At a glance

Credit Risk Decisioning offers a dynamic, fast-paced working environment where you will analyse countless companies across various sectors. Ultimately, you decide how we can support our clients’ financial needs in line with the Risk Appetite of the Bank so that we can grow responsibly. You will work on exciting deals that will become headline news the next month!

Do you keep up to date with financial developments and like the idea of assessing how this could impact companies? Do you have excellent analytical skills, attention to detail and communication skills? Are you keen to support the energy transition? If so, the Credit Risk Decisioning Traineeship could be for you!

This traineeship offers the opportunity to develop your career within Corporate Banking, specifically Credit Risk Decisioning, providing a solid knowledge foundation for any future banker. Clients range from listed and private global companies to wealthy individuals, with exposure per client varying from tens to hundreds of millions. You can rotate in the following Credit Risk Decisioning teams:

• Large & International Corporates, Leveraged Finance, Private Wealth Management 
• Financial Institutions, Credit Risk Sustainability, Country Risk
• Project Finance, New Energies, Global Transportation & Logistics
• Commercial Real Estate and 2 further Small Medium Enterprise teams
   

You are also encouraged to rotate outside of Credit Risk in the Business Lines where transactions are originated, and/or abroad. This will help you to build your network across key stakeholders with whom we work daily. Examples include departments within Financing Solutions, such as Coverage and Expertise Lending.

Your job

The Credit Risk Decisioning Traineeship starts in September 2024 and lasts 2 years. The traineeship kicks off with a general introduction day at head office, where you will meet your graduate group consisting of all new trainees across all Corporate Banking Traineeships (~15-20 in total). For the first 5 weeks, you will join your fellow graduates in completing a course at the prestigious Nyenrode Business University to learn banking fundamentals in fields such as Financial Markets, Banking Products, Financial Analysis, Modelling, Banking Regulation, Valuations and Credit Risk. ABN AMRO employees will also join to provide supplementary courses and ‘get to know you’ sessions.

Once you have completed the course, you will begin your first rotation within one of the Credit Risk Decisioning teams. You will join a new team every 4-5 months to support a steep learning curve. After these 2 years, your traineeship will conclude, and you will be placed in one of the Credit Risk Decisioning teams to further develop your knowledge and specialise in a specific sector. We will provide you with all the training and coaching that you need to help you develop both professionally and personally.

Your profile

We are looking for top students who are in the final phase of their academic career. Are you a critical analyst and good with numbers? Do you have strong business and financial acumen, excellent social skills, and an eagerness to learn? Do you enjoy working in a team and able to work effectively alone? Then we are looking for you!

Application requirements:

• University education with high grades (master’s degree or equivalent)
• Excellent English written and verbal communication
• A proven affinity with financial markets
• A general interest in the capital markets, current social and economic developments, developments in specific market areas & sectors, sector data and/or competition
• Passionate about working on exciting transactions for various clients and interested in the credit needs and creditworthiness of companies across a range of sectors

What we offer

The ABN AMRO Credit Risk Decisioning Traineeship offers you the chance to prove yourself in a dynamic and challenging working environment. Every day is different. You will be continuously learning, whilst being supported by knowledgeable team members.

Under the Dutch CLA, we offer:

• Hands-on experience and responsibility from Day 1
• Exposure to clients and stakeholders across multiple sectors and countries
• 5-week Nyenrode Business University program to kick off your development, followed by regular development days throughout the full 2-year traineeship
• A Personal Development Budget of €1.000 per year. You can accumulate this amount up to €3.000
• The possibility of working from home (subject to discussion with your team and depending on your role)
• An annual public transportation pass with free public transportation throughout the Netherlands
• Additional benefits such as a mobile subscription, discounts on fitness wearables, (electric) bikes, mobile
• Permanent contract after 12 months when the 1st phase is successfully completed
• Every 5 years you are entitled to a sabbatical with a maximum period of up to 6 months
• An excellent pension scheme and disability insurance
• Competitive salary.

Interested?

Apply for this vacancy via the button below. Upload your CV, grades and cover letter. Please add your grades to either your CV or cover letter. Please note we cannot review your application without grades attached.

If you are invited to take a personality test (Harver), you must complete it within three days.  

Selection Process:

1. Online application (opens Mid-April)
2. CV selection and feedback (April/May)
3. Online personality test (April/May)
4. Interview rounds (May)

• Round 1 interview based on personality test feedback and soft skills (online)
• Round 2 interview based on a business case and technical skills (online)
• Round 3 interview with department heads (in person at head office)
• Job offer (June)
  
  5. After passing the first interview round, you will also be given the option to have an informal chat either in person or online with one of our current trainees.
  
  Would you like to know more about the possibilities offered by this track? Get in touch with us via werken.bij.credit.risk@nl.abnamro.com.
  
  THIS POSITION IS ALSO OPEN FOR NON-DUTCH SPEAKING APPLICANTS, though please note applicants will need to be able to demonstrate a strong link to the Netherlands (i.e., have studied in NL, and/or live in NL).

You can apply until Thursday, May 2. After this day the vacancy will be taken offline and new applications will not be processed.