The role
As an Expert PPSS Intelligence Tactical/Operational (OSINT), you play a key role in strengthening ING’s resilience by delivering high-quality intelligence on threats that may impact our people, assets and operations globally.
You provide tactical and operational intelligence across geopolitical, ideological and criminal domains, with a strong emphasis on the effective and responsible use of Open Source InTelligence (OSINT). You translate complex external and digital developments into clear, actionable insights for senior management and security stakeholders.
Your work enables informed decision-making, supports risk mitigation strategies and enhances ING’s overall security posture.
You act as a trusted advisor, connecting intelligence, business context and operational implications, and ensuring that relevant insights are embedded in decision-making processes across the PPSS domain.
The team
You are part of the global PPSS function within COO and operate in a highly collaborative, international environment.
You work closely with PPSS domain leads, security professionals and business stakeholders, as well as with Risk, Compliance and other enabling functions. The role contributes to a globally connected intelligence and OSINT capability and supports alignment across regions and functions.
Roles and responsibilities
Tactical & Operational intelligence
- Deliver Tactical intelligence on geopolitical and emerging developments relevant to ING
- Conduct tactical and operational analyses across physical and personal security domains
- Leverage Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) to identify, validate and contextualise security-related threats
- Perform structured OSINT collection across digital, social, media and technical sources
- Apply source evaluation, triangulation and analytical tradecraft to ensure intelligence quality and reliability
- Monitor and interpret developments in the external threat landscape
- Identify key themes and assess their potential impact on ING
Insight generation & advisory
- Translate complex intelligence and OSINT findings into clear, structured and actionable insights
- Integrate OSINT with internal, stakeholder and proprietary intelligence sources
- Produce high-quality briefings and recommendations for senior stakeholders
- Support decision-making by connecting external developments to business implications
- Contribute to strategic initiatives (e.g. resilience, geopolitical risk)
Crisis preparedness & response
- Support scenario planning, simulations and crisis exercises
- Provide timely intelligence and OSINT support during incidents and security-related events
- Act as a knowledge partner in crisis preparation and response
- Contribute to post-incident analysis, lessons learned and intelligence reviews
Stakeholder engagement
- Act as a trusted partner for internal stakeholders, including Security, Risk, Compliance and business leadership
- Build and maintain an effective internal and external intelligence network
- Liaise with external partners such as law enforcement and intelligence agencies
Continuous improvement & capability development
- Identify emerging risks, trends and intelligence gaps
- Contribute to the development and professionalisation of PPSS intelligence and OSINT methodologies, tooling and reporting
- Support knowledge sharing and best-practice exchange across the global PPSS community
How to succeed
We hire smart people like you for your potential. Our biggest expectation is that you’ll stay curious. Keep learning. Take on responsibility. In return, we’ll back you to develop into an even more awesome version of yourself.
- You succeed by combining strong analytical capabilities with strategic insight and clear communication.
- You are able to translate complex and sometimes ambiguous information into relevant and actionable insights for different audiences.
- You demonstrate sound judgment in the responsible use of OSINT and sensitive information
- You are comfortable operating in a dynamic and international environment, navigating complexity and engaging effectively with senior stakeholders.
- You proactively identify developments and opportunities to strengthen ING’s resilience.
Who we are looking for
- Master’s degree preferred (Security, Risk Management, International Relations, Law, or similar)
- 8–10+ years of relevant experience in intelligence, security, OSINT, risk or related fields
- Demonstrated experience with OSINT collection, analysis and reporting in a professional context
- Strong understanding of geopolitical and security developments
- Proven ability to translate external developments into business-relevant insights
- Experience working with senior stakeholders in complex, international environments
- Familiarity with regulatory and compliance environments is a plus
Key competencies
- Strategic & Analytical Thinking
- OSINT & Digital Intelligence Expertise
- Analytical Tradecraft & Source Validation
- Insight Generation & Problem Solving
- Stakeholder Management & Influencing
- Clear and Structured Communication
- Managing Complexity
- Ethical Judgment & Compliance Awareness
- Collaboration in Global Environments
Additional requirements
- Willingness to respond to security-related incidents when needed
- Fluent in English (Dutch strongly preferred)
- Ability to operate in a sensitive and confidential environment
Rewards and benefits
We want to make sure that it’s possible for you to strike the right balance between your career and your private life. Find out more about our employment conditions.
The benefits of working with us at ING include:
- 25-28 vacation days depending on contract
- Pension scheme
- 13th month salary
- 8% Holiday payment
- Hybrid working
- Personal growth and challenging work with endless possibilities
- An informal working environment with innovative colleagues
About us
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