Tech Strategy Consultant

Are you that experienced technology strategist who can bridge the gap between business and IT? And do you have the ambition to advise at the highest level?

You and your job

As a Tech Strategy Consultant, you’ll join a dynamic and diverse team where you’ll tackle complex strategic challenges related to the Innovation & Technology domain of Rabobank on a daily basis. You’ll collaborate closely with various experts to find smart solutions that have a direct impact. Both the job content and working with senior managers and executives come naturally to you, and you’ll quickly build a reputation as a trusted advisor and senior level sparring partner. The atmosphere is both result-oriented and informal, with a can-do mentality.

Get results

• Provide robust advice that aligns with stakeholders’ needs at all levels.
• Deliver compelling and clear presentations with a distinct and well-founded perspective.
• Lead end-to-end delivery of strategic IT projects, evolve Rabobank’s IT operating model, and promote the transition to a platform-based technology landscape.

Facts & Figures

• 36 or 40  hours per week
• 10-14 highly skilled people in your team with a flexible staffing model
• 9.5 million customers around the world

Top 3 responsibilities

• Utilize your strong analytical skills to structure questions both in terms of content and process.
• Sharpen strategic frameworks and accelerate the transition from strategy to execution.
• Manage stakeholders effectively and collaborate with leaders and experts within the organization.

This is a role in the Strategy Consulting team, which is part of the Strategy, Design, Innovation & Transformation (SDIT) division in CITO.

Together we achieve more than alone
We believe in the power of difference. Bringing together people's differences is what makes us an even better bank. So we are very curious about what you can bring to our Strategy Consulting team.

‘You have the unique opportunity to make a direct impact from a small and close-knit team at the highest level. With plenty of autonomy and room for personal input, we assist senior management throughout the organization in taking the right next steps at crucial points.’

Nils van der Landen, Strategy Consultant

Your fellow consultants in the Strategy Consulting team working together is the way we work; as 1 goal-oriented team at Rabobank. Speaking of Rabobank: We are a Dutch bank that operates in 38 countries for over 9,500,000 customers. Together with these customers, our members and partners we stand side by side to create a world in which everyone has access to enough healthy food. In the Netherlands we work to create a country in which people are happy with how they live, work and do business.

You and your talent

Customer and result orientation, along with strong communication skills and independence, are essential for this role as a Tech Strategy Consultant. Additionally, it’s important that you recognize yourself in the following list:

• You hold a completed WO master’s degree.
• Minimum 7 years of relevant work experience in a corporate environment or a prominent consulting firm.
• Consulting is in your DNA and you are comfortable engaging in strategic dialogue at the highest level.
• Demonstrated experience in leading various strategic (IT) projects and/or teams consisting of consultants, IT experts, and business experts.
• A solid understanding of relevant trends and challenges in the financial sector, along with proven ability to translate them into actionable steps.
• Ability to translate tech initiatives into compelling business cases, gaining buy-in from business stakeholders for strategic technology investments.
• Affinity with digital, tech, data & analytics, and agile ways of working.
• Strong analytical skills, capable of structuring questions both in terms of content and process.
• Comfortable interacting with diverse groups of (C-level) stakeholders.
• Positive, creative, enjoyable to work with, and driven to improve yourself and others.
• Intrinsically motivated to make an impact not only in business but also in society.
• Fluent in both Dutch and English.

This is what we offer you

• Gross monthly salary between € 5115,- and € 8793,- (scale 10-11), depending on your experience.
• Thirteenth-month bonus, vacation pay, and an annual personal development budget of €1,400.
• Employee Benefit Budget (11% of your monthly income). How you use this budget is up to you—whether it’s purchasing extra vacation days, contributing more to your pension, or even receiving monthly payouts.
• Flexibility in working hours and location-independent work. Rabobank follows the @Anywhere principle, allowing you to work wherever you choose.
• 100% reimbursement of commuting costs if you use public transportation! If you drive a car or motorcycle, you can opt for a commuting allowance.
• A pension scheme where you contribute only 3.5% or 5,5%, that’s up to you.

This is selection of the terms of employment for a Tech Strategy Consultant based on a 36-hour working week. This vacancy is for 36 or 40 hours per week. You can find all our terms of employment on rabobank.jobs/en/conditions-of-employment.

You and the job application process

Reply to the vacancy for Tech Strategy Consultant at Rabobank.

• If you have any questions about the content of the vacancy, feel free to reach out to Nils van der Landen at nils.van.der.landen@rabobank.nl.
• Sylvana Janssen is happy to answer questions about the application process via sylvana.janssen@rabobank.nl.
• We will hold the interviews through a video call
• You can find answers to the most frequently asked questions on rabobank.jobs/en/faq.
• A security check is part of the process.
• We respect your privacy.

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