Management Consultant

Management Consultant

At a glance

Are you interested in structuring problems, providing advice based on data and guiding implementations? Are you a natural problem solver? Do you want the opportunity to deliver concrete results while working on your own personal development? If so, you might be the perfect fit for joining the Platforms & Technology Office Support as a Senior Business Consultant. As a Senior Business Consultant, your primary focus is on advising and challenging our IT leadership. You are (jointly) responsible for the development and implementation of IT-related change initiatives. The Platforms and Technology (P&T) department ensures the availability of the IT systems on which customers and employees rely. Additionally, P&T supports the entire bank by designing new IT solutions, making business information available across the company, facilitating the latest technology and tools, and ensuring that the service quality of all systems and infrastructure meets the high standards of the bank.

Your job

Example projects on what the team is working on are: sustainability in IT, developing a learning & development program for 3000 colleagues or setting up a new Target Operating Model for specific department. You should recognize yourself in the following:

• You enjoy analyzing problems and transforming them into a clear storyline that you can present to stakeholders;
• You bring structure, delegate tasks, and are capable of maintaining an overview and reporting on the progress of a project;
• You organize and facilitate workshops and brainstorming sessions;
• You are capable of analyzing management information and translating it into concrete action plans;
• You are not afraid to ask critical questions and understand that your advice impacts the (internal) client;
• You proactively seek opportunities for improvement;
• You gain energy from working in a young team and serve as a role model for less experienced colleagues.

* Research shows that while male candidates feel confident enough to apply when they meet about 60% of the requirements, female candidates only apply when they tick every box. So if this role has your name on it, but you’re not sure about the criteria, we still want to hear from you.

Working environment

The project that you will be working on are non-IT, however the department you will work from is within IT. Platforms & Technology (P&T) is ABN AMRO's Internal (IT) Service Provider, delivering state-of-the-art IT with optimal technology, user-friendly services, and end-to-end control and oversight. To become a personal bank in a digital age, all departments of Platforms & Technology contribute to laying a future-proof foundation for the IT landscape. P&T is a service-oriented organization that provides IT to ABN AMRO employees and networks with reliable, controlled, business-focused, easily adaptable, and future-proof IT platforms and technologies. These can be accessed via a self-service mechanism and offer a shorter time to market for (new) functionalities. As a Business Consultant, you work for the P&T Office, within the Support team. This is a young and dynamic team that challenges the organization to change and move forward. Opportunities abound for those who see and dare to seize them! You'll be thrown in at the deep end, but there's always a safe place to fall back on.

Your profile

• You have excellent English skills, yet the working language is Dutch;
• Minimum of a Master’s degree from a university (WO);
• At least 5 years of proven work experience with (consultancy) projects;
• You have strong analytical skills and can quickly get to the core of a problem;
• You are change-oriented and energized by complex challenges;
• You excel in stakeholder management and easily connect stakeholders;
• You are pragmatic, solution-oriented, and proactive;
• You have excellent PowerPoint skills and can build a good storyline.

* Research shows that while male candidates feel confident enough to apply when they meet about 60% of the requirements, female candidates only apply when they tick every box. So if this role has your name on it, but you’re not sure about the criteria, we still want to hear from you.

We are offering

At ABN AMRO, we believe in creating an open and safe environment where you can learn, make mistakes, and celebrate successes. We value the exchange of feedback and are committed to your professional and personal growth. Working within P&T, the key enabler of reliable and future-proof IT platforms and technologies at ABN AMRO, ensures that your work is always interesting and dynamic. When you see an opportunity, seize it and make it your own!

• A gross month salary of €4500-6000 (dependent on experience) based on 36-hour workweek (including holiday allowance and benefit budget);
• A benefit budget of 11% of your salary which you can use to purchase items of your choice in the Benefit Shop (e.g. additional holiday hours);

• 5 Weeks of holiday. In addition to the Public Holidays, May 5th and the Friday after Ascension Day are also a day off for the whole bank. You can buy up to 4 additional weeks off using your Benefit Budget;
• 5 Banking for Better days a year which you may use to contribute to social initiatives or personal development or social initiatives;
• €1000,- personal development budget each year. You can save this up to €3000;
• Hybrid working;
• A company card for public transportation. This card allows you to make unlimited use of public transport in the Netherlands (for both business and private purposes), but you can also use different modes of transport (even in a single journey) each with its own allowance. This is called 'pay per use';
• Excellent pension scheme.

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.

“Verandering is de enige constante, en daarvoor moet je blijven leren, ontwikkelen en kijken of dingen anders kunnen.” Ewoud Zanders, Product Owner

“Er zijn altijd nieuwe systemen en technieken die wij kunnen inzetten bij ons werk. We zijn telkens aan het innoveren, daardoor blijf ik mezelf uitdagen.” Aaron Kieboom, Software-ontwikkelaar

“Wiskunde gaat over problemen oplossen met logica, niet over getallen. In mijn werk gaat vooral om het menselijk gedrag achter de cijfers. Dat voorspel ik met de modellen die ik bouw.” Bartjan Happel, IT-engineer (QRM-expert)

“We hebben zo veel technieken en programmeertalen in huis. En we ontwikkelen steeds weer nieuwe producten. Als IT’er kun je bij ABN AMRO onmogelijk vastroesten.” Benthe Hagemeijer, IT engineer Tikkie

“Wereldwijd is ABN AMRO een van de drie grootste clearing-partijen. Toch is ons team niet enorm, dát maakt het zo uniek om hier te werken.” Marcus van Bergen, Software Engineer

“Het idee blijft dat je heel technisch moet zijn voor IT-werk. Toch zie ik dat anders: het is júist een creatief vakgebied.” Manuela Fokkema, Product owner

“De combinatie tussen probleemoplossend denken en technologie vind ik het leukste wat er is.” Robert Lansing, Netwerk Engineer