Corporate Development - Consultant

ING is looking for a Senior Consultant in the Corporate Development department.

The Corporate Development function is responsible for driving the strategic growth and expansion of ING. This includes identifying, evaluating, and executing mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and strategic partnerships. The team works closely with senior leadership to enable ING’s “Growing the Difference” strategy. The team provides support on:

• Strategic Growth topics: Identifying and pursuing both organic and inorganic opportunities that align with ING’s strategic vision and enhance its competitive position.
• Value creation: Execute transactions and initiatives that create value for shareholders through synergies, market expansion, operational efficiencies and identifying organic growth opportunities.
• Risk management: Assess and mitigate risks associated with potential transactions and organic growth initiatives to ensure sustainable development
• Integration: Ensure seamless integration of acquired entities and successful implementation of organic growth strategies to maximise value and achieve strategic objectives.

The team

The Corporate Development department consists of ~35 professionals that focus on mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and strategy development for ING.

Roles and responsibilities

This role is a senior consultant position - where you are responsible for analyzing, composing and delivering a detailed solution to a business issue at hand. Senior consultants may also be asked to lead certain efforts, assess and review business segments through various lenses, and communicate your findings in a structured, actionable format to various stakeholders.

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.

An ideal Candidate Profile would have the following qualifications:

• Very strong academic track record, with a university degree (Masters-level required);
• Minimum 3 years of (strategy) experience from a top-tier management consulting firm;
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills - a clear understanding how to link strategy to financial plans; Experience in MS Excel and other data analytics tools is required;
• Ability to utilize research to develop deep insights and drive actionable results (“business sense”);
• Persistent, open and convincing communicator. Able to work effectively with all levels in the organization, including senior management.
• Clear history of success and driving impact.
• Ability to work effectively in teams.
• Demonstrated interest in the Financial Services sector.
• Must be fluent in English. Knowledge of Dutch is advantageous.
• Willing to travel worldwide (although most travel tends to be in the EU)

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
• Personal growth and challenging work with endless possibilities

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.