Strategic Portfolio Steering Analyst – Growth & Impact

Rabobank; Utrecht; Hybrid; EUR 46,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Thirteenth month

Holiday allowance 8%

Employee Benefit Budget 10%

Development budget €1,400/year

Hybrid working

Pension plan

Job summary

Rabobank is seeking an Analyst Group Steering professional in the Netherlands. You will connect strategy with portfolio steering and decision-making, analyzing portfolio developments across diverse areas and delivering insights to senior management.

You will join the Early Career Program, a 12‑month track offering personal development, leadership, sustainability themes, and a technical track choice. You’ll learn how a bank operates while working with experienced colleagues.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in finance, economics, econometrics, business, strategy or related discipline.
• Approximately 1 to 3 years of relevant experience in banking, strategy, consulting, portfolio management, finance or risk.
• Strong analytical skills and curiosity to understand the story behind the numbers.
• Ability to structure ambiguous questions and connect multiple perspectives.
• Clear and concise communication skills, written and verbal.
• Collaborative mindset and the ability to engage constructively with colleagues from different disciplines and levels of seniority.
• Confidence working with Excel and PowerPoint and an interest in developing compelling, decision-oriented analyses.
• The judgement to balance attention to detail with a clear view of the bigger picture.

Responsibilities

• Analyse portfolio developments across businesses, sectors, regions and products.
• Bring together financial, risk, capital, funding, customer and sustainability perspectives to form a holistic view.
• Translate complex analyses into clear insights and concise recommendations for senior decision-makers.
• Support the development of long-term portfolio ambitions and guidance.
• Assess strategic opportunities, constraints and trade-offs across the portfolio including where the bank should grow, maintain its position or become more selective.
• Contribute to strategic deep-dives that explore emerging opportunities, challenge existing assumptions or address areas of underperformance.
• Work with experts and stakeholders across the bank to connect different perspectives and create a fact-based common direction.
• Help continuously improve the methods, analyses and narratives behind our portfolio-management products.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Master's degree in finance, economics, econometrics, business, strategy or related discipline

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Rabobank is seeking an Analyst Group Steering professional in the Netherlands. You will connect strategy with portfolio steering and decision-making, analyzing portfolio developments across diverse areas and delivering insights to senior management.

You will join the Early Career Program, a 12‑month track offering personal development, leadership, sustainability themes, and a technical track choice. You’ll learn how a bank operates while working with experienced colleagues.