Finance Lead III (Product/Circles) Reporting
Background on what ING is about:
ING Hubs Philippines (ING Hubs PH) is an international part of the ING organization delivering services to many Business Units across the world for both Wholesale Banking and Retail Banking activities. Working for ING Hubs PH means working with the most diverse workforce and where no challenge is the same.
At ING our purpose is to empower people to stay a step ahead in life and business. We believe that sustainable progress is driven by people with the imagination and determination to make a better future for themselves and those around them.
ING is changing what banking is. For you, that means plenty of opportunities for personal growth in a continuously evolving environment. If this is the environment you thrive in, then apply and join us in changing the future of banking!
Job Overview
The Chief Operations Officer (COO) domain builds bridges within ING linking to almost every part of the bank. Its purpose is to drive secure, efficient processes for our customers and colleagues.
ING wants to set up a bank-wide COO organisation that's ready for the future, with scalable, seamless, digital, and resilient operations. To help us achieve this, COO identified three main ways to make the most impact:
Global COO Finance is an independent unit within ING’s COO domain, reporting hierarchically into ING’s Chief Financial Officer and functionally into ING’s Chief Operations Officer.
Global COO Finance (COOF) is accountable for designing the global finance operations and technology strategy (together with ING’s TECH organisation) and optimising productivity and customer satisfaction in Operations to improve operational efficiency. It is accountable for executing ING Finance and COO strategy to evolve towards one global digital bank, is responsible for performance of Operations, the operating model, decisions on sourcing and all relevant regulatory and Risk topics.
The purpose of COOF: We apply our expertise to deliver best-in-class, compliant and future proof services, partnering with our consumers to enable strategic decision making.
Your job is to lead a global team with a related purpose to develop, implement and/or maintain products and services. You have an end-to-end strategic focus around your services and leads your teams in terms of clear prioritization, accountability and capabilities. The Finance Lead III is a position where all elements of a domain come together, the what and the how, with an end-to-end transformation responsibility. You work not only on delivery and on how we run a domain, but also on creating a vision on how we improve our services, how we manage the business value and how we increase collaboration across functions.
You are responsible for the execution of all activities for your domain in Netherlands, ING Hubs and (if applicable) with our SSI partners in India, including risk & control activities to remain in control of risks and keeping the bank safe. You do that by steering teams who work on a specific service by providing them with a strategic direction, by coaching them on the job, defining the product roadmap and by managing stakeholders. The people who work in the teams report to you, which means it is your job to empower them to thrive and perform at their best. You set direction, you help them to develop their craftsmanship and you have continuous conversations about their career development. As a Lead you report hierarchically to the local Head of the Hubs, and functionally to the Global Executive of COOF.
The Reporting areas focuses on all change and operations of the necessary reporting solutions, the teams are grouped into 4 sub domains:
Next to leading one global capability/circle/product yourself, you will take care of a wider group of local employees, local leads, all related to the reporting space.
Key Responsibilities
You deliver change according to project plans, while staying safe, reliable and compliant on your products and services. You are continuously looking for ways to improve, to further optimise the sourcing strategy, and to further drive employee engagement and diversity.
Leadership and Direction - Communicate the actions needed to implement the COOF strategy for your Product; explain the relationship to the broader organization's mission, vision and values; motivate people to commit to these and to doing extraordinary things to achieve local business goals.
Risk Management - Take ownership on risk management and follow the appropriate procedures to assess and mitigate financial risk and non-financial risk while operating business processes, in order to protect the organization from undue risks.
Business planning – Contribute to the development of annual business plans for a your department, ensuring alignment with strategy. Propose business targets and schedule key activities/projects to deliver performance targets.
Data driven products and Service improvements - Develop data-driven analyses to surface new opportunities to differentiate and improve products and user experiences, ensuring consistency across products and services.
Horizon scanning - Explore and develop a detailed understanding of external developments or emerging issues and contribute to the evaluation of their potential impact on, or usefulness to, the organization.
Organisational capability building - Identify the team's individual development needs. Plan and implement actions, including continuing professional development to build their professional capabilities. Coach and mentor the people in your line of responsibility to support the development of the COOF talent pool.
Policies and procedures development - Help develop procedures for an area of the organization, and monitor their implementation.
Regulatory and Compliance Management - Help design and implement regulatory and compliance standards in your scope of responsibility.
Solutions Analysis - Identify and evaluate complex, expertise-led solutions against a range of criteria to find the ones that best meet business needs.
Stakeholder Engagement - Identify and manage stakeholders, finding out their needs/issues/concerns and reacting to these to support the communication of business information and decisions.
Strategy Implementation - Develop tactical plans for optimizing resources and assets being managed within your department
You have a proven track record and the following technical and behavioral skills
You hold a Masters Degree (University / Postgraduate) and have ~6-7 years of experience in area of expertise and relevant experience of planning and managing resources to deliver predetermined objectives (~2-3 years).
For a Product Lead function on GJA17 you also bring previous experience of working in complex environment, dealing with internal and external stakeholders and solid knowledge of managing transformation/change projects (~2-3 years).
Acting as the organisation’s authority in the following technical skill areas:
identifying the solution scope, potential value of the future state, and the changes to the process, products, organization infrastructure, capabilities, and technology necessary to achieve the desired future state.
You master the following key behavioral skills
Tech savvy - Anticipates and adopts innovations in business-building digital and technology applications. Makes learning new technologies a regular part of the

ING is a pioneer in digital banking and on the forefront as one of the most innovative banks in the world. As ING, we have a clear purpose that represents our conviction of people’s potential. We don’t judge, coach, or tell people how to live their lives. However big or small, modest or grand, we empower people and businesses to realise their vision for a better future. We made the promise to make banking frictionless, removing barriers to progress, and make people confident in their financial decisions. As a global bank we have a huge opportunity – and responsibility – to make an impact for the better. We can play a role by financing change, sharing knowledge, and innovating. Being sustainable is in all the choices we make—as a lender, as a partner and through the services we offer our customers