration and co-creation
• Personal growth and challenging work with endless possibilities
• An informal working environment with innovative colleagues

About us

With 60,000 employees and operations in approximately 40 countries, there is no shortage of opportunities for people with initiative who want to help people take a step ahead in life and in business. Do you want to work at the cutting edge of what's possible and at the same time ensure you work with integrity and hold the customer's interests at heart? Do you want to be surrounded by progressive, inspiring, diverse and supportive colleagues? Then there is no better place to invest your talents than at ING. Join us. Apply today.

Questions?

Contact the recruiter attached to the advertisement for more information. Want to apply directly? Please upload your CV and motivation letter by clicking the "Apply" button.

Please note, multiple interview steps involving various business stakeholders will be part of the selection process.