Senior Global HR Strategy & Workforce Planning Consultant

REQ-10121386
05/10/2026
Consultancy
Amsterdam, Pays-Bas
€6.728 - €10.753
ING Bank

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Senior Global HR Strategy & Workforce Planning Consultant

The world of work is changing rapidly. Technology, AI, regulation, demographic shifts and evolving business strategies are transforming workforce requirements across the banking industry.

As a Global HR Strategy & Workforce Planning Consultant, you will help ING anticipate and prepare for those changes. You will work directly with senior business and HR leaders to shape workforce strategies, identify critical people risks, and translate strategic ambitions into actionable workforce plans.

You will combine strategic thinking, analytics, stakeholder management and consulting expertise to influence decisions that impact the future workforce of ING.

The team
You will be part of Global HR Strategy & Analytics within Global HR. The team partners with senior leaders across ING to shape enterprise workforce strategy, organizational effectiveness and future capability development.

The team operates at the intersection of business strategy, people strategy, analytics and transformation. We work across countries, domains and functions to support major strategic decisions and enable long-term organizational success.

Roles and responsibilities

You will:

Lead strategic workforce planning initiatives across global functions and business domains.
Advise senior stakeholders on workforce implications of strategic priorities, business transformations and emerging industry trends.
Diagnose workforce challenges through quantitative and qualitative analysis and identify root causes and strategic implications.
Develop workforce strategies, future workforce scenarios and capability roadmaps.
Design and facilitate executive workshops on workforce strategy, talent risks and organizational effectiveness.
Translate complex workforce and organizational data into clear recommendations for executive decision making.
Design and lead workforce planning methodologies, frameworks and governance improvements.
Drive cross-functional initiatives involving HR, Finance, Strategy and Business stakeholders.
Identify workforce opportunities and risks related to technology, AI, automation, regulation and market developments.
Influence strategic decisions through evidence-based consultancy and thought leadership.
Coach and support HR and business stakeholders in adopting workforce planning practices and tools.

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.

You bring:

Proven experience developing workforce, people or business strategies in a complex international matrix organization.
Strong consulting skills, including problem structuring, hypothesis-driven analysis and executive recommendation development.
Ability to influence senior stakeholders across organizational boundaries.
Experience translating data and analytics into actionable business decisions.
Strong understanding of organizational effectiveness, workforce planning and talent strategy.
Ability to operate effectively in highly ambiguous and changing environments.
Collaborative mindset, willingness to share your knowledge and learn from others.
6-10 years of substantial work experience together with comprehensive job related experience.

We value impact and adaptability as much as strict checklist experience. If your background aligns with the core vision of this role, even if you don't tick every single bullet point, we strongly encourage you to apply. Tell us in your application or cover note what unique perspective and track record you’ll bring to the team.

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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