Strategic Equity Solutions

**Equity Derivatives Sales**

**Permanent Contract, Full-time, Brussels**

**Your role & work environment**

In the context of coverage expansion, the Strategic Equity Solutions Desk is looking for a new Sales to join ING Financial Markets (FM) in Brussels.

This position involves the analysis and sale of solutions to hedge equity risks within ING's institutional & corporate client base, as well as the pro-active sale of products helping holdings and family offices to optimize equity exposure in a highly regulated environment.

You will work closely together with the Equity Derivatives Trading teams, other regional Sales teams and FM Legal, globally with a focus on the European time zone, in order to serve ING Corporate & FI clients or prospects. You will also often interact with relationship managers, lending and credit risk team as a product ambassador.

**Your key responsibilities**

The Equity Derivatives Sales desk, part of Client Solutions Group within Financial Markets, is a growing and recognized team serving the largest ING clients directly or via local joint-ventures with high value-added solutions built together with trading teams in London and Amsterdam.

As a Sales, you will be responsible for:

- Pitching, preparing and executing strategic corporate and institutional transactions
- Coordinating sales, support and trading teams within an efficient deal team
- Building and maintaining client relationships (visits, calls, chats & market, products and regulatory discussions)
- Travelling and acting as a product specialist for local Sales and relationship managers located in the different ING sales hubs
- Taking care of recurrent derivatives flow business (RFQ, trading, post-trade follow-up)
- Participate to the development and organization of the desk

**We look for**

A colleague with a** talent for taking it on and making it** **happen, **enthusiasm for** helping others to be successful **and a knack for always **being a step ahead**. In other words, you strive to bring fresh ideas to life and embrace challenges in a fast changing and complex environment. You are a naturally collaborative person who listens and invests in others to achieve common goals. You love to challenge the status quo and are eager to propose creative solutions to problems.

As an Equity Derivatives Sales you will also need the following qualifications and competences:

- A university degree in business economics, and/or CFA or equivalent academic background;
- A commercial experience of 3-5 years with a good understanding of the internal Wholesale Banking organization;
- Experience in Financial Markets and knowledge of equity derivatives will be considered as a plus;
- Genuine team player;
- Perfect command of English; being fluent in French and/or Dutch is considered a plus
- Mix of commercial and analytical skills;
- Strong presentation skills (making PowerPoint pitches, presenting);
- Ability to work on various transactions/projects at the same time, often under pressure, and to prioritize resources accordingly;
- Entrepreneurial, hands on and can do attitude ;
- Eager to learn and to share knowledge with colleagues.

**We offer you**

A clear purpose, a unique offer and a range of flexible compensation and other benefits:

- Personal growth & challenging work with endless opportunities to realise your ambitions
- An informal, dynamic environment with innovative colleagues supporting your endeavours
- A progressive and agile way of working, where new ideas are valued ahead of convention

Furthermore, within the Strategic Equity Solutions department, you will be part of the Client Solutions Group within Financial Markets, which is a growing and recognized team serving the largest ING clients directly or via local joint-ventures with high value-added solutions built together with trading teams in London and Amsterdam. You will be able to count on a range of opportunities to invest in your personal and professional growth with challenging projects & a steep learning curve and by being exposed to an international environment giving you the possibility to encounter a lot of different high profiles within and outside ING.

**We redefine banking. What about you?**

There has never been a more interesting time to work at ING. We’re on a journey that’s centred around our customers, powered by technology and driven by smart, determined people. Our customers feel our people are empowering them to stay a step ahead in life and in business. We’re proud of that

**Application deadline: 30**th** of June