Consultant Strategy Execution & Implementation

At a glance

Passionate about consulting and project management? Looking for a role where you can truly make a difference? ABN AMRO Bank's Strategy Execution & Implementation (SE&I) team, our Centre of Expertise for Change, is your next destination. Our team excels in executing and/or lead complex change projects that drive the bank's strategy forward. We're on the lookout for Consultants adept at stakeholder management and project delivery who enjoy taking responsibility for project delivery.

Your job

With you strong stakeholder management skills you are taking responsibility for project delivery. Your mission: together with the project lead, you serve our clients by realizing high quality execution within set time frame and budget.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Participating in projects and/or lead project workstreams, usually at departmental level
• Facilitate the development of project- plans and implementation plans
• You analyse project information, provide insight into the progress made in projects and develop project proposals
• Acting as a point of contact for clients and delivering solutions to challenges that arise
• Organize and contribute to meetings between project stakeholders to ensure continuous alignment and effective decision making

Working environment

As a Consultant in our Strategy Execution & Implementation department, you'll be part of one of the six Consultancy Expertise teams. To be decided where you will be placed, depending on experience. We deliver impactful change projects that contribute to the bank-wide strategy.

The services we offer:
Data & Credits Consultancy: design and implement processes and technology to record customer and credit data attributes, Impact assessment of new credit-related regulations, Design and implementation of new and existing credit-related regulations, RWA reduction projects, Design and implement a future-proof lending journey (e.g. process, way of working and technology).
Digital & Payments Consultancy: Process digitization, Design and implementation of client-facing capabilities, design and implementation of employee-facing capabilities, design and implementation of payment solutions.
Sustainability Consultancy: Change governance design for sustainability-related topics, Impact assessment, design and implementation of Sustainable Finance Regulations (SFR), design and implementation of strategic sustainability initiatives such as the Climate Plan and ESG initiatives, advice on current or future change agendas and support for launching new change initiatives.
Regulatory & Compliance Consultancy: Impact assessments for new regulations, changes to existing regulations or major policy changes, design and implementation of new and existing regulations, compliance transformation, design and implementation of improved and automated processes for life cycle management.
Organizational Change & Growth Consultancy: Management consulting, organisational transformations, integrations after a merger or acquisition, setting up partnerships and dismantling business units.
Sales & Operational Excellence Consultancy: Service model design (non-IT), client segmentation, design and implementation of processes, process optimisation and process mining, business scans, implementation of Lean Management System capabilities.

Your profile

You are a strong analytical and conceptual thinker with a hands-on mentality, a drive to change and improve. As a proactive professional, you take an analytical, independent approach to your work. You have excellent communication skills, are goal-orientated and solution-led. As a result, you are able to optimally manage your stakeholders with a high level of responsibility.

Check your profile:

• A university level education with 2-5+ years of relevant work experience, preferably with a background in consultancy
• Strong analytical and conceptual thinking skills
• Project management experience, preferably in financial institutions
• Experience in stakeholder management
• Experience working with different methodologies, such as Agile and Prince2 is preferred
• The ability to work on multiple priorities simultaneously
• Excellent skills in Power Point and Excel
• Professional working proficiency in English is a must. Proficiency in Dutch is a definite plus

We are offering

Our team is motivated, collaborative, and dedicated to delivering high-quality results. We value innovative thinking, open communication, and a supportive work environment. Located at our Amsterdam head office, your working environment for at least two days a week, you'll occasionally work from our different branches and enjoy the flexibility of hybrid working. Join us and make a real difference at ABN AMRO Bank!

Furthermore:

• The gross monthly salary (min. Eur. 4.446 - max. Eur. 7.303 - grading on different scales depending on the knowledge, experience and the potential you bring / the salary range is broad due to a combined scale; actual placement is determined upon offer) is based on a 36-hour work week, including vacation pay and benefit budget . A 40-hour work week is also possible.
• The Benefit Budget is 11% of your salary. The Benefit Budget allows you to acquire additional employment benefits. If you make no purchases or reservations in the Benefit Shop in a given month, you are paid one twelfth of your Benefit Budget that month.
• Five weeks of vacation per year. You have the option to purchase an additional four weeks per year.
• Personal development Budget of € 1,000 per year, which you can accumulate up to € 3,000.
• Possibility to work from home (in consultation with your team).
• An annual public transport pass with free public transportation throughout the Netherlands.
• An excellent pension scheme.

Interested? ( this can be done until Monday, November 18 )! If you're passionate about project management / consulting, and are looking for an opportunity to make a real impact, we can't wait to hear from you. Join us at Strategy Execution & Implementation, where you'll work on exciting, complex projects and help shape the future of our business.
Feel free to indicate in your cover letter if you have a preference for one or more consultancy teams as described under 'the services we offer'.
You must already reside in the Netherlands to be eligible for this position.

Looking for more information? Please reach out to Arjan Grootswagers, Change Excellence - SE&I (arjan.grootswagers@nl.abnamro.com).

Interview process steps and dates:
1. Peer Interview: Tuesday, December 3 (online via Teams)
2. Business case: Wednesday, December 11 (onsite)
3. Interview with Head of Expertise: Monday, December 16 (onsite)

Equal opportunities for all

The success of our organisation depends on the quality of our people and the ideas that they have. Truly surprising insights and innovative solutions for our clients result from an interplay of cultures, knowledge and experience. Diversity is therefore extremely important to our organisation. To ensure that everyone at ABN AMRO can develop their talents, we encourage an inclusive culture in which all colleagues feel engaged and appreciated.

Disclaimer external recruitment agencies

External recruitment agencies need to have a signed agreement with ABN AMRO BANK N.V., executed by a Talent Acquisition Specialist, when submitting a resume to a vacancy. No unsolicited services or offers, please.

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