Analyst – Trade Sales - Center of Expertise (Trade Finance)

Location: Brussels, Belgium; permanent full-time employment contract

Company

ING is an international bank providing financial products and services to retail, private banking, and wholesale banking clients across more than 40 countries.

What you will do

• Support the Deal Principal in structuring and implementing traditional trade and open account working capital transactions, including receivables, supply chain, and inventory products.
• Analyse client needs, identify opportunities, and prepare commercial proposals and presentations.
• Join client meetings and pitches and act as a client contact during the transaction structuring phase.
• Coordinate with Trade Sales Account Management and internal and external transaction parties to ensure smooth handover and post-deal support.
• Work with credit, legal, sector, and product management teams to support compliant growth, innovation, and process improvements.
• Develop technical expertise in trade solutions and contribute to the growth of the Trade platform.

Requirements

• Approximately 2 years of relevant experience preferred in securitisation, structured finance, a Wholesale Banking product or sales role, or Risk Management.
• Strong interest in trade finance and open account trade.
• Strong interest in credit risk and transaction structuring and execution.
• Excellent oral and written English skills.
• Academic degree in economics, management, law, engineering, or an equivalent qualification.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, attention to detail, commercial drive, risk awareness, resilience, autonomy, communication skills, teamwork, and client orientation.

Culture & Benefits

• Personal growth and challenging work with opportunities to realise professional ambitions.
• Informal, dynamic, progressive, and agile working environment where new ideas are valued.
• Challenging transactions and a steep learning curve within the Trade Sales Centre of Expertise.
• Opportunities to understand trade solutions from a wider perspective and learn from fintechs operating in the trade space.