Technology Programme Director – Banking

Technology Programme Director (Contractor) – Banking / Financial Services – Brussels

Rate: €1000 – €1300 per day

Duration: 6‑12 months

Onsite Presence in Brussels is very key

Role & Responsibilities

• Lead one or more strategic, enterprise‑wide technology programmes while acting as a role model for clients’ values and principles through effective collaboration with all stakeholders.
• Define, structure and drive complex technology programmes and workstreams, including technology infrastructure and platform initiatives (e.g. data centre set‑up, consolidation or exit), IT platform rehosting, migration or modernisation initiatives, cloud, hosting and infrastructure transformation programmes, technology operating model and capability evolution, and technology dependencies, risks, and value tracking.
• Shape and drive complex business, organisational, regulatory and technology changes, ensuring that programme objectives, delivery milestones, KPIs and value commitments are delivered in a sustainable and controlled manner.
• Work in close collaboration with the programme sponsor and senior Business, Technology, Finance, Risk and Security stakeholders, ensuring scope, benefits, schedule, budget and risks are managed rigorously, with a strong focus on delivery quality and long‑term value.
• Lead the programme team in a matrix organisation and play a crucial role in crafting and maintaining focus, transparency, passion, and momentum, while building strong business relationships and trust among partners.
• Identify key relationships, build and maintain them, and ensure their health over the long term; identify where formal and informal direction is required, earn consensus around the programme vision, and take vital steps to realise it.
• Apply the programme management methodology used at the Bank, contributing to the development of strong programme management practices within the organisation and to the continuous improvement of the Bank’s programme management maturity.
• Manage a wide range of programme dimensions including planning, delivery governance, risk management, stakeholder management, financial tracking, and change adoption, defining clear strategies and execution plans for each.
• Get broad exposure to senior management across the organisation, with the ability to contribute meaningfully to the success of the organisation.
• Operate with significant autonomy, coordinating business and technology contributors across geographies to deliver complex, high‑impact technology programmes.
• Showcase experience and successful leadership of large‑scale technology or transformation programmes in complex organisations.

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of proven experience in programme or project management, including leading large‑scale technology or transformation programmes in complex organisations.
• Demonstrated experience in major IT or technology‑driven initiatives such as infrastructure transformations, platform migrations, rehosting, data centre or cloud‑related programmes.
• Project or programme management certification is a plus.
• Leadership: ability to build an effective team, drive it to achieve long‑term results, promote co‑workers’ engagement, empower them to perform required tasks, and manage conflicting priorities under uncertainty.
• Interpersonal skills: adept at working with people from various business functions (Business, IT, Finance, Legal, Risk) through active listening, empathy, influencing, and building a network of internal relationships across the organisation.
• Communication skills: ability to present complex ideas logically and simply, both verbally and in writing.
• Organisational skills: ability to develop coherent action plans, state resources, timetable, achievements; coordinate actions proactively and anticipate potential delays.
• Analytical skills: ability to decompose and structure complex programmes into manageable packages while maintaining focus on overall objectives and solving/pre‑empting problems in standard and non‑standard situations with low certainty.
• Transparency: willingness to voice convictions and strive for transparency in any situation.
• Change Management: understanding the importance of managing change to reach objectives, and experience with change management methodology.

Rates depend on experience and client requirements.