Project Manager - IT

IT Project Manager

We are looking for a IT Project manager to lead a compact, IT Strategy Office team composed exclusively of senior experts (15+ years experience each) operating with significant autonomy and influence across the organization.

Job description

• Lead a small team (3–4 people) of highly experienced IT strategists and architects.
• Deliver high-impact IT strategy and transformation initiatives across the organization.
• Work closely with senior leadership (CIO and IT executives) to support strategic decision making.
• Oversee the multi year IT strategy roadmap and key transversal initiatives.
• Operate in a fast-paced environment with short delivery timelines and executive visibility.

Your responsibilities

• Lead or oversee the creation of strategy papers, target architectures, business cases, decision memos, risk assessments, and vendor evaluations.
• Cover enterprise IT topics such as cloud modernization, application simplification, AI adoption, cyber resilience, data strategy, and operating model redesign.
• Deliver high quality outputs within 1–4 weeks, including urgent executive requests within a few business days.
• Manage team priorities, backlog, and resource allocation.
• Run the weekly IT Strategy Board and prepare executive-level materials.
• Ensure alignment with business, architecture, and engineering teams.
• Act as initiative owner for architecture simplification and application lifecycle topics.
• Mentor senior team members and maintain a culture of excellence and collaboration.

Job requirements

• Minimum 15+ years of experience in IT strategy, enterprise architecture, consulting, or senior technology leadership roles.
• Proven experience leading complex IT transformation initiatives (cloud, AI, application rationalization, cybersecurity, operating model redesign, digital transformation).
• Strong communication skills and ability to translate complex topics for executive audiences.
• Experience working with senior stakeholders such as CIOs and CTOs.
• Experience leading or mentoring senior professionals.
• Fluent in English plus Dutch or French.
• Architecture background, consulting experience, or financial services experience is a plus.