The essence of the Retail Banking Talent Programme

Become one of our future leaders

Banking is part of everyone’s daily life. So from personal experience you know what we do. But now we are inviting you to share your ideas that can bring Retail Banking to the next level.

The five-year Retail Banking Leadership Programme is a unique chance to become one of our future leaders. What will the future bring? Will mobile phone banking become the next big thing? Will internet entirely replace traditional banking offices? We serve millions of customers, so the decisions you make have ample impact and involve a high level of empathy. It is your challenge to make financial services appealing and easy to deal with. In an international, dynamic and complex playing field you will aim for innovative and customer-oriented solutions that add value to the business as well.

The tailor-made programme will start with an orientation phase of 12 to 18 months. Through challenging (international) projects and a group assignment you will find out which field suits you best. In the next three to four years you will increase your knowledge, skills and network in two different Retail positions. With enough rope to develop your vision and skills, career-wise you will go full speed ahead. Soon, you might be the one designing our future.

If this sounds like your kind of career opportunity, then we invite you to:

apply directly
read the selection procedure
or contact your recruiter to find out more

The RBLP in a nutshell

Unique curriculum to become one of our Retail leaders
ING Retail Board is personally involved in selection process of successors
International, complex and dynamic work field
Challenging, high-impact assignments, both on an individual and group level
Opportunity to do a six-month project abroad
Mentor on an executive level
Unique leadership training at The Baak

What will you do?

The Retail Banking Leadership Programme is all about becoming one of our future leaders in the Retail field. To reach your goals quickly, we will facilitate personal and professional growth in three steps:

Project phase

First you will need to find out which field suits you best. During an orientation phase of 12 to 18 months you will work on two or three challenging projects. One of them might take you abroad for six months.

A good example of a project in this phase is a Change Management project, which focused on the introduction of the Postbank Car Insurance (now rebranded to ING).

Besides these individual projects you get the opportunity to catch the eye of the people at the top. Together with fellow trainees you work on a high-impact, six-month group assignment, personally initiated by one of our Retail board members. On a weekly basis you motivate and inspire each other while learning from practise. Of course there will be ample of room to focus on your own specific needs according to your development and you will improve your leadership competences during several training sessions at The Baak.

First position

In the next phase of around two years you will start your first position. Based in the Netherlands, you will gain more experience in your field of choice and increase your knowledge, skills and network. Depending on your abilities and interests, you will become a:

Product Manager
Formula Manager
Team Leader
Project Manager

Second position

Once your skill set has grown, you will enter the third phase. This is the time to leave a larger footprint within Retail. You will develop yourself further for another two years in a second position with increased responsibility, for example as a:

Your placement could be in the Netherlands or abroad.

Although you will be on a fast track, you will stay in control of your career. You will decide the goals to aim for; we offer ample development opportunities to match your ambitions.

Interested?

apply directly
read the selection procedure
or contact your recruiter to find out more

Your development. Our promise.

We believe in facilitating talent rather than leading people by the hand. Many chances for development will come along, so showing initiative will certainly pay off.

Orientation & Retail introduction

You will start with an extensive welcome programme to familiarise yourself with ING. Furthermore, you will master a number of fundamental skills related to presentation, positioning, communication, influence and project management. On top of that, you will learn everything you need about Retail. Through several network events you will be able to build your network and share your experiences with fellow trainees.

Leadership programme

The leadership curriculum will help you grow as a leader. The plenary part about general leadership topics is aimed at your entire year group. During your first group assignment your follow several training sessions at The Baak, focussing on two competencies of the ING Leadership Profile: ‘collaboration’ and ‘achieves results through execution’. From then on, each year you focus on two other competencies. On a personal level you will get unique business assignments that will bring your leadership skills to an even higher level.

Job-specific

The job-specific programme will provide on demand job-specific knowledge and skills. You will get the opportunity to participate in educational programmes that have a fit with your development needs.

Guidance

You will benefit from active personal guidance and on-the-job coaching from your career officer from Human Resources and your first line managers. Together you will make an annual tailor-made plan of your learning activities and future career steps. And what’s more, you will get a personal mentor on an executive level, who will be your sparring partner on the challenges you run into.

ING International Graduate Programme

On top of this, you will get the chance to participate in the supplementing ING International Graduate Programme. This four-year challenge adds extra value to your career development by expanding your knowledge and international network and boosting your leadership skills.

Interested?