Senior Vice President, Commercial & Executive Lead - Sectors

About the role

As the Commercial & Executive Lead of the Sectors Americas organization, you will act as a trusted advisor to the Head of Sectors Americas. Your remit is to enable and facilitate execution of the region's strategic vision and strengthen commercial discipline and decision-making quality. The role sits at the intersection of strategy, analytics, governance, operations and execution, ensuring that management priorities translate into timely, well‑informed decisions and measurable business outcomes. The ideal candidate will be an independent thinker and a self-starter. This key role will be responsible for initiating and driving strategic aims aligned with the global Sectors and WB strategy, partnering on efforts and special projects with Sectors' Digital & Transformation Lead, fostering commercial discipline, tracking key performance metrics and helping to drive the region's continued growth and profitability. Lead will engage with stakeholders across all of the region's business lines, gaining broad exposure and an inside view of how management, strategy, analytics and change initiatives come together to support our clients and teams. About the department: Sectors is responsible for ING's client organization and resides within the Wholesale Bank. Sector teams own end‑to‑end responsibility for client strategy, coverage, credit origination, and capital allocation within their industries, combining deep sector expertise with differentiating idea generation and product execution. The Sectors-based model is designed to drive risk‑adjusted returns, disciplined balance‑sheet usage and consistent global client treatment, while working closely with product partners from Lending, Trade Services, Financial Markets and Capital Markets & Advisory. Sectors business lines consist of: Financial Institutions, Sustainable Solutions Group & Transition Accelerator, Energy (Hydrocarbons and New Energy; Renewables and Power), Real Estate Finance and Infrastructure, Commodities, Food & Agriculture, Technology, Media, Telecom & Healthcare, and Corporate Sector Coverage.

Responsibilities

• Act as a strategic advisor to the Head of Sectors Americas: establish priorities, proactively surface key and emergent themes, risks, opportunities and support decision-making on the region's highest‑impact topics.
• Lead the Executive Support function, managing the Sectors Executive Assistant team (currently 3 employees) and ensuring high‑quality, consistent delivery of administrative support to the Head of Sectors and the region's Sector Heads across calendar management and travel & expense processes
• Assess, analyze, and execute strategic business initiatives, including leading process reviews and coordinating with the Sectors Digital & Transformation Lead on redesign efforts to improve effectiveness and efficiency.
• Support executive engagement and operating routines, including development of senior‑level presentations, materials and communications for management forums (e.g., town halls, offsites, client engagements), with a focus on content generation and narrative builds
• Qualifications and Competencies
• Undergraduate degree; advanced degree (MBA or equivalent) a plus
• Minimum 8+ years of experience in Banking and/or Con

Benefits

Additional Information

Wholesale Banking | Sectors Americas | Vice President, Commercial & Executive Lead | NYC About ING : In Americas, ING's Wholesale Banking division offers a broad range of innovative financial products and services to domestic and international corporate and institutional clients. When you come to work at ING, you're joining a team where individuality isn't just accepted, it's encouraged. We've built a culture that's fun, friendly and supportive - it's the kind of place where you can be yourself and make the most of whatever you have to offer. We give people the freedom to take risks, think differently, take ownership of their work, and make great things happen. We're here to help you get ahead. And with our global network, there's plenty of scope to take your career in new directions, perhaps even ones you've never considered. ING Americas follows a hybrid work model, allowing for in-office / work from home flexibility. Hybrid work arrangements vary based on business area. Sound like the kind of place you'd feel at home? We'd love to hear from you.

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