ING

About the Company

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

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Company Name

ING

Job Title

Quant Trader - Fixed Income

Job Description

Department Overview:

The Financial Markets (FM) landscape is rapidly going through a process of digitisation, at the core of which is eTrading. eTrading at ING covers all products traded in ING FM. These span from the very liquid and electronic products (cash equities, futures, commodities and FX), Fixed Income products (corporate and government bonds) which are in the process of becoming electronic due to balance sheet reduction and regulation, to the less liquid and less electronic derivative products. Data is core to eTrading and eTrading also covers the data and business intelligence strategy.

Fixed income eTrading sits inside financial markets trading and comprises of a team of developers and quants.

Experience/Knowledge

Essential:

Minimum of 3 years’ experience developing algorithms
Having personally developed algorithms running in production
Strong research and analysis skills (Python)
Flexibility in development technologies. Expected to work with different technologies and languages (KDB, Proprietary Software, Java)
Experience with q/KDB+

Desirable:

Experience with Broadway technology;
Strong development skills (Java)

Main Duties And Responsibilities Of Role:

The Quant will be part of the Fixed Income eTrading team and will be responsible for creating the new generation of algorithms and pricing logic at ING.

Career Potential

Strong exposure to trading teams in London but also other global FM trading locations
Exposure to other global ING eTrading teams
Scope for career progression within eTrading and trading functions
Lead INGs client execution team

Candidate Profile

Qualification/Education

Essential:

MSc in quantitative subject

Desirable:

PhD in quantitative subject.

Personal Competencies

Essential:

Hands-on mentality;
Ability to deliver without supervision;
Creative learning and thinking, passion for technology;
Proactive behaviour and perpetual energy and drive to improve performance;
Challenger of the status quo, always striving to do things more efficiently and effectively;
Genuine team player.

Desirable:

Customer and product focus;
Clear, concise and transparent communicator.

ING’s purpose is ‘Empowering people to stay a step ahead in life and in business’. Every ING colleague is given the opportunity to contribute to that vision. We champion self-reliance and foster a collaborative and innovative culture. The Orange Code is our global manifesto for how we stay true to our purpose and our tradition of reinvention and empowerment. It is made up of ING Values (we are honest; we are prudent; we are responsible) and ING Behaviours: (you take it on and make it happen; you help others to be successful; you are always a step ahead)

For us, success will only be achieved if we act with Integrity.

Some companies see diversity as a box to be ticked. We see it as fundamental to our success and we encourage a proper work/life balance. At ING, you will be judged on your performance in line with the Orange Code. And that’s a promise.

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In order to operate ING’s recruitment process, we will collect and store personal data you provide. Please request the privacy notice should you wish to understand how ING uses and protects this information.

, ING Bank

London, United Kingdom

On site

26-02-2025

Company Name

ING

Job Title

Financial Markets DevOps Engineer

Job Description

ING is a family friendly organization offering a flexible, hybrid working environment. The successful candidate will be required to be office based for a minimum of 2 days per week.

Department Overview
The Financial Markets (FM) & Group Treasury (GT) Investing department is responsible for the design, modification and maintenance of the Financial Markets systems used in the Wholesale Banking domain for securities financing, cash equity trading, equity derivatives trading and commodities trading. The business is active in the UK and across Europe, Americas and Asia. The department is situated in London and is part of the Financials Markets & Group Treasury Tribe (in Amsterdam).

Role Overview
As part of the GSF digitalisation strategy, we are building on our existing relationship with SaaS solution supplier (Pirum Systems) to implement a new service supporting front-to-back cross-asset margin, collateral and inventory management and optimization. We are seeking an engineer to join the Global Securities Finance (“GSF”) IT team within ING Financial Markets.

Candidate Profile

Qualification/Education
Essential
Bachelor’s degree in computer science or Strong IT background

Experience/Knowledge
Essential:
3 -5+ years of experience in an Ops or DevOps role within IT within Financial Markets.
Good knowledge of Financial Markets and supporting platforms.
Performing IT Ops activities for banking applications.
Supporting vendor-built applications.
Developing automation scripts.
Managing IT risk controls for applications in banking.
Databases (SQL, Sybase) and data structures.
Working knowledge of operating systems, scheduling and system monitoring.
Ability to build and maintain positive relationships with customers and suppliers.

