Internship in the Wholesale Banking Network Sector Coverage team (Relationship Management Focus)

ING is a global bank with a strong European base. Our 57,000 employees serve around 38.9 million customers, corporate clients and financial institutions in over 40 countries. Our purpose is to empower people to stay a step ahead in life and in business.

ING’s Wholesale Bank (WB) helps companies, institutions and governments to gain access to capital in support of their success and further growth. We provide M&A advice, capital structuring advice, help companies hedge their FX, interest and commodity risk, support daily payment requirements and finance a variety of assets throughout the different sectors. 

The Network Sector Coverage (NSC) team is part of ING Wholesale Banking. The team is based in Amsterdam and operates as the first point of contact for Dutch companies when there is also a global relationship with corporate headquarters. The NSC bankers are responsible for developing strategic relationships with these subsidiaries. They position ING well for future opportunities and proactively support new strategic NSC business origination, all within the parameters of the WB segmentation strategy. The team also coordinates between various products, so that the clients’ needs are met. Customer experience is what differentiates us, and ING is continuously innovating to improve it.

As an Intern of the NSC team you will work in a challenging and dynamic environment. You will be part of a professional, experienced and enthusiastic team with an open atmosphere. Working in the team will give you an excellent opportunity to become acquainted with many aspects of banking business while immersing yourself in a diverse cultural setting.

 
Your internship

The companies we cover are related to various sectors ranging from retail to industrial companies. As a Relationship Management Intern, you will support and work together with the Relationship Management team to broaden your knowledge and experience in banking products and processes. You will be helping the bank to remain compliant and assisting corporate clients to ease the on/offboarding of their products. You work most closely together with members of different teams in Amsterdam as well as with ING colleagues all over the world. Lastly, as we have offices in different countries, you will come across a variety of colleagues.

Your activities are wide and varied, and your main responsibilities include:

• Close collaboration with Relationship Managers;
• Assisting in new clients onboardings, obtaining relevant gatekeeper approvals, and ensuring proper client data capture in relevant internal client systems;
• Supporting the Relationship Managers in their daily commercial activities;
• Assessing the relationship from a commercial perspective: performing commercial assessment, collecting and analysing information about customers and markets in which customers are active;
• Backing up the NSC Projects such as identifying new clients, and/or expanding corporate relationships through company research;
• Maintaining contact with both internal and external stakeholders and correctly implementing the agreements made;
• Managing, monitoring, and promoting the quality of the commercial and operational services;
• Taking care of the administrative handling of processes, and you are intensively involved in updating ING systems.

You are:

• A quick learner
• Well-organised / accurate
• Energetic with a proactive attitude
• Enrolled in a (HBO or University) Bachelor‘s degree, preferably with an Economic, Business, Finance, Accounting, or similar domain specialisation.
• A reliable team player who is highly motivated and eager to learn
• Able to operate in a fast-paced work environment while still maintaining structure
• A proactive approach, especially in a (part) working from home environment
• A communicator who can demonstrate and convey information clearly and effectively
• Available from 1 April 2025 or 1 July 2025 for 6 months

Rewards and benefits

This is a great opportunity to train with highly skilled people who are experts in their field. You’ll do a lot and learn a lot – not only about your specialist area and the bank, but also about yourself and whether this type of environment is right for you.

You’ll also benefit from:

• Internship allowance of 700 euros based on a 36 hour work week

• Your own work laptop

• Hybrid working to blend home working for focus and office working for collaboration and co-creation

• Personal growth and challenging work with endless possibilities

• An informal working environment with innovative colleagues

This vacancy is also open for non-Dutch speaking candidates. We are looking forward to receiving your CV and application letter. Don’t hesitate to be original and show who you really are.

Questions?

Contact Emiel Enneman via (emiel.enneman@ing.com) or +316 21 57 81 41. for more information about this opportunity. Ready to apply? Use the link below to upload your motivation letter and CV.

About our internships

Every year, more than 350 students join our internship program. While there are no guarantees about your future, many of our former interns move into a permanent role or onto our International Talent Programme (traineeship).

Whatever happens, an internship at ING is the ideal opportunity to meet a wide variety of people, to build up your own network, and to learn about many different aspects of banking – put simply, it’s a great start to your career.

During the duration of your internship at ING, it is mandatory to be enrolled at a Dutch university (or EU-university for EUpassport holders).