Consultant at Corporate Development

ING is looking for an experienced 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 approximately 35 professionals focused 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 across strategic or M&A topics.

• Analyse business issues and develop detailed solutions.

• Compose and deliver structured recommendations to stakeholders.

• Assess and review business segments through various lenses.

• Communicate findings in a structured and actionable format.

• Lead selected efforts and workstreams, where required.

• Support strategic growth, value creation, risk management, and integration initiatives across ING.

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.

• Very strong academic track record, with a university degree (Masters-level required).

• Minimum 2 years’ experience in a Corporate Development role.

• Minimum 3 years of strategy experience from a top-tier management consulting firm.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including a clear understanding of how to link strategy to financial plans.

• Experience in MS Excel and other data analytics tools.

• Ability to utilise research to develop deep insights and drive actionable results.

• Persistent, open and convincing communicator.

• Ability to work effectively with all levels in the organisation, including senior management.

• Clear history of success and driving impact.

• Ability to work effectively in teams.

• Demonstrated interest in the Financial Services sector.

• Fluency in English; knowledge of Dutch is advantageous.

• Willingness to travel worldwide, although most travel tends to be within 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. 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

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