Communication manager Strategy & Innovation

Are you ready to communicate our innovations and partnerships both internally as well as externally, thereby generating positive PR and supporting our innovation teams in their (commercial) success? Are you able to build bridges to the broader ABN AMRO organization to fuel our Intrapreneur program?

In Strategy and Innovation, we create and launch innovative ideas. We focus on tech and AI-driven projects. Our work uses the latest tools and processes. Interacting with the broader ABN AMRO organization as well as with our customers, partners, academia and future workforce is an important prerequisite for success, for which our communication manager will take the lead.

We are looking for a Communication Manager Innovation (m/f/x) who loves innovation and shares our view on inclusive banking and sustainability. In this role, you’ll be in charge for communicating our innovation initiatives and running our intrapreneur program.

As Communication Manager Innovation you will own the PR plan for S&I and work closely with the various Innovation teams and MT members to:

• Ensure S&I expertise is recognized internally and externally by promoting colleagues to speak on conferences, to position themselves as thought leaders and to take an active role in internal trainings;
• Communicate our innovations internally leveraging channels like Teams, intranet and social media to increase collaboration and knowledge sharing;
• Advocate our Intrapreneur program and take ownership for recruiting and training intrapreneurs;
• Organize and facilitate learning sessions for the broader bank, including management, around innovation topics;
• Communicate our innovations externally, generating exposure to clients, partners and the general public at large;
• Work closely with the Brand Marketing & Communication department to strengthen the ABN AMRO brand leveraging innovations in the media.

You will report into the Head of Innovation Lab.

At the Strategy & Innovation department (S&I), we play a key role in defining and executing ABN AMRO’s (corporate) strategy and related innovation agenda. The department consists of the functional units Strategy (GSO) and Corporate Development, and three innovation-related units: Innovation Process & Design, Innovation Technology and Innovation Lab.

Our Innovation Lab is in charge of for developing propositions in close cooperation with the Client Units. Three teams are part of Innovation Lab: Digital Assets, Beyond Banking & Partnerships and Platforms. The Innovation-Tech team consists of tech developers (front/back end) and AI specialists who i) build and run the applications for the innovative propositions and ii) define and implement AI use cases in the core bank. The Innovation Process & Design team builds and modernizes our innovation tooling and processes to support and guide the various teams in S&I and in the broader ABN AMRO organization.

Essential:

• The perfect candidate is an experienced, hands-on communication and program manager with a track record of getting things done in corporate settings;
• You understand the banking industry and the role innovation plays in its current transformation. You are impassioned about innovation and the related organizational development;
• You are sensitive to corporate dynamics and talented to develop relationships to foster co-operation and joined successes;
• You are able to set results and have a can-do mentality;
• You have a Bachelor or a Master degree and a minimum of 5 years of work experience in communication and program management.

Desired:

• You have experience in hiring and developing multidisciplinary teams;
• You are able to host and facilitate events with clients, partners and colleagues (including senior leadership);
• You are able to act as a spokesperson on behalf of S&I;
• You have a strong network;
• You are able to clearly express yourself towards co-workers and customers, have affinity with The Netherlands and ideally also speak Dutch.

• An entrepreneurial role that lets you maximize your potential, grow, and make an impact;
• An inspiring environment, with new ways of working, co-operating and leveraging new technologies;
• A large dose of energy and fun with which to tackle innovation at the heart of the bank.

If you are interested in this position, reply to this vacancy without delay. For more information, please contact Perry Koorevaar (perry.koorevaar@nl.abnamro.com) or Germaine van Delden (germaine.van.delden@nl.abnamro.com) We look forward to meet you!

The success of our organisation depends on the quality of our people and the ideas that they have. Truly surprising insights and innovative solutions for our clients result from an interplay of cultures, knowledge and experience. Diversity is therefore extremely important to our organisation. To ensure that everyone at ABN AMRO can develop their talents, we encourage an inclusive culture in which all colleagues feel engaged and appreciated.

External recruitment agencies need to have a signed agreement with ABN AMRO BANK N.V., executed by a Talent Acquisition Specialist, when submitting a resume to a vacancy. In addition, a recruitment agency can only submit a resume when invited by a Talent Acquisition Specialist to join the search for a right candidate. All unsolicited resumes sent to us will be considered property of ABN AMRO BANK N.V. In this case, ABN AMRO will not be held liable to pay a placement fee.