Program Manager

Il y a 2 jours

Brussel, Brussel-Hoofdstad, Belgique ACENSI Temps plein 85 000 € - 110 000 € Contrat

ACENSI BELGIUM is looking for his client a Program Manager for one of its client in the public transport sector.

Responsibilities

  • Manage the full lifecycle of the IT program, including scope, roadmap, priorities, risks, dependencies, success criteria, budget, and delivery planning.
  • Translate strategic and business objectives into a coherent program roadmap and ensure alignment between the different projects and workstreams.
  • Work closely with Business Area Managers, IT Portfolio Managers, PMO, architects, delivery teams, and other relevant stakeholders to ensure strategic and operational alignment.
  • Establish and maintain the appropriate program governance, including steering committees, reporting structures, decision-making processes, and escalation mechanisms.

Project Management

  • Act as Project Manager for one of the projects within the program and take direct responsibility for its end-to-end delivery.
  • Define and maintain the project scope, planning, milestones, budget, resource needs, risks, dependencies, and acceptance criteria.
  • Coordinate the day-to-day activities of the project team and ensure that business, functional, technical, testing, security, and operational aspects remain aligned.
  • Monitor project progress, address delivery issues, and take corrective actions where required. Take direct responsibility for the successful delivery of the project managed within the program.
  • Ensure that the project delivers the agreed outcomes within the approved scope, budget, timeline, and quality expectations.

Stakeholder Communication and Governance

  • Provide clear and regular status updates to business and IT stakeholders, PMO, senior management, and governance bodies.
  • Present progress, risks, issues, budget status, dependencies, and decisions requiring management attention.
  • Facilitate timely decision-making and elevate issues when they cannot be resolved at project or program level.

Team and Resource Management

  • Manage the program budget and the budget of the directly managed project, including forecasting, actuals, change requests, and financial reporting.
  • Coordinate and support the Project Managers responsible for the other projects within the program.
  • Provide guidance on planning, governance, risk management, reporting, and dependency management without taking over their day-to-day project responsibilities.
  • Support teams in resolving cross-functional issues and maintaining focus on agreed business outcomes.

CONFORMITY CRITERIA

  • Minimum 6 years of relevant experience in IT project and/or program management.
  • Master’s degree, or equivalent through relevant professional experience, in IT, Engineering, Business, or a related field.
  • Proven experience coordinating an IT program, multiple projects, or interdependent workstreams.
  • At least 1 year of proven experience in traffic or incident management systems, in the railway sector, or in comparable operational environments (aviation, ports, logistics, utilities, …).
  • Minimum 2 years of experience as a Business Analyst and/or Functional Analyst.
  • Professional proficiency in English and French or Dutch, spoken and written.