IT Director/Consultant – (12-Month Contract) | Brussels(We will consider candidates based in Europe able to commute to Belgium weekly)Location: BrusselsContract Duration: 12 monthsLanguage: English Speaking Essential / French Or Dutch is a +We’re looking for an experienced IT Director to join a leading financial services organisation. This role will support the IT Strategy leadership in driving key initiatives and managing the strategic project portfolio within a complex financial services environment. A background in consulting is desired here.What you’ll be doing:Collaborate with the IT Strategy lead to oversee the entire project portfolio, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.Prepare and coordinate high level steering committees (initiative boards) involving cross functional stakeholders.Analyse and contribute to the preparation and monitoring of various budgeting processes.Drive critical thinking, conduct in depth research and analysis, and support effective communication and change management initiatives.Define and track action plans addressing complex, high priority topics requiring multi-stakeholder input.Maintain continuous oversight of departmental budgets and actual expenditures, while managing the follow up on outstanding actions and deliverables.Facilitate retrospectives and lessons learned to optimize team performance and strategy effectiveness.What we’re looking for:Proven expertise navigating decision making frameworks within large financial institutions, including understanding organizational structures, key roles, and stakeholder dynamics.Experience working in a consultancy environmentStrong collaboration skills working alongside IT leadership and senior architects to co-create high quality strategic deliverables.Experience conducting reflective analyses to identify improvements and maximize impact.Prior consultancy experience is highly desirable.Solid background in financial services IT environments.Please apply directly to be considered.