About our Tribe
Redefining Business Lending services for the digital era and being part of the largest Tribe within Rabobank, Tribe Business Lending. Rabobank serves 7.1 million clients globally and owns more than 40% of the corporate lending market in the Netherlands. In this landscape, the Area Services Journeys is responsible for all service processes on business lending products. You can help us with providing the best services to our customers by joining our Area as Functional Solution Architect.

You and your job

As a Functional Solution Architect, you define Area architecture to support the Target Architecture. You communicate, align and monitoring the architecture with stakeholders inside and outside your Area). You provide knowledge and expertise to the squads in your Area, especially you:

• Participate in creating the Area target architecture
• Translate business and IT requirements into functional architectural designs (e.g. PSA), alignedwiththeresponsiblesquads and coordinate the overall design process
• Drives the Area Refinement, from IT perspective
• Communicate and explain application models and business function & process, to stakeholders.
• Explain consequences of alternative choices
• Cross area and cross tribe alignment with peers
• Up-to-date functional area and IT processknowledge
• Guide and coaches the BA’s in the Area on functional business knowledge

Facts & Figures

• 36 or 40 hours per week
• Our Tribe consists of almost 700 colleagues in 8 Area’s
• The Area Services Journey consist of 11 squads

You and your talent
As a Functional Solution Architect, you should particularly excel in the following Rabo skills:

• Storytelling
• Complex problem solving
• Networking
• Agile Mindset

In addition to these skills we ask for:

• Bachelor or master degree in a relevant direction (IT-Finance)
• Experience as Business Analyst (and ready for a next step)
• Act as a Functional Solution Architect in a complex environment
• Experience in translating business and regulatory requirements to IT solutions
• Experience with architecture principles, methods and techniques
• Experience in designing and maintaining a services architecture
• Good understanding of IT security and monitoring principles.
• Experience with working in large organizations on complex technological landscapes
• Helicopter view, overseeing a wide domain and any consequences of (design) decisions
• Good communication skills to collaborate with squads, colleague architects and other stakeholders and adjust the level of your audience
• You have the ability to influence and persuade others with an open mindset
• Good English proficiency (both oral and written) and preferably also in Dutch

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 team at Tribe Business Lending.

Together with our 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.

This is what we offer

• A gross monthly salary between € 3.959,74 and € 6.741,24 (scale 9/10), depending on experience, knowledge and education.
• A 13th month and an 8% holiday allowance.
• An Employee Benefit Budget (11% of your monthly salary). You decide how to spend this budget. This may include purchasing extra leave days, making extra pension contributions or even receiving a monthly cash payout.
• 100% reimbursement of the costs of home/work travel if you travel by public transport! Do you still prefer to travel by car or motorbike? Then choose a home/work travel allowance.
• An annual personal development budget of € 1.400,-.
• A very attractive pension scheme, to which your own contribution is only 5,5%.
• A work-from-home allowance of € 40,- nett.
• An internet allowance of € 40,- nett.

This is a selection of the terms of employment for a Functional Solution Architect based on a 36-hour working week. You can find all terms of employment on rabobank.jobs/en/conditions-of-employment.

You and the job application process

• Application is open until the vacancy for this role is filled. Responses will be handled in accordance with our vacancy management policy .
• If you have any questions about the specific details of this position, please contact Ad van de Ven via ad.van.de.ven@rabobank.nl .
• Anna Stasiuk, IT Recruiter, would be happy to answer any questions about the application procedure via Anna.Stasiuk@rabobank.nl .
• The application process includes obligatory screening. Based on the screening procedures in place at Rabobank, we assess whether new staff matches the high standards we pursue to work at Rabobank.
• The application process for this vacancy may include an individual assessment.
• Everyone is different, and it is exactly those differences that help us become an even better bank. That's why we want to know who you really are!

Thanks for applying! We consider all the CVs and covering letters that we receive. After the closing date, you will hear from us as soon as possible.

Step 2 First interview

Usually you’ll be meeting with your (potential) team leader and an immediate (future) colleague. We are keen to get a sense of whether you are a good fit for the position and our team. And you probably have a lot of questions too.

Step 3 Second interview

We want to speak to you a second time. In this online meeting, we will delve deeper into the details of what the job entails. Another colleague will often join the interview too.

Step 4 Offer

If you are a good match for us and we’re a good match for you, then you’ll receive a good offer by email. Some positions require you to undergo further assessment first.

Step 5 Screening

We assess whether you are trustworthy enough to work for Rabobank in a screening process.

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