DESCRIPTION OF THE TASKSThe Acquis Management programme is one of the leading programs in the unit, a multi-annual program with a large budget that aims to evolve and complete the legislative lifecycle in the Commission. We propose a position as Programme Manager in DIGIT to work on the Acquis Management Program, with a high focus on the management and coordination of the different projects and teams (4 projects, team size aprox 40). The successful candidate will manage and coordinate the activities in DIGIT in close partnership with the business stakeholders. Following tasks will be performed by external service provider:• Prepare with the different project teams an efficient Work Programme• Review/monitor and coordinate the Work Programme execution;• Develop program assessment protocols for evaluation and improvement;• Maintain organizational standards of satisfaction, quality, and performance;• Ensure program goals are reached, within time, budget and quality;• Manage the relationship with the business stakeholders in SG and OP;• Ensure the running of the program governance;• Works within the agile process and is the final authority for decisions regarding priority, business value, and functionality for all the work done by the agile development team.• Work in tandem with other technical experts;• Possesses an in depth knowledge of goals and desired objectives of the project.• Interacts and validates requirements with the business• Propose solutions by combining IT tools and business process refactoring or improvements based on an in-depth understanding of a specific business domain (see skills).• Creates, maintains, prioritizes, and sequences the product backlog based on business value or return of investment.• Creates user stories and acceptance tests from themes and features granular enough for a single sprint.• Is involved in the decision making process related to user stories scheduling into sprints;• Participates in project planning, daily stand-up meetings (SCRUM).• Participates to retrospectives, sprint and release planning, demos and other Scrum-related meetings.• Reviews deliverable and demonstrable product version/software functionalities after every sprint. Organizes live demonstration of the product at the end of the sprint.• Facilitates the acceptance of the product by the business.• Develops and maintains standards for testing.• Provides progress reporting.• Assists with internal and external communication by improving of transparency and dissemination of information.• Assists with prioritization and resolution of defects / bugs.• May perform the role of Scrum masterKNOWLEDGE AND SKILLSWe are looking for a highly motivated and experienced IT professional with strong technical skills and program management knowledge and experience. Tech savvy, excellent problem-solving skills, with very good organizational and analytical skills, the candidate has to demonstrate the capacity to manage a portfolio of projects under the transformation program. The ability to supervise teams of IT specialists, share information and coordinate with other services whilst also having the capacity to take initiative and work autonomously with a strong sense of ownership is a must. The candidate must also have an excellent ability to communicate (orally and in writing) and interact in a structured way on complex issues with different levels of end users and technical resources. Experience of SaFe is required.Following skills and knowledge are required for the performance of the above listed tasks:• Good knowledge of Middleware systems (e.g. Weblogic Application Server, Oracle Service Bus).• Good knowledge of messaging services and platforms (e.g. Java Message Service, Apache Kafka).• Good knowledge of JEE.• Knowledge of RDBMS.• System and Data modelling (UML and BPMN)• Agile Scrum Master• Jira and Atlessian suite• Very good communication skills with technical and non-technical audiences• Good Analysis and problem-solving skills.• Ability to apply high quality standards.• Proven ability to write clear and structured technical documents• Ability to participate in technical meetings and good communication skills SPECIFIC EXPERTISE Following specific expertise is mandatory for the performance of tasks:• at least 3 years of proven expertise in Weblogic, or other JEE container, program or project management• at least 5 years of proven experience in Data / process modelling.CERTIFICATIONS & STANDARDSNo certification is mandatory but the following certifications would be considered an advantage for the performance of tasks:• Program Management, Agile, SAFE