ESG Business Analyst
Summary
The ESG Business Analyst will manage end-to-end ESG data lifecycles, collaborating with stakeholders to translate regulatory requirements into data solutions using SQL, analytics, and automation tools. This role supports ING's sustainability reporting and strategic initiatives by ensuring data quality and developing reporting methodologies.
Shape the future of sustainable banking
Are you passionate about data, analytics, and sustainability? Do you enjoy solving complex problems, working with stakeholders across multiple countries, and turning regulatory requirements into practical data solutions?
Join our Operational Data Collection & Calculation (ODCC) team and help deliver critical ESG reporting and analytics that support ING's sustainability ambitions and appear in our regulatory disclosures and annual reporting.
As part of a global, highly collaborative team, you will work with colleagues across all locations where ING is present, contributing directly to key ESG programmes and strategic initiatives that influence decision-making across the bank.
What you will be doing
You will be responsible for a broad range of activities related to ESG data, reporting, and process improvement, including:
Collecting, validating, and processing data required for regulatory ESG reporting and sustainability initiatives.
Collaborating with stakeholders from Sustainability, Risk, Finance, Treasury and other teams to understand requirements and translate them into data solutions.
Investigating, analysing, and prototyping calculation methodologies used in ESG reporting and monitoring.
Managing the end-to-end data lifecycle, including requirements gathering, documentation, controls, data quality checks, and operational procedures.
Analysing trends, variances, and data movements between reporting periods to identify risks, anomalies, and improvement opportunities.
Supporting the delivery of reports, dashboards, and data products with a strong focus on quality, accuracy, and traceability.
Contributing to the automation and simplification of manual processes through scripting, analytics, AI, and innovative technologies.
Supporting the transition from tactical solutions towards strategic data and reporting platforms.
How to succeed
We hire smart people like you for your potential. Our biggest expectation is that you’ll stay curious. Keep learning. Take on responsibility. In return, we’ll back you to develop into an even more awesome version of yourself.
Essential
A curious, analytical mind, and readiness to challenge established processes.
5 years for experience working in consulting, banking, sustainability or related field.
+3 years’ experience in data analysis, reporting, business analysis, or data management.
Strong, demonstratable SQL skills and the ability to analyse and manipulate large datasets. Please note, these skills will be tested during the interview process.
+3 years’ experience gathering and documenting business, functional, and data requirements.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
+3 years’ experience in communication with (senior) business and technical stakeholders.
Experience working with data quality controls, reconciliations, and operational processes.
Excellent attention to detail and commitment to delivering high-quality results.
Highly appreciated
Experience with SAS. Please note, these skills will be tested during the interview process if you indicate experience with SAS.
Python programming skills. Please note, these skills will be tested during the interview process if you indicate experience with Python.
Proven experience applying AI, automation, or Large Language Models (LLMs) to improve business processes.
Hands on experience with credit and risk data.
Knowledge of ESG, sustainability, risk, finance, accounting, or regulatory reporting.
Experience working in an international and multidisciplinary environment.
What we offer
A unique opportunity to work on ESG topics that are strategically important for ING and the banking sector.
Contribute to green transformation by tracking ING’s progress in reaching our ESG commitments.
Direct exposure to regulatory reporting, sustainability reporting, and innovative ESG initiatives.
A dynamic, supportive, and highly collaborative team environment.
The possibility to influence how ESG data and reporting are transformed through automation, analytics, and AI.
Meaningful work with visible impact, including contributions to ING's annual report and regulatory disclosures.
If you enjoy combining business understanding, data analytics, stakeholder management, and innovation, we'd love to hear from you.
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
About us
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