Head of Coverage III

Your role and work environment:

We are looking for a talented and enthusiastic Head of Energy to join our ING Belgium sectors Team within Wholesale Banking.

The Energy Sector Coverage team partners with wholesale clients across the full global energy value chain—spanning Renewables & Power, Utilities, and Hydrocarbons & New Energies. With teams across APAC, EMEA, and the Americas, we support clients involved in generation, production, processing, transportation and distribution, while also advancing emerging zero‑carbon technologies such as green molecules, CCUS, and long‑duration energy storage.

As Head of Energy Belgium, you will drive the growth and strategic development of ING’s Energy franchise in Belgium. You will manage a high‑performing team of sector bankers and lead client engagement across the full Wholesale Banking product suite, delivering P&L, deepening client relationships, and ensuring seamless collaboration locally and globally with product and other Energy Sector teams.

This role combines business leadership with senior client coverage responsibilities, requiring strong sector insight, commercial acumen, and a commitment to delivering ING’s global Energy strategy locally. You will also ensure alignment with all relevant policies, processes, and risk frameworks while fostering a culture of high performance.

The role will hierarchically report to the Head of Sectors Belgium and functionally to the Regional Head of Energy EMEA.

Your key responsibilities:

• Drive Business Growth: Develop and maintain a clear, forward‑looking strategy for the profitable growth of ING’s Energy Sector business in Belgium. Ensure alignment with local strategy as well as regional and global Energy sector priorities. Represent ING across the market to elevate our brand and capabilities.
• Lead Sector Insight & Opportunity Identification: Stay ahead of industry trends by actively monitoring developments across the Energy sector. Build deep expertise on competitors, products, and macroeconomic drivers, and contribute to broader ING strategic initiatives.
• Originate & Manage Client Relationships: Act as a senior relationship manager, originating and expanding long‑term, profitable partnerships with key Belgium Energy clients ensuring senior level access and recurrent dialogue. Oversee client identification, onboarding, and ongoing relationship management in close collaboration with ING’s product teams (Lending, Transaction Services, Financial Markets, Debt & Equity Capital Markets and Corporate Finance) with the objective of maximizing fee income and cross buy at an early stage.
• Lead the Energy Sector Team: Manage all Energy Sector team members in Belgium, ensuring delivery of key business KPIs—including financial, strategy, client, risk and ESG.
• Develop High‑Performing Talent: Provide ongoing coaching, guidance, and mentorship to build a culture of high performance and support the professional development of the team.
• Knowledge sharing and Collaboration: Develop and coordinate knowledge sharing and cross-fertilization within the Energy platform and across the other Sectors and Product teams within WB Belgium.
• Uphold Governance & Compliance: Implement ING’s global commercial and risk appetite for the Energy Sector, as applicable to the Belgian energy market.
• Disciplined Risk Stewardship: Strategically manage the Sector’s risk exposure portfolio and maintain a strong credit culture within the team. 
• Proactive Stakeholder Management: Working in a matrix organization, proactively engage with stakeholders, driving alignment to support business objectives.

What are we looking for?

Want to know if this job is made for you? These are some of the qualities that we value the most for this role. And if the shoe fits… don’t hesitate to apply!

• Minimum of 15 years of relevant banking / energy industry experience
• Degree in Economics / Mathematics / Engineering / Finance / Accounting
• C-suite client contacts and professional relationships in the Energy sector
• Experience in working with clients in the Energy sector in Belgium and/or globally, with a strong track record in origination, structuring/execution and client management
• Strong commercial acumen, leadership, communication, and presentation skills with proven experience in structuring, credit and deal execution. Strong track record in delivering and cross-selling an entire suite of wholesale banking products
• A proven team manager with strong interpersonal, communication, project and time management skills; team builder
• Advocate for change
• Experienced working in a matrix organization and well-versed in stakeholder management
• Motivated, a commitment to excellence and having a “can do” attitude
• Fluent in English, both verbally and written while Belgium/French is a plus.