Domain Delivery Lead

Domain Delivery Lead - Transversal - SPF FOD

Dates: 2026-12-07 — 2027-03-07

Arrangements: Full-time; hybrid. Start after completion of the selection procedure; administrative dates specify 07/12/2026–07/03/2027.

The Immigration Office is transforming its digital workplace through the eMigration programme. The programme modernizes business applications, strengthens collaboration and builds an integrated, agile IT environment. The Domain Delivery Lead works within the Directorate-General and guides strategic application delivery across several squads.

The lead unites teams around shared business priorities and creates the conditions for autonomy. Responsibilities cover global planning, dependencies, domain ceremonies, obstacle removal and coaching. The assignment also includes change requests, transparent reporting, escalation, supplier partnerships and budget management.

The profile combines at least 10 years in a similar function with strong agile, governance and technical delivery knowledge. Scrum and ITIL certifications are required, while Microsoft Azure certification is preferred. The assignment is full-time and hybrid in Brussels for three months, with administrative dates from 7 December 2026 to 7 March 2027. The narrative requests a start as soon as possible after selection, which should be reconciled with the administrative dates.

Top Reasons to Apply

Responsibilities

Unite agile squads, aligning their common vision and objectives with business priorities.

Enable team autonomy through a clear framework, decentralized decisions and maturity development through servant leadership.

Plan global delivery with teams, coordinate dependencies and arbitrate priorities transparently.

Facilitate domain ceremonies, including cross-team synchronization, reviews and retrospectives, sharing good practices and learning.

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

Coach people, exchange feedback and cultivate trust, transparency and continuous improvement.

Manage project changes in consultation with stakeholders.

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

Must Have

Accessible influential IT communication

Strategic roadmap delivery alignment

Public ecosystem stakeholder management

Business IT bridging experience

Large multidisciplinary team management

Public budget capacity management

Nice to Have

European systems architecture knowledge

Detailed Responsibilities and Skills

Additional Responsibilities

• Escalate significant changes or problems correctly and promptly when acceptable tolerance thresholds are exceeded.
• Manage supplier follow-up by involving suppliers as genuine partners.
• 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; remove administrative and organizational obstacles.
• Navigate cabinets, directorates-general and external partners in a complex public ecosystem, reconciling divergent interests.
• Solid experience bridging business and IT, for example as a senior Product Owner, Business Relationship Manager or programme director, with nontechnical communication as a key success factor.
• Experience leading large multidisciplinary teams organized into 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 and governance and delivery practices.
• Significant experience leading large IT projects with multiple stakeholders and cross-cutting dependencies.
• Proven business process optimization and reengineering experience.
• Master change management principles and challenges in organizational and digital transformation.
• Structure, plan and prioritize activities according to strategic objectives, business needs and delivery capacity.
• Excellent analysis, synthesis and problem solving; identify risks, dependencies and improvement opportunities.
• Coordinate multiple teams and effective collaboration between IT, business stakeholders and other actors.
• Influence and mobilize without hierarchical authority.
• Excellent communication and active listening; adapt messages to teams, business, management and suppliers.
• Show empathy and emotional intelligence; create