Business Manager, Wholesale Banking (“WB”) ING Italy

Job Description

ING Wholesale Banking (WB) helps large corporate clients and financial institutions by combining teams of sector experts with financial solution specialists to find unique solutions to support their businesses. In line of the ambitious growth plans of WB in Italy, we are recruiting a new Business Managers supporting the Head of Wholesale Banking Italy and his Management Team in executing their strategic roadmap. The Business Manager will report directly to the Head of Wholesale Banking Italy and will play an important role in organizing, steering and monitoring the daily business activities related to the WB’s growth plan.

Key Responsabilities

• Close collaboration with the Head of Wholesale Banking (support in day-to-day business as well as within local and international projects & initiatives)
• Close collaboration with Wholesale Banking Management Team, business, products, support functions, and further stakeholders 
• Support in steering the WB strategic roadmap and growth plan, project management, alignment and execution
• Contact person for various local and international ING stakeholders 
• Frequent preparation of ad hoc analyses and business / project development deep dives 
•  Active support in setting, monitoring and achievement of WB KPIs 
• Preparation of presentations for alignments with ING’s Head Office, ING Italy’s Executive Committee Meetings, external events or meetings with the regulator – in close collaboration with senior management 
• Act as linking pin and bridge builder withing WB, to other business units, global WB functions and with ING Head Office
• Special tasks

Requirements

• have a completed Master's degree, 
• have at least 5-year experience in banking and/or consulting with focus on financial institutions,
• have sound knowledge in Wholesale Banking (including Business, Finance and Risk),
• can act with the necessary sensitivity and at eye level across hierarchies incl. senior management, 
• bring along strong analytical skills together with an affinity for numbers and business drive, 
• are a team player and bring a high level of flexibility and resilience,
• have strong communication skills (verbal and in writing), 
• keep focus and work with a structured approach even under time pressure and have good time management skills in general,
• have very good knowledge of key business apps incl. MS Office (PowerPoint, Word and Excel), and 
• speak fluently English and have good command of business Italian.

Duration: Permanent

 Location: Milan (hybrid)

About ING

ING offers many opportunities to build a diverse and rewarding career. You will be joining an international innovative digital bank, the first in Italy to adopt a fully flexible smart working model, and you will be working in a stimulating environment where you can grow both as an individual and as a professional.

Our purpose - empowering people to stay a step ahead in life and in business - represents our belief in people’s potential. We don’t judge, coach or to tell people how to live their lives. We empower people and businesses to realize their own vision for a better future.

#doyourthing is our brand direction with us each and every day. It is how we articulate our purpose and our promise to make banking frictionless to the world. ‘do your thing’ is about people being free to live the life they want to live, knowing that they will make their world a little better for it.

Do you think you are "a step ahead"? Apply now! 

The benefits of joining ING

In addition to being a part of a great team, working in a fun and innovative environment, we offer:

• Super flexible smart working 
• Competitive base salaries and performance based bonuses 
• Diverse cultures & Innovative mindsets 
• International Environment
• Commitment to sustainability
• Lots of training development opportunities to help you grow
• Lots of moments dedicated to physical and mental well-being
• A special day off when it is your birthday: we call it #doyourbirthday!
• And of course we can’t forget: free water & coffee at the office! 

Our Commitment

Diversity is a fundamental element of our corporate culture, and we are fully committed to creating a safe and inclusive environment, based on mutual respect and the value of diversity, offering equal job opportunities to all qualified candidates.