Domain Delivery Lead

Domain Delivery Lead - International Protection - SPF FOD

Dates: 2026-12-07 — 2027-03-07

Arrangements: Full-time; hybrid. Administrative dates: 07/12/2026–07/03/2027. Narrative start: as soon as possible after completion of selection; no onsite frequency specified.

The Immigration Office is transforming its digital working environment through the eMigration programme. The programme modernises business applications and strengthens collaboration between teams. Its goal is a more integrated, agile and future-oriented IT environment. The Domain Delivery Lead works within the Directorate-General on the International Protection domain.

You will unite several agile squads around shared objectives and ensure alignment with business priorities. You will coordinate global planning, dependencies, budgets and suppliers while managing changes and reporting risks. Servant leadership, coaching and transparent decision‑making support team autonomy and delivery maturity. The assignment involves multidisciplinary teams and a complex public‑sector stakeholder environment.

The profile calls for at least ten years in a similar function, five years of Agile experience and ten years each of complex digitalisation stakeholder management and project‑team leadership. Public‑sector transformation, business–IT communication, governance and business process reengineering are central requirements. Dutch or French must be native, while the narrative requests good English despite the platform classifying English as optional. The full‑time hybrid assignment in Brussels is administratively scheduled from 7 December 2026 to 7 March 2027, with a separate statement requesting commencement as soon as selection is completed.

Top Reasons to Apply

Shape public transformation

Empower agile teams

Modernise strategic applications

Influence working methods

Solve complex challenges

Responsibilities

• Unite agile squads around shared vision and objectives; align business and team priorities.
• Enable team autonomy through clear boundaries, decentralised decisions and maturity support.
• Plan global delivery with teams; coordinate dependencies and arbitrate priorities transparently.
• Facilitate domain rituals, inter‑team synchronisations, reviews and retrospectives; share practices and learning.
• Remove team obstacles by facilitating collaboration across teams, business and IT.
• Coach people, exchange feedback and maintain trust, transparency and continuous improvement.
• Manage project changes in consultation with stakeholders.
• Report project progress, risks and difficulties transparently to relevant governance bodies.

Must Have

• Business-facing IT communication
• Strategic delivery alignment
• Public stakeholder management
• Business–IT bridging experience
• Multidisciplinary squad management
• Public budget capacity‑management

Nice to Have

Detailed Responsibilities and Skills

Additional Responsibilities

• Escalate significant changes or issues beyond acceptable tolerances correctly and promptly.
• Manage supplier follow‑up through genuine partnerships.
• At least 10 years in a similar function, with proven coordination and steering of multiple teams.
• Translate complex IT concepts into simple, accessible business language using influential communication.
• Translate political vision and business needs into an operational roadmap and clear delivery priorities.
• Guide, inspire and empower squads while removing administrative and organisational obstacles.
• Navigate public‑sector cabinets, directorates‑general and external partners, reconciling divergent interests.
• Solid experience as a business–IT bridge, such as senior Product Owner, Business Relationship Manager or programme director, with successful nontechnical communication.
• Experience leading large multidisciplinary teams distributed across autonomous teams or squads.
• Experience allocating resources and managing budgets within public‑sector budget envelopes.
• Proven delivery of complex projects or digital transformation initiatives in a public administration or public body.
• Understand institutional dynamics, anticipate stakeholder concerns and manage conflicting priorities in politically sensitive environments while remaining neutral and focused on objectives.
• Structure, plan and prioritise activities against strategic objectives, business needs and delivery capacity.
• Excellent analysis, synthesis and problem‑solving; identify risks, dependencies and improvement opportunities.
• Coordinate multiple teams and foster effective collaboration between IT, business stakeholders and other actors.
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