
Wholesale Banking COO - Personal Assistant
Key Skills
Job Description
Bring structure, connection and momentum to a global leadership environment.
As Personal Assistant, you will support three MBB-2 leaders and act as a trusted central coordinator across people, priorities and execution.
The team
You will support three MBB-2 leaders across:
- COO Lending Services (COO LS)
- COO Financial Markets (COO FM)
- Scalable & Digital Operations
Together, these leaders oversee globally distributed teams and initiatives across multiple countries and time zones. You will work closely with senior stakeholders, business managers, support functions and the wider Personal Assistant community. You will also periodically provide cover for other leaders within the COO domain during holidays or periods of absence.
Your roles and responsibilities
As Personal Assistant, you will be responsible for:
- Managing complex international calendars across multiple time zones, balancing priorities and stakeholder needs.
- Coordinating leadership meetings, management team sessions, workshops and global events from planning through follow-up.
- Organising domestic and international travel, including itineraries, logistics and expense administration.
- Preparing meeting materials, presentations and supporting documentation to enable effective decision-making.
- Monitoring actions and follow-ups so that decisions are translated into timely execution.
- Supporting planning cycles, leadership communications and organisational activities across the three domains.
- Building trusted relationships with senior stakeholders, business managers, support functions and fellow Personal Assistants globally.
- Ensuring continuity by collaborating with the PA community and providing effective holiday and sickness cover.
- Identifying opportunities to improve ways of working and proactively resolving operational or administrative challenges.
- Supporting ad hoc projects and organisational initiatives across WB COO.
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'll back you to develop into an even more awesome version of yourself.
To be successful in this role, you will bring:
- Proven experience as a Personal Assistant, Executive Assistant or in a comparable support role within a complex corporate environment.
- Strong organisational and planning skills, with excellent attention to detail.
- Structured approach and the ability to manage competing priorities calmly and effectively.
- Collaborative, flexible and adaptable working style, with a strong team mindset.
- Proactive, self-starting approach, with the confidence to take ownership and drive actions independently.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, combined with fluency in written and spoken English.
What we offer
A visible and varied role at the center of three international COO domains, with the opportunity to build a broad global network, improve how leadership teams work together and contribute to organisational priorities across Wholesale Banking COO.
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. Find out more about our employment conditions.
The benefits of working with us at ING include:
- 25-28 vacation days depending on contract
- Pension scheme
- 13th month salary
- 8% Holiday payment
- Hybrid working
- Personal growth and challenging work with endless possibilities
- An informal working environment with innovative colleagues
About us
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Core Responsibilities
The Personal Assistant will manage complex international calendars, coordinate leadership meetings, and handle travel logistics for three senior leaders. They will also monitor action items, prepare meeting materials, and foster relationships across global teams to ensure operational continuity.
Requirements
Candidates must have proven experience as a Personal Assistant or Executive Assistant within a complex corporate environment. Strong organizational skills, a proactive mindset, and excellent communication skills in English are essential for success in this role.
Benefits
- 25-28 vacation days
- Pension scheme
- 13th month salary
- 8% Holiday payment
- Hybrid working
- Personal growth opportunities
About ING
Industry: Banking
Company size: 10,001+ employees
ING is a pioneer in digital banking and on the forefront as one of the most innovative banks in the world. As ING, we have a clear purpose that represents our conviction of people’s potential. We don’t judge, coach, or tell people how to live their lives. However big or small, modest or grand, we empower people and businesses to realise their vision for a better future. We made the promise to make banking frictionless, removing barriers to progress, and make people confident in their financial decisions. As a global bank we have a huge opportunity – and responsibility – to make an impact for the better. We can play a role by financing change, sharing knowledge, and innovating. Being sustainable is in all the choices we make—as a lender, as a partner and through the services we offer our customers