Senior Portfolio Management Mortgages

Join NIBC’s Portfolio Management Team in Retail Banking

Are you a seasoned professional with a Master’s degree in Mathematics, Econometrics, or Engineering, and ready to take on a strategic leadership role?

NIBC, known for blending a small bank atmosphere with significant impact in retail banking, is seeking a Senior/Vice President for our Portfolio Management team in Retail Banking.

Why would you want to work for NIBC’s Portfolio Management team?

Portfolio Management is part of NIBC’s mortgage business, which excels in mortgage lending in The Netherlands. We pride ourselves on simplicity and transparency to optimally serve our clients. Our Portfolio Management team plays a crucial role in managing the mortgage portfolio. This includes activities like interest rate risk hedging of the mortgage portfolio, credit risk assessments, funding, reporting, and providing insights to management and the board on NIBC’s mortgage portfolio.

What will you do?

As a Senior/Vice President, you will shape strategic initiatives, participate in or lead cross-functional project teams, and foster the growth and development of junior staff. Your expertise will drive the management of our mortgage portfolio, crucial for maintaining our market-leading position in The Netherlands.

• You'll have a key role in Portfolio Management Mortgages, placing you close to the dynamics of the day-to-day business and leading to a lot of interaction with a wide range of experts.
• Your analytical skills will be put to good use in data requests and modelling, such as forecasting, explanation of results, and quantitative support to (new) business cases. Key examples are the risk profile of our mortgage balance, a crucial role in the market valuation of our mortgage loans, and providing essential information on the spread/margins development.
• Your primary clients will be the Management Team Mortgages and our Executive Board Members. Due to your contributions, they can make strategic decisions. Furthermore, new initiatives are welcomed.
• You will help improve our models both on implementation as well as on methodology. You will work in SQL, Python, PowerBI, and Excel. Due to the introduction of a Cloud Data Platform, you will focus on automation and improved presentation of figures of our current reports and new insights.
• You will act as a mentor to analysts and associates, enhancing their skills and fostering a culture of continuous improvement and professional growth.
• You will work together with experts from various fields on strategic projects important for the strategy of NIBC. Additionally, and specifically for our team, you work in projects with team members from Product Management and Pricing Analytics.

Your team

You'll work in the Portfolio Management Mortgages team, which currently consists of 5 colleagues who work together closely, laugh together, and regularly have social activities like drinks or dinner. The team is ambitious to improve how we work and what we do. Everyone has a technical background such as Mathematics and Econometrics. We are searching for a person who fits in well. As a sub team of a larger group, you will have additional learning opportunities in Pricing Analytics and Product Management, gaining exposure to a wide range of competencies.

NIBC as employer

As a midsize bank with a multicultural working environment that is best described as dynamic and ambitious, we share a forward-thinking, can-do attitude with our employees and clients, which we call our THINK YES mentality. Our corporate values are Professional, Adaptive, Collaborative, and Entrepreneurial. You will have a direct and meaningful impact on both the bank and its clients. By building our company on optimism and mutual trust, and with our THINK YES mentality, NIBC is an enterprising bank that enables ambitions.

Think YES if you…

• Have at least 5 years of relevant work experience in a subset of the following fields: Basel Framework, hedging, pricing, liquidity risk, behavioural modelling, prepayment risk, valuation of mortgages, structuring, and reporting.
• Are fluent in English and Dutch.
• Have a lot of knowledge about how mortgage loans work and are curious to learn aspects you are unknown to.
• Enjoy analysing complex numerical problems.
• Are a flexible team player and can manage ad hoc requests and tight deadlines.
• Like taking initiative, are not afraid to ask questions, and want to develop yourself.
• Have a commercial mindset, like to work together, have a go-getter attitude, and are involved with your team.
• Get excited about helping your colleagues grow in their career.
• Are proficient in Python, SQL, and PowerBI (this is strongly preferred).

What’s in it for you?

NIBC provides an ambitious environment where together we strive to create a fantastic workplace in which you feel safe and challenged to be the best version of yourself. This is in line with our values: Professional, Adaptive, Collaborative, and Entrepreneurial, since you are in the lead of setting the PACE of your career at NIBC. In addition, you receive a competitive salary, plus:

• Several ways to support your development personally and professionally, including a personal development budget, professional budget provided by your manager, and in-house learning offering.
• NIBC embraces the Hybrid way of Working. This means that we support working from home as well as encourage our colleagues to come to the office. NIBC's guideline is to spend at least half of the working time at the office.
• Travel expenses or NS Business Card 1st class.
• 32 vacation days (which do not have to be registered).
• Excellent pension scheme (26% NIBC contribution).
• A voucher to improve your home office.
• The opportunity to take ownership and show initiative in your role. We are always open to new ideas, and encourage you to use your voice.
• The nature of our Grow to Make a Difference program enables you to be in charge of your own development.
• Two staff associations: YoungNIBC and MyLeisure.
• Vitality program, annual company-wide sports & leisure days.
• Monthly internet allowance.
• Laptop and a company phone.
• Excellent facilities at the office (Coffeecorner, Restaurant, Exchange bar).