IT Project / Programme Manager (10 years of experience) – Banking
Rate: €700 - 800 per day
Duration: 6 month initial contract
Hybrid Working – Must be already in Belgium
The Role:
Ensuring on-time delivery of IT projects, within the committed budget and with the expected quality.
Integrating contributions from various teams into a globally consistent plan, in alignment with our Agile Operating Model.
Writing comprehensive project memos to enable informed decision-making by Business Sponsors and IT management.
Providing regular status reports to senior management and various collaborators.
Key Responsibilities:
Develop, manage, and maintain project plans and forecasts, including resource requirements, costs, dependencies, risks, and their mitigations.
Lead virtual teams across various divisions and entities, including third-party suppliers.
Build and maintain strong working relationships with Product Owners, Scrum Masters, and customers, providing advice, guidance, and options regarding IT investments.
Define project governance (deliverables, processes, and ceremonies) and supervise the progress and quality of its execution.
Lead the risk, issue, and change control processes for assigned projects, and build action plans to mitigate risks, resolve issues, and track action items.
Control and supervise the progress of projects, reporting to senior management and the Sponsorship Committee.
Run projects in accordance with internal standards (methodology & tools) and our Agile Operating Model.
Profile:
A minimum of 10 years' experience in a project management role, with a mastery of Agile methodology.
Strong leadership skills to adapt your style according to the situation and different stakeholders.
A good technical and business understanding.
Interpersonal skills to influence decisions made with the project sponsor/client.
Excellent communication skills (listening, writing, and communicating at all levels, from staff members to senior management.
The ability to learn quickly in a complex environment and to synthesize the situation.
Strong negotiation skills, conflict management, and influencing skills at different levels of management.
Effective delegation of tasks and responsibilities while maintaining overall control.
Assertiveness to drive tasks to completion.
Proficiency in English.
Assets:
Certification in PRINCE2 and/or PMI (or similar IT frameworks).
Agile Certified Practitioner.