Junior Consultant - Lending Process & Tool Optimization

Are you passionate about transformation, optimization, and innovation in the lending domain? Do you aspire to make a significant impact on the client journey and spearhead continuous improvement in credit and collateral processes and tools? Do you thrive in a dynamic environment and excel at navigating complex stakeholder landscapes? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you! Join our Credit Process Management team to optimize and innovate lending processes and tools.

About Us

Credit Process Management is a new team within the 1st line of defense in Financing Solutions (FS). FS is responsible for our customers' end-to-end credit journey. FS offers customers from all customer segments the most suitable credit solution, either through standard or tailor-made financing solutions in various sectors.

The Credit Process Management team plays a critical role in the continuous improvement of credit and collateral processes and tools, including the implementation of regulatory changes outside IT. This involves simplification, innovation, AI, and outsourcing. The team aims to enhance the client journey and contribute to a better working environment for the Lending and Lending Support teams through process and tool optimization.

Your Role

In this role, you will coordinate initiatives focused on change, innovation, and optimization within the lending domain across FS. Your work will enhance front-office efficiency and the overall client experience by continuously improving credit and collateral tools and processes. We seek someone passionate about innovation, committed to continuous improvement, and knowledgeable about the lending domain to develop and implement strategies for process and tool enhancements.

Key Responsibilities:

Change Management:

Implement change management strategies to support lending process and tool optimization and regulatory changes from a content perspective.

Stakeholder Engagement and Communication:

Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to align implementation efforts with business goals and regulatory requirements.

Project Planning and Execution:

• Execute comprehensive implementation plans for regulatory change and optimisation initiatives within the lending domain.
• Coordinate project timelines, resources, and deliverables to ensure successful implementation.
• Maintain strong PMO standards combined with in-depth knowledge of the lending domain.

Monitoring and Reporting:

• Track the progress of implementation activities and provide regular status updates.
• Identify and address any issues or obstacles that arise during implementation.

Your Profile

The ideal candidate will possess a strong background in lending, with a proven track record of coordinating optimization change initiatives. Exceptional communication skills are essential, along with strong execution capacity.

• A Master's degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration, or related fields.
• Knowledge of lending products, systems, and work processes.
• Affinity with simplification, automation, and artificial intelligence.
• Stakeholder management skills.
• Analytical skills and the ability to perform detailed analyses.
• Creative problem-solving skills to develop effective solutions that comply with regulations.
• Adaptability to the evolving landscape of financial regulations.
• Keen attention to detail for compliance and accuracy.
• Ability to collaborate across departments and organizations.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral.
• Professional working proficiency in English and Dutch.

We Offer

• The gross monthly salary is based on a 36-hour work week, including vacation pay and benefit budget.
• The Benefit Budget is 11% of your salary, allowing you to acquire additional employment benefits.
• Five weeks of vacation per year, with the option to purchase an additional four weeks per year.
• A Personal Development Budget of €1,000 per year, which can accumulate up to €3,000.
• Possibility to work from home (in consultation with your team and depending on your position).
• An annual public transport pass with free public transportation throughout the Netherlands.
• An excellent pension scheme.

Interested?

Join us and be part of a team committed to driving optimization and excellence in the lending domain!

If you have any questions after reading this vacancy, please get in touch with Anna Zimina (Head of Credit Process Management) via anna.zimina@nl.abnamro.com. Please submit your motivation letter and CV in English. We look forward to hearing from you.

Equal Opportunities for All

The success of our organization depends on the quality of our people and the ideas 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 organization. To ensure that everyone at ABN AMRO can develop their talents, we encourage an inclusive culture where all colleagues feel engaged and appreciated.