Principal Consultant Digital Payments | Strategy Execution & Implementation

We vragen

• 10+ jaar
• Samenwerkingsgerichtheid
• Een ondernemende houding

We bieden

• Een uitgebreid arbeidsvoorwaardenpakket
• Regie op eigen ontwikkeling

Waarom ABN AMRO?

• Bouwen aan de bank van de toekomst
• Een diverse en inclusieve cultuur
• Veel interne doorgroeimogelijkheden

At a glance

Are you a driven project management expert with a background in consulting? Ready to make a tangible impact and elevate your career? 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 Principal Consultants adept at senior stakeholder management and complex project delivery who enjoy taking responsibility for project delivery.

Your job

As a skilled Principal Consultant you will have end to end responsibility for multiple projects/programs within one of our expertise. Your mission: you serve our clients by realizing high quality execution within set time frame and budget.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading projects, developing project plans, and managing all phases of project execution.
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior management (at EXBO -1 level, Extended Leadership Team) and respond to stakeholders and SteerCo.
• Serving the interest of the bank by focusing on the bigger picture and include stakeholders.
• You secure support for strategic changes and projects / programmes, and are responsible for implementing them.
• Within the bank, you are an authority in your own field of expertise related to projects and processes. You enable fellow professionals to enhance their skills.
• You are able to make complex programmes comprehensible and decide on the approach to be taken in projects.
• You focus on the long term. You are regarded as a trusted advisor by your counterparts and do everything possible – both professionally and in the area of the relationship – to ensure that this is the case.
• You advise on highly complex matters that have a major impact on the bank and coordinate how they are dealt with.
• Acting as the primary point of contact for clients and delivering solutions to any challenges that arise.
• Leading a team of consultants and business experts, sharing best practices and acting as a sparring partner for colleagues within SE&I.
• Organizing and chairing meetings between key project stakeholders to ensure continuous alignment and effective decision making.
• Monitoring progress against project timelines and tracking project risks and issues, dependencies on other programmes, business-as-usual activities, and interdependencies between workstreams.
• Reporting project progress and risks to the client.

Working environment

As a Principal Consultant in our Strategy Execution & Implementation department, you'll be part of Digital Payments Consultancy one of the six Consultancy Expertise teams.

What we do?

Within our Digital & Payments Consultancy Expertise, 40+ SE&I consultants help our internal clients grow and solve their most important challenges within change in the area of Digital & Payments. Future-proof (friction-free) payments and online banking is a strategic priority for ABN AMRO. In addition, becoming a personal bank in a digital age requires an Expertise that focuses specifically on the digitization of our organization. Digitisation, automation and personalisation are key concepts.

The services we offer:

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.

Your profile

You’re a strong conceptual thinker and an expert in your area of expertise. You bring a hands-on mentality, a drive to change and improve. As a highly experienced professional, you take an independent approach to your work. You do not shy away from difficult discussions and are familiar with resistance. 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 ~12+ years of relevant work experience, preferably with a background in consultancy.
• Strong analytical and conceptual thinking skills.
• Extensive project/programme management experience, preferably in financial institutions.
• Highly experienced in stakeholder management at senior management level: EXBO -1 level, Extended Leadership Team.
• Experience in- and extensive knowledge of different methodologies, such as Agile and Prince2.
• The ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Professional skills in PowerPoint and Excel.
• Professional working proficiency in English and Dutch is a must.

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. 7.896 – max. Eur. 11.279) is based on a 36-hour work week, including vacation pay and benefit budget. A 40-hour work week is also possible. The actual salary is determined at the time of an offer. This will be based on your knowledge, experience, and potential.
• 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?

Apply now! 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.

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).

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.