Project Manager - Core Banking Transformation

Shape the future of banking!

We are looking for an experienced Project Manager to join our Core Banking Transformation programme, one of the most strategic initiatives within the organization.

Our mission is to modernize the banking landscape by migrating products, customer journeys, and operational processes from legacy platforms to a future-ready core banking environment. This is a complex transformation that sits at the heart of the business and requires strong leadership, stakeholder management, and delivery expertise.

You will become part of a highly ambitious transformation programme that combines deep banking expertise with modern technology within the Tribe Business Lending. The team consists of business specialists, product leads, architects, engineers, operations experts, and transformation professionals who work together towards a shared goal: building the next generation of core banking capabilities. The environment is dynamic, collaborative, and fast-paced. Success depends on strong partnerships, clear communication, and a hands-on approach to delivery.

As Project Manager, you will be responsible for driving end-to-end delivery of migration initiatives, ensuring teams remain aligned, risks are proactively managed, and key milestones are achieved. You will work closely with business leaders, product teams, architects, engineers, operations, and external partners to deliver meaningful change for both customers and the organization.

We are also embracing AI-enabled ways of working and are looking for someone who is excited about leveraging AI to improve delivery, accelerate decision-making, and simplify complex processes.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead large-scale core banking migration projects from initiation through go-live and stabilization.
• Coordinate business, technology, operations, testing, and migration activities across multiple teams.
• Manage project plans, dependencies, budgets, timelines, risks, and stakeholder expectations.
• Drive governance, reporting, and decision-making at program and senior management level.
• Ensure delivery complies with regulatory, security, risk, and audit requirements.
• Support the adoption of AI-enabled delivery practices across the programme.
• Contribute to the successful migration and decommissioning of legacy banking platforms.

What you bring

We are looking for a delivery-focused project manager who thrives in complex environments and enjoys bringing people together to achieve ambitious goals.

Furthermore you have/bring:

• Currently based in Belgium, hold a valid work permit where required, and can work regularly from our Brussels office at v. Marnix 24.
• 8+ years of project management experience leading complex IT or transformation programmes in banking, financial services, or another highly regulated environment.
• Your experience includes migration, modernization, and/or core banking transformation, with exposure to core banking platforms, COBOL modernization, data migration, lending products, and banking operations.
• Strong leader and stakeholder manager, comfortable taking ownership of risks, dependencies, budgets, and governance at senior level, and experienced with Agile delivery at scale (SAFe).
• Understand modern software delivery practices and are comfortable with AI-enabled ways of working, using tools such as Microsoft Copilot, GitHub Copilot, Azure AI Services, or comparable solutions.

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:

• An attractive gross salary, depending on your job category and professional experience.
• Flex Budget
• 20 statutory holidays, plus an additional 9–11 days of annual leave, 1 regional public holiday, and 4 bank holidays
• Annual Profit Sharing
• Reimbursement of your train or bus pass
• Telephone subscription and internet allowance
• Pension Plan
• Hybrid working
• Personal growth and challenging work with endless possibilities
• An informal working environment with innovative colleagues

About us

This is an opportunity to play a key role in one of the largest transformation programmes within the organization. You'll work with senior stakeholders, modern technologies, and talented colleagues while helping shape the future of banking through innovation, modernization, and AI-driven delivery. Curious about how ING empowers people and businesses to move forward? Discover what we do and what we can offer you.