Senior Business Analyst - Trading Risk Management

An opportunity has become available to become part of the Trading Risk Management (TRM) Rates team department focusing on the automation and process improvement projects impacting TRM Amsterdam. The role of senior Business Analyst will functionally report to the Desk Head of Rates and together with a few other change colleagues you will represent the TRM team.

You will be part of the TRM Rates team that delivers and implements process and system enhancements, but also performs analysis and provides support to other TRM colleagues. The team is part of the FR TRM (Financial Risk – Trading Risk Management) department in Amsterdam. FR TRM is a global department within ING, responsible for product control and market risk management activities.

The core activities of the team are measuring and analysing the day-to-day Profit and Loss (P&L) generated by the trading desk and monitoring and advising on the market risk exposures that are taken in the trading books for FM Amsterdam activities. The team works closely with the Front Office and colleagues in other locations. Next to this, the team is also involved in a variety of regulatory compliance projects and continuous system improvements. You will be expected to work proactively in the team and with stakeholders delivering solutions. Next to this, you will challenge the status quo and continuously look for improvements related to processes and systems.

Roles and responsibilities

The key responsibilities for the role are:

• Review, design and deliver process enhancements to support the team with the purpose of reducing UDAs used by the department.

• Coordinate and manage change/improvements projects by acting a link between Rates AMS and other stakeholders (IT/FO/other TRM departments)

• Analyse complex business problems and propose IT solutions/enhancements.

• Provide clear, timely and effective updates on planning and deliveries.

• Support TRM colleagues during change management and communicate progress.

• Participate actively as to manage QBR processes, i.e., ensuring that TRM requests are prioritised and delivered.

• Monitor and manage continuous process improvements and follow up on outstanding issues.

• Follow up on ad hoc requests.

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.

A colleague with a talent for taking it on and making it happen, enthusiasm for helping others to be successful and a knack for always being a step ahead. In other words, you strive to bring fresh ideas to life and embrace challenges in a fast changing and complex environment. You are a naturally collaborative person who listens and invests in others to achieve common goals. You love to challenge the status quo and are eager to propose creative solutions to problems.

As a Senior Business Analyst, you are/have:

• Master’s degree, preferably in Finance, Maths, Engineering, Econometrics

• At least 5+ years market risk and product control experience

• Good understanding of financial products, value chain processes and proven analytical skills

• Project management experience with ability to manage stakeholders.

• Pro-active, open minded, goal driven personality and the capabilities to optimally function within an agile environment.

• Strong communicator (verbally and in writing) with attention to the overall picture and detail

• A team player who can work independently in a cross-functional and geographically dispersed organisation.

• To be able to understand the TRM perspective in key change projects within the value chain.

• A flexible approach to complex and urgent requests

• To be fluent in English

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?

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

If you want to work at the cutting edge of what’s possible, surrounded by progressive, inspiring and supportive colleagues, there is no better place to invest your talents than at ING. Join us. Apply today.