NL Financial Accounting Data Product Lead

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Your working environment

ING’s strategy is centered around providing a best-in-class experience to its customers, aiming to empower people to stay a step ahead in life and business. Innovation is considered to be a core enabler to accomplish this mission, especially given the fast-changing environment we live in today. From a Finance perspective this means being in control at all times of ING’s financials while making sure that ING continuously adapts to meet the changing and more data oriented regulatory and statutory reporting requirements, and at the same time enabling the achievement of ING business goals in a data driven world.

Finance Domestic Bank is responsible for the financial accounting and reporting of all Retail activities in ING’s home market, with a Balance Sheet of €200 billion and responsible for 40% of ING’s worldwide profit. The Financial Accounting tribe aims at finding the balance between high speed to continuously deliver on all business and finance related changes and an efficient and up-to-standard way of working to process vast data sets according to strict IFRS and ECB rules.

In Finance Information Management, which is part of Financial Accounting Tribe within ING Domestic Bank Netherlands, we enable the delivery of valuable, reliable and high-quality financial information to fulfil ING’s reporting obligations and to support decision making both for Financial Accounting and Finance Business Advice. The data landscape is at the heart of Finance and consists of three products (Finance Data, Financial Accounting Data and Management Accounting Data). The Financial Accounting Data product is the product enabling Financial Accounting to deliver specialized reporting.

Your responsibilities

As a Product Lead – Financial Accounting Data you will:

• Define and continuously evolve the data product vision and roadmap to support NL Finance strategic priorities and obligations.
• Prioritize and manage the product backlog across functional and non‑functional requirements, balancing change and stability.
• Ensure end‑to‑end delivery and reliable operations of the product
• Partner with Finance leadership, data management, business stakeholders, and global finance teams to deliver integrated data solutions to ensure alignment, reuse and consistency in line with NL and Group landscapes.
• Set standards for data delivery, data models and technical data capabilities within your product, ensure compliance with relevant regulation, applicable frameworks and local/ group requirements
• Lead and develop a group of business analysts, with a strong focus on craftsmanship, ownership, talent development and professional growth
• Work closely with Tech and Architects to ensure solutions are scalable, robust and fit for purpose
• Collaborate with other Product Leads to ensure alignment, reuse and consistency in line with NL and Group landscapes.
• Guarantee the product is compliant to all the applicable frameworks (e.g. SOX, GDPD, BCBS 239, DM CS, MS-EUC)

How to succeed

We are looking for a leader who takes ownership and makes things happen; someone passionate about enabling others to succeed and always thinking ahead. You are collaborative, challenge the status quo, and propose creative solutions to complex problems. To be successful in this role, you:

• Demonstrate strong product leadership and operational delivery in a complex environment.
• Communicate effectively, adapting your style and content to diverse audiences while valuing input and opinions.
• Bring strong data functional experience and a comprehensive understanding of the Finance/ Financial Accounting landscape
• Have robust stakeholder management skills, enabling effective collaboration and communication across various teams with the ability to navigate organizational dynamics, policies, and processes with ease
• Demonstrated solid project management abilities to ensure initiatives are delivered efficiently and successfully
• Have in-depth knowledge of data delivery processes, including familiarity with end-to-end data delivery
• Be experienced in conceptualizing and developing Data Products, along with practical involvement in data delivery
• Be tech and AI‑savvy, anticipating and leveraging innovations in data platforms and automation.
• Skilled in prioritization and decision-making, balancing short-term needs with long-term scalability and business value.
• Inspire people, developing talent, building high-performing teams, and fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement.

Rewards and benefits
We want to make sure that it’s possible for you to strike the right balance between your career and your private life. Find out more about our employment conditions.

The benefits of working with us at ING include:

• 25-28 vacation days depending on contract

• Pension scheme

• 13th month salary

• 8% Holiday payment

• Hybrid working

• Personal growth and challenging work with endless possibilities

• An informal working environment with innovative colleagues

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