Tribe Lead Modelling within COO Risk at ING (GJA 21)

ING is looking for a Tribe Lead Modelling within COO Risk. This role is based in the Netherlands and plays a key role in shaping the future of Credit Risk and Financial Risk modelling across the bank.

Job description

As Tribe Lead Modelling within COO Risk, you are responsible for optimizing and supporting the end-to-end implementation of models within the modelling landscape, covering both Credit Risk (CR) and Financial Risk (FR). With a strong platform foundation already in place and a considerable amount of model implementation experience, the Modelling Tribe will aim for optimization of the Model Life Cycle execution, expanding the product offering, and driving a more data- and risk driven way of working.

In this role, you serve as the strategic linking pin between Risk Management, Modelling, Analytics, Data and Implementation - ensuring faster time-to-market of model updates while safeguarding regulatory compliance and model quality. It requires strong leadership, solid knowledge of the Model Life Cycle, and the ability to challenge and steer strategic modelling decisions ensuring models are implementable and aligned with the strategic COO vision.

Work environment

COO Risk sits at the heart of ING’s regulatory and operational risk landscape. We enable the Risk organisation by delivering stable, compliant and future‑proof platforms, processes and insights. Within COO Risk, the Modelling Tribe plays a crucial role in turning risk methodologies into scalable, standardised and implementable solutions for both Group and local stakeholders.

Roles and responsibilities

As a Tribe Lead, we expect you to:

• Define and execute a strategy aligned with ING’s overall objectives, translating it into tangible short‑ and medium‑term deliverables.
• Establish effective operational structures, set clear performance standards, and ensure consistent execution across domains.
• Build on the existing modelling platform foundation by streamlining processes, expanding the product offering, and promoting a more data- and risk driven way of working.
• Strengthen the link with the Analytics domain, including SAS VISTA capabilities and the use of AI within Credit Risk and Financial Risk Modelling including the underlying processes.
• Accelerate the time-to-market of model updates to ensure models remain aligned with regulatory and business developments.
• Leverage on the ALM platform (QRM) by integrating and optimizing the key Financial Risk models related to IRRBB, EVE, NII, CSRBB etc.
• Offering and implementing Model Validation (MV) and Model Development (MD) uniform and standardized solutions on the Modelling tribe owned IT Solutions like Modelling Platform, Mapps, iModel while being a key driver for the models implemented on QRM (ALM models).
• Collaborate with Group and local CROs and COOs to further simplify and streamline the end‑to‑end model implementation process across the modelling landscape.
• Bridge the gap between data, modelling and implementation, ensuring solutions are scalable, executable and sustainable.
• Manage and engage senior stakeholders - including regulators (e.g. ECB), auditors and internal senior management - acting as a trusted sparring partner across all organisational layers.
• Maintain a strong external network, monitor market developments and integrate relevant best practices.
• Attract, develop and retain top talent while fostering a safe, inclusive and high‑performing culture across a global organisation.

How to succeed

We are looking for a leader who takes ownership and delivers results; someone who genuinely wants others to succeed and consistently stays one step ahead. You are naturally collaborative, listen actively and invest in people to achieve shared goals. You challenge the status quo and bring forward creative, well‑structured solutions.

Required skills and experiences

• 10+ years of experience in Banking, including Information Technology, Risk and/or modelling related processes and systems.
• Proven experience with Credit Risk and/or Financial Risk Modelling, including understanding of the Model Life Cycle process.
• Strong understanding of data, analytics and implementation in a complex banking environment.
• Extensive experience within CRO and/or COO domains, gained through a variety of roles.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and steer large‑scale transformation and change initiatives within Risk.
• Extensive experience with senior stakeholder management, including regulators (e.g. ECB), auditors and internal senior management (business lines and group functions).
• Ability to navigate complex organizational landscapes and act as a trusted senior sparring partner.
• Strategic mindset combined with strong hands‑on execution capability.
• Proven experience in developing high‑performing teams and strong people leadership (including coaching and talent development).
• Excellent interpersonal, problem‑solving, and verbal and written communication skills.

We offer you

• Personal growth with many opportunities to develop yourself further and a position in job grade 21.
• A clear purpose, a unique offer and a range of flexible compensation and other benefits: 
• An informal, dynamic environment with innovative colleagues supporting your endeavours 
• A progressive and dynamic way of working, where new ideas are valued ahead of convention and furthermore, within the COO Risk organization you can count on a range of opportunities to invest in your personal and professional growth. 

We want to make sure that it’s possible for you to strike the right balance between your career and your private life and reward our people with a generous benefits offer and employment conditions. We hire smart people like you for your potential. Our biggest expectation is that you’ll stay curious. Keep learning. Take on responsibility. In return, we’ll back you to develop into an even more awesome version of yourself!

Interested?

Apply directly online, click on Apply for this job. Please send your CV and motivation. We are looking forward to your application!

As this position is deemed sensitive, an extensive screening will be conducted by CSI.