Your job

In order to maintain and improve regulatory compliancy and to support strategic Finance and Risk ambitions it is instrumental that the associated change activities are managed in an effective and efficient manner. These change activities are managed via Several large scale programs across the (credit Risk) value chain for which the ultimate responsibility lies with the finance and Risk business grids. The Head of Risk and Finance Strategic and Regulatory change is part of this latter department and is responsible for overseeing and steering the change portfolio on daily basis and to report on the progress, dilemmas and dependencies to senior mgt.

As a head of Risk and Finance Strategic and Regulatory change you are a member of the MT Finance and risk business grids and part of the Leadership Team of the Finance. You will be the Manager of a department exceeding 10-15 FTE existing of seasoned Risk and Finance change managers. You are responsible for multiple large scale change programs, in total over a 1000FTE are allocated to these programs and over 100mln Euro Budget, across the credit risk value chain (i.e. stakeholders are part of Finance, Risk, IT, DM&A, Client Units). You take ownership over the value chain from data collection, data remediation, data integration to integrating the data within our risk reporting, risk models and accounting processes. Accordingly, you present Finance and Risk business grids in Program steering Committees, management teams, and towards business lines and regulators. You have an eye for talent and ability to develop and coach colleagues. You actively promote the activities within Risk and Finance Business Grids inside and outside of the bank, sets the boundaries of what is expected from the teams and coaches the team to realize their operational deliveries.

Your role is to oversee and manage (including budget and cost control) the Strategic and Regulatory Change portfolio of Finance and Risk. This includes amongst others the management of the following programs: (1) Future Model Landscape Program (Return to compliancy plan) (2) Credit Risk Reporting, (3) Finance and risk Solution architecture and roadmap, (4) Sustainable Finance Reporting and Disclosures, (4) Basel III/IV Reporting and Calculation and (5) The established of the Accounting General Ledger. Furthermore you will be responsible for the coordination and execution of any organisational change within the context of Finance and risk business grids. The Head of Risk & Finance Strategic and Regulatory change will be selected on the basis of the following key requirements:

Undisputable leader in the area of Credit Risk with a proven track record in various Change programs (Credit Risk Regulations) which ensures impact at the appropriate senior management level in and outside credit risk;
Effective stakeholder management, capable of combining risk and regulatory perspective with business objectives to come to balanced positions;
Experienced change manager that can hit the ground running from a managerial perspective;
Ability to strategically advise the senior bodies within the bank (Risk MT, Finance MT, GRC, EXBO);
Ability to individually represent the Finance and Risk Business grids towards regulators;
Awareness of the strategy of the Client Units and Risk & Finance and you are familiar with the processes that are carried out within Risk and Finance.

The team enjoys intellectual challenges and “rolling up their sleeves” to get the job done. ABN AMRO offers an open atmosphere, in which mutual feedback leads to continuous improvement. Together with support from business and other stakeholders, we work to realize our ambitions in delivery and innovation.

Working at ABN AMRO means becoming even better at what you do. We understand clients, translate their ambitions into joint success and thus earn their trust. We want our clients to understand our products. This is why we sometimes say 'no' if the risk attached to a product is too great for the client. Serving the client's interests is also a question of offering – and communicating – a transparent range of products. Banking is our business, the world is our challenge.

Your profile

Academic education level, preferably in business administration / economics / Physics / Mathematics.
Over 10 years experience in financial industry, preferably over 5 years experience in a complex change environment focusing on credit processes and regulations
Knowledge of change management, project management and innovation
Proven leadership skills, over 5 years experience in managerial/change mgt role
Strategic view on Credit Risk products and product propositions
Good understanding of data concepts (Data definitions, Data Modelling, Data Mgt Framework)
Intercultural awareness
Vision and understanding of regulatory requirements associated with Credit Risk
Proven networking and internal and external stakeholder management capabilities
Excellent verbal and writing skills in both English and Dutch

Leadership attributes

Encourages and empowers teams to challenge the status quo and experiment;
Leads change, by communicating explicitly what needs to change, why changes are necessary, and what are the desired outcomes;
Being mindful as a leader, knows how to be a role model for the team and adjust communication style to different audiences;
Deals with ambiguity by effectively setting priorities, balancing the short and the long term

Collaborating and Influencing

Engages in a dialogue and wins the hearts and minds of individuals and teams. Invites and uses the opinions and perspectives of others;
Anticipates impact of words and actions, preparing for possible resistance and responding in an appropriate way;
Checks with both sides of a discussion to ensure a common understanding;
Takes initiative to maintain contacts both inside and outside the bank;
Entrepreneurial mindset, focused on results and capable of shaping a path to long-term sustainable growth, even / especially in challenging circumstances

Leading People

Brings a vision and clear strategy, aligned to ABN AMRO's purpose and strategy within the area of responsibility;
Mobilises teams to collaborate, enable execution and get the right results;
Delegates roles thoughtfully to free self to work at a more strategic level;
Encourages and motivates team to establish clear, challenging performance goals and metrics for the year;
Periodically reviews team progress against plans, focuses attention beyond the project to the full year or more