Desirable
Power Bi experience
Agile methodology
SQL query skills
MQ messaging
Certificate management

Main Duties And Responsibilities Of Role
You will collaborate closely with the project manager and colleagues to implement the new solution. You will be a key contributor to the project where you will be expected to:
Establish technical ownership of the existing Pirum post-trade and collateral management services
Collaborate with the vendor and ING architects to define and implement a secure and robust technical architecture for the new service
Collaborate with the vendor and other IT colleagues to define and implement messaging for the delivery of inventory data
Define and implement the operational control model
Be the default point of contact for all IT Ops project deliverables
Be the technical point of contact for all IT Risk project deliverables, working in conjunction with specialist IT risk team in Romania

Once the project is delivered you will own the technical relationship with the vendor, being their recognised point of contact for all technical matters and participating actively in ongoing “business as usual” activities such as product enhancements and service review meetings.

You are an experienced IT Ops engineer with good knowledge of IT systems used in the financial markets domain, their related infrastructure, and the IT risk controls that surround them, and are recognized as subject matter expert by both IT and business stakeholders. Responsible for functional and technical support of IT systems, ranging from a legacy software system hosted in traditional data centres to solutions running in the cloud. Very good at performing IT service management, at ensuring IT reliability and at automating operational controls around our applications as much as possible. You are a primary contact for IT risk related activities.

Your Day-To-Day
Work with Asset Owner, IT Custodian and their advisors to ensure projects are completed in timely manner when new risk initiatives are introduced.
Contribute to change management responsibilities for projects, upgrades and small enhancements for the applications.
Assist with functional specifications for change requests towards vendors and testing release stories.
Take ownership of issues and improvements, seeing them through to completion, providing comprehensive handover as required.
Work in an Agile/Scrum way as part of a squad, following the backlog prioritized by a Product Owner. You demo the results of your work to other colleagues and the stakeholders.
Deal with incidents and requests raised by end users, performing incident and problem management according to ING’s policies.
Ensure the IT Risk Management tooling is updated with accurate and up-to-date evidence for our applications.
Contribute to multiple life cycle management tasks of our applications, e.g. patching our servers from development through to production environments.
Perform the annual disaster recovery, security and BCP testing – completing intakes, coordinating team and sign off.
Apply continuous delivery and continuous integration best practices.
Demonstrate the ability to operate independently, proactively and diligently on the assigned tasks to complete them on-time and right-first-time to the satisfaction of the Product Owner and stakeholders. Furthermore, you demonstrate a history of continuous improvement, personal development, and outstanding team contribution.

Team Specifications
The team is based in London, with colleagues in Poland and Romania providing Platform and IT Risk Management support. The team provides DevOps services for multiple in-house and vendor supplied applications servicing the Securities Finance and Equity Repo trading activities of the GSF business.

Career Potential
ING is a large, multinational company that operates in numerous markets offering a large product portfolio. Employees are encouraged to develop themselves such that they are able not only to pursue the opportunities that arise from time to time but to actively identify and create new opportunities. For Ops engineers you are empowered to learn the best practices and keep your craftmanship skills up to date. You will be coached on enhancing your skills based on the Dreyfus principals.

Personal Competencies
Strong communicator and able to work in a deadline-oriented environment.
You are naturally curious and have an analytical mind-set.
You are a team player who can share knowledge and provide assistance where necessary.
Professional proficiency in the English language and an ability to work in an international environment.
Eager to learn new things.
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NG’s purpose is ‘Empowering people to stay a step ahead in life and in business’. Every ING colleague is given the opportunity to contribute to that vision. We champion self-reliance and foster a collaborative and innovative culture. The Orange Code is our global manifesto for how we stay true to our purpose and our tradition of reinvention and empowerment. It is made up of ING Values (we are honest; we are prudent; we are responsible) and ING Behaviours: (you take it on and make it happen; you help others to be successful; you are always a step ahead)
For us, success will only be achieved if...

