ECAPS Business Analyst recruitment
Introduction:
With ING’s Banking and Insurance/Investment Management businesses splitting into stand-alone companies, Insurance/IM is currently setting up international headquarters in Amsterdam. ING’s Insurance and Investment Management business currently employs over 30,000 people and operates in around 30 countries with leading positions in insurance, retirement planning and investment management in both mature and developing markets. Next step will be to prepare for a Europe-led IPO with strong growth positions in developing markets and a US-focused IPO; while continuing to seek new ways to give our customers more control over their financial life.
ING is currently recruiting to fulfill key positions in the new Insurance/IM head office. Candidates applying for these positions will be expected to perform well under pressure and in a context of continuous change. Working towards a new brand and an IPO clearly creates unique opportunities for people that don’t scare away from taking initiative and ownership and go for team results and big impact. What we offer is can-do culture that encourages initiative, integrity and empathy with what matters most to our customers.
Your main responsibilities:
As a Business Analyst, your key responsibilities will be to build strong relationships with ECAPS’s stakeholders; you will be in charge of analyzing and translating (complex) business requirements and user wishes into functional design documents. As the business partner of the stakeholders, you are “the bridge” to the ECAPS Team. You understand the drivers of our stakeholders, and are able to challenge them on the necessity, desirability and priority. As a Business Analyst, you work closely with the Project Managers and project team members during the full project life cycle, including development and test activities. Effective communication between all involved and relevant parties is crucial.
Your experience skills:
• Relevant Master degree, preferable in Econometrics, Mathematics or Business Administration
• A minimum of 3 years relevant experience as a Business Analyst, preferably in a consulting role in an international insurance environment
• Project experience with developing, designing and delivering of (financial) applications
• Working knowledge of Solvency II and/or risk-modeling
• Knowledge of and experience with Algo and Second Floor is a plus
• Experience in a business partner role towards stakeholders
• Experience supporting application development and writing functional designs
• Ability to understand and translate business requirements into project proposals
• Good understanding of the Insurance industry; experience in Risk or investment management is a plus
• General knowledge of financial instruments/ products and (Insurance) Risk Management
• Excellent skills in MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Fluent in English
• Highly analytical, able to quickly grasp complex problems
Mentality to get things done
Flexible, capable of working under pressure in a changing environment
Communicative, capable of digesting/transferring information from/to different levels of professionals and business disciplines
• Can create a team spirit, but also able to work autonomously
• Ability to work in cross functional teams in an international environment
Strong in building long-term relationships with business
• Dynamic, open minded, energetic and resilient
Your team challenge:
ECAPS is a cutting-edge market risk management system used by Corporate Risk Management and the insurance business units of ING Insurance worldwide. ECAPS was awarded the prestigious Banking Finance ICT Innovation Award in 2007. ECAPS uses replicating portfolios to value the insurance liabilities and calculate the AFR and Economic Capital.
The ECAPS team consists of highly qualified Risk Analysts, Business Analysts, System Engineers and Project Managers.
The Business Analysts and Project Managers are the “business partners” representing ECAPS towards Business units, Regional offices, Regulators etc. In conversation with all stakeholders, requirements will be defined and translated into project deliverable documents or change requests.
We offer you:
• A challenging and interesting position in an international Insurance/IM company
• A full time position
• Salary and job grade is 11 – 12 (depending on experience and future responsibilities)
• Work location is Amsterdam