Domain Delivery Lead

Domain Delivery Lead - Access & Stay - SPF FOD

Dates: 2026-12-07 — 2027-03-06

Arrangements: Full time; hybrid. Start after completion of the selection procedure; administrative dates indicate 07/12/2026–07/03/2027, while the description requests an ASAP start.

The Immigration Office is transforming its digital working environment through the eMigration programme. The programme aims to modernise business applications and strengthen collaboration between teams. It is building the foundations for a more integrated, agile and future oriented IT environment. This Access & Stay delivery role sits within the General Directorate of the Immigration Office.

The Domain Delivery Lead brings several agile squads together around a shared vision and business priorities. The role combines project leadership with servant leadership, developing team autonomy, expertise and delivery capability. Responsibilities cover planning, dependencies, domain rituals, obstacles, coaching, changes, reporting, escalation, suppliers and budgets. Collaboration spans multidisciplinary teams, business stakeholders and IT.

The assignment offers room to propose new approaches, challenge existing practices and shape future processes and solutions. Applicants need at least ten years in a similar function, five years of Agile, and ten years each in complex stakeholder digitalisation projects and project team leadership. Dutch or French is required at native level; the narrative requests good English although the portal calls it nice to have. The full time hybrid assignment in Brussels lists 7 December 2026 to 7 March 2027, while the description asks for a start as soon as possible after selection.

Top Reasons to Apply

Shape public digital transformation

Lead multiple agile squads

Influence strategic business applications

Develop autonomous capable teams

Propose new working approaches

Responsibilities

Unite agile squads around shared vision and objectives; align business and team priorities.

Enable team autonomy through a clear framework, local decision making and maturity development.

Develop overall planning with teams; coordinate dependencies and transparently arbitrate priorities.

Facilitate domain rituals including cross-team synchronisations, reviews and retrospectives; share good practices and lessons.

Remove team obstacles by facilitating collaboration with other teams, business and IT.

Coach people development; exchange feedback and sustain trust, transparency and continuous improvement.

Manage project changes in consultation with stakeholders.

Report project progress regularly to the relevant bodies, transparently addressing risks and difficulties.

Must Have

Communicate complex IT clearly

Manage public sector stakeholders

Demonstrate business IT bridging

Lead large multidisciplinary teams

Manage public budget capacity

Bring ten years experience

Nice to Have

Creative innovative improvement thinking

Detailed Responsibilities and Skills

Additional Responsibilities

• Escalate significant changes or problems correctly and promptly when acceptable tolerance thresholds are exceeded.
• Manage supplier follow-up, engaging suppliers as genuine partners.
• Ability to translate complex IT concepts into simple, accessible business language.
• Translate political vision and business needs into an operational roadmap and clear delivery priorities.
• Guide, inspire and empower squads while removing administrative or organisational obstacles.
• Navigate a complex public ecosystem including cabinets, general directorates and external partners, reconciling divergent interests.
• Solid experience bridging business and IT, for example as senior Product Owner, Business Relationship Manager or programme director, with nontechnical communication central to success.
• Experience leading large multidisciplinary teams distributed across several autonomous teams or squads.
• Experience allocating resources and managing budgets within public budget envelopes.
• At least 10 years in a similar function, with proven coordination and leadership of multiple teams.
• Master agile and iterative IT project methods and their implementation in complex environments.
• Solid knowledge of project management methodologies, governance and delivery practices.
• Significant experience leading large IT projects involving multiple stakeholders and crosscutting dependencies.
• Proven experience optimising and reengineering business processes.
• Master change management principles and challenges in organisational and digital transformation.
• Knowledge of application management and understanding of application lifecycle, mainte