London, United Kingdom

Hybrid

12-03-2025

Company Name

ING

Job Title

Portfolio Management - Analyst

Job Description

ING is a family friendly organisation, offering a flexible hybrid working pattern. Portfolio Managers are required to be office based a minimum of 3 days per week.

Department Overview

The Sectors Portfolio Management (PM) team aims to be the ‘center of excellence’ for the in-life management of ING’s lending exposures to multiple sectors. It is a front office team that covers all activities post the initial funding to the final repayment of a lending transaction.
Monitors the performance of all sector-driven lending transactions in the UK and respond to requests from the client including facility extensions, amendments and waivers (plus other ad hoc requests).
The position involves contact with clients, other banks, legal advisors and frequent cooperation with internal departments such as Credit Risk Management, Legal and Deal Execution.
The Sectors PM team is looking to hire a portfolio management associate specializing in Shipping Finance but you will also be exposed to and expected to work with other sectors in which ING London specialises.

Candidate Profile

Qualification/Education

Essential: Degree level education
Desirable: CFA or similar

Experience/Knowledge

Essential

Minimum 2 years of relevant experience in a lending role
Strong financial and credit analysis capabilities
Strong financial modelling capabilities
Understanding of risks and ability to assess potential mitigants
General knowledge of legal documentation and transaction structuring
Strong credit background in structured finance / cash-flow based lending.
Proficient in MS Excel and Word

Desirable

Shipping Finance experience

Main Duties And Responsibilities Of Role

You will manage a portfolio of Shipping Finance loans working closely with senior colleagues and other stakeholders.
In line with the Bank’s policies and objectives, you will provide file analysis and monitoring (including periodic covenant management, identification and resolution of early warning signals and risk rating reviews) and will be responsible for delivering high quality reviews of the Borrowers in your portfolio. This will include, but is not limited to, market updates on the client and sector it operates, compliance checks, performance updates received from the client, ESG analysis and review of financial information/models.
For credit modifications (amendments/waivers) or refinancing's within your portfolio, you will work alongside senior colleagues to deliver these in line with internal credit risk timeframes and client deadlines. This may also involve reviewing legal documentation for accuracy, internal compliance and commercial risk mitigation, alongside ING’s in-house legal teams.
You will also deliver reports required by colleagues in credit risk management, internal / external auditors as well as the Bank’s regulators.
As a front office department, PM collaborates closely with origination colleagues and product specialists to ensure a seamless client experience.
You will maintain relationships and liaise with internal functions such as Credit Risk, Operations and where necessary Global Credit Restructuring.
You will be responsible for the acceptance of new transactions into your portfolio and management of offboarding or handover of files when appropriate
Where necessary and appropriate you will participate in discussions with borrowers, advisors and facility agents

Personal Competencies

Excellent presentation and communication skills
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment with multiple competing priorities and tight deadlines
Committed and entrepreneurial individual who is prepared to learn about new industry sectors
Self-motivated, positive attitude and professional demeanour

ING’s purpose is ‘Empowering people to stay a step ahead in life and in business’. Every ING colleague is given the opportunity to contribute to that vision. We champion self-reliance and foster a collaborative and innovative culture. The Orange Code is our global manifesto for how we stay true to our purpose and our tradition of reinvention and empowerment. It is made up of ING Values (we are honest; we are prudent; we are responsible) and ING Behaviours: (you take it on and make it happen; you help others to be successful; you are always a step ahead)

For us, success will only be achieved if we act with Integrity.

Some companies see diversity as a box to be ticked. We see it as fundamental to our success and we encourage a proper work/life balance. At ING, you will be judged on your performance in line with the Orange Code. And that’s a promise.

ING Privacy Notice

In order to operate ING’s recruitment process, we will collect and store personal data you provide. Please request the privacy statement should you wish to understand how ING UK uses and protects this information. You can visit our website for more information.

, ING Bank

London, United Kingdom

Hybrid

12-03-2025