Lead Financial Markets Data Management

Your work environment

Financial Markets (FM) is the Bank’s gateway to the professional markets around the world. Our primary function is to service the needs of ING’s clients with products, services and guidance. FM aims to be a significant player in our market leader and challenger markets, with an additional presence in all the major international markets and specialist expertise in selected emerging markets and products. The Dealingroom is a very dynamic and hectic place to work, with around 350 colleagues.

The Opportunity 

FM Data Management is responsible for designing, driving, and implementing a strategy, model and platform to ensure effective data management in Financial Markets. It is structured around primary and foundational capabilities. These capabilities ensure governance implementation, definitions, policies and processes, quality, organizational structure, data architecture & delivery, protection of personal data, security, and sustained awareness addressing FM managements requirements and targets. 

The team 

As the Lead FM Data Management, you will use your knowledge of data management to develop and improve the data management capabilities for the global FM Data Domain and assist FM management with the implementation and embedding of the data management capabilities to ensure that FM data is managed according to standards. 

FM Data Management is part of the CoE Regulatory within Financial Markets and is responsible for designing, driving, and implementing a strategy, model and platform to ensure effective data management. It is structured around primary and foundational capabilities. We work closely with the FM Tribe, FM front office and the WB Data Management and ING Group Data management organization. 

The CoE is currently organized around 3 expertise's: 

1. Regulatory (Outlook, advice including external advocacy, and implementation) 

2. Non-Financial Risk and Control 

3. Data management 

Your role

As the lead of FM Data Management, you will be responsible for managing and developing the data management capabilities for the global FM Data Domain and on behalf of FM management ensure that FM data is managed according to standards.

• Functionally manage a team of 2 Data Management experts
• Represent FM data interests within WB and ING group
• Manage and control data risk for global FM data landscape
• Addressing complex DQ issues and regulatory findings through stakeholder management 
• Participating in strategic data quality initiatives 
• Building a culture of data craftmanship and quality improvement 

Your key responsibilities

• You are a good communicator, fluent in English (written and spoken) with strong stakeholder management skills
• You have a strong background in data management
• You have a deep understanding of Financial Markets products and systems
• You have excellent analytical skills and get energy from translating standards and policies into operating models and executable plans
• You take responsibility to get the work done
• You are able to handle multiple projects at the same time involving different stakeholders and focus on achieving results
• You are a naturally collaborative person, who listens and invests in others to achieve common goals and at the same time pushes, where needed, to break through existing routines
• You have a critical mind-set with respect to what is requested and delivered.
• You are a hands-on type of person and have a structured way of working
• You easily adapt to a new environment

Who are we looking for?

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 Lead FM Data Management you will also need:

• At least 10-15 years of experience in Wholesale Banking and Financial Markets or Data Management
• Experience in managing professionals and excellent people management skills
• You have a good understanding of ING Data Management policies and control standards (ING DM PCS, ING Data Protection (GPDP))
• Project management experience 
• Actively keep up your professional knowledge and translate external trends into applicable knowledge 

Rewards & 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 here:

The benefits of working with us at ING include: 

• A salary tailored to your qualities and experience
• 36 or 40 hour workweek
• Individual leave: 24+2 individual holiday days based on 36 hr workweek
• Diversity leave: 3 days per year (1,5 paid, 1,5 unpaid)
• CSR days: up to 2 days per year to actively engage in society by volunteering
• 13th month salary
• 8% Holiday payment
• Individual Savings Contribution (BIS), 3.5% of your gross annual salary
• Mobility card
• Attractive pension scheme
• Hybrid working to blend home working for focus and office working for collaboration and co-creation

Want to apply directly?

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

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 and apply today!