Senior Strategy & Business Change Consultant
Key Skills
Job Description
Are you passionate about shaping the future of banking? At ING Wholesale Banking, Transformation Management turns strategy into measurable outcomes across domains, regions and strategic priorities. Within Transformation Management, Strategy Consulting Services acts as a strategic partner to senior Wholesale Banking leadership, tackling complex strategic and organizational challenges and translating ambition into clear choices and actionable plans. As a Senior Strategy and Business Change Consultant, you will help shape, design and deliver the future of our organization. You will work on high-impact, cross-domain initiatives and use your strategic perspective, consulting expertise and judgement to turn complex challenges into tangible outcomes. The team You’ll be part of the Strategy Consulting Services team, the strategic sparring partner for Wholesale Banking leadership. The team helps define the North Star, shape operating models and guide leaders through complex decisions that impact the future of Wholesale Banking. Our work combines deep analytical thinking with practical execution. You will work across domains, tribes and functions, partnering closely with senior leadership to ensure strategies are not only visionary, but also actionable and scalable. Roles And Responsibilities You will lead and contribute to complex strategic and organizational assignments with significant impact across Wholesale Banking: Lead enterprise, domain and functional strategy development. Design value propositions and service models that support strategic priorities. Shape target operating models and organizational designs. Develop strategic options and conduct scenario and impact analyses to enable informed decision-making. Design portfolio approaches, governance structures and decision rights. Translate strategy into transformation plans and implementation roadmaps. Build business cases and advise on resource allocation and performance improvement. Solve complex cross-domain challenges and provide strategic advice to senior leadership. 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. Bring 10+ years of relevant experience in strategy consulting, corporate strategy, transformation or senior business-change roles, preferably including external management consulting experience and exposure to financial services or another complex international environment. Demonstrate a strong track record of independently leading complex, enterprise-wide assignments with visible executive-level impact. Apply an advanced consulting toolkit, including hypothesis-led problem solving, quantitative analysis, synthesis, storytelling and facilitation. Bring deep experience in operating-model design, organizational transformation, governance and translating strategy into execution. Use credibility and sound judgement to advise, influence and constructively challenge senior leaders, including in sensitive organizational environments. Create clarity in ambiguity, make trade-offs explicit and mobilize stakeholders around a common direction. Lead effectively without relying on hierarchy, while coaching others and raising the quality of collective output. Hold a master’s degree or demonstrate an equivalent level of thinking and working. Relevant strategy, change, Agile or Lean certifications are an advantage. Communicate excellently in written and spoken English. We value leadership impact and adaptability as much as strict checklist experience. If your background aligns with the core vision of this role, even if you don't tick every single bullet point, we strongly encourage you to apply. Tell us in your application or cover note what unique perspective and track record you’ll bring to the team. 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 There has never been a more interesting time to work at ING Wholesale Banking. We're on a journey that's centered around our customers, powered by technology and driven by smart, determined people. Curious about how ING empowers people and businesses to move forward? Discover what we do and what we can offer you Questions Please visit our Frequently Asked Questions section to find some answers on questions you might have. Contact the recruiter attached to the advertisement. Want to apply directly? Please upload your CV and motivation letter by clicking the ‘Apply’ button.
Core Responsibilities
Lead and contribute to enterprise, domain, and functional strategy work, including designing value propositions, service models, operating models, governance, and organizational structures. Translate strategic choices into transformation plans and roadmaps, develop business cases, advise senior leaders, and address complex cross-domain challenges.
Requirements
Requires 10+ years of relevant experience in strategy consulting, corporate strategy, transformation, or senior business-change roles, with a record of leading complex assignments and influencing senior leaders. Candidates should bring advanced consulting and operating-model expertise, excellent English communication, and a master’s degree or equivalent; relevant strategy, change, Agile, or Lean certifications are advantageous.
Benefits
- 25–28 Vacation Days
- Pension Scheme
- 13th Month Salary
- 8% Holiday Payment
- Hybrid Working
- Personal Growth Opportunities
- Challenging Work
- Informal Working Environment
About ING Nederland
Industry: Banking
Company size: 10,001+ employees
ING is a global bank with a strong European base. With 14,500 employees in the Netherlands, we’re one of the biggest employers in the country. Our research tells us that we stand out here because of our great working culture, competitive benefits and interesting work. We believe in sustainable progress for all, not just for the few. We aim to support and contribute to economic, social and environmental progress. Because progress doesn’t start with perfection. It starts with people, their ideas and their drive to make things better. Collaborative and inclusive We’re proud of our diverse and multinational make-up. Joining the ING team means contributing to a collaborative and inclusive culture, having a hybrid way of working and being part of the positive impact that we strive to make on people and the planet. We don’t believe in one ‘perfect’ way of doing things. The best solutions emerge when people work together, stay curious and learn from each other. You’ll get responsibility from day one, along with the trust and freedom to make your own choices and contribute your perspective. Purpose ING’s purpose is empowering people to stay a step ahead in life and in business. This purpose guides us in everything we do. Rather than telling our people what to do, we trust them and encourage them to carve out their career in a way that works best for them. We want to enable people to grow in their own way, without being held down. Because doing great things starts by doing your thing. So, are we offering the perfect job? Maybe not. But you might find something better: a place where you can be yourself, keep growing and make an impact through the work you do.