Project Manager

Project Manager

European Dynamics

Brussels, Belgium

Description

We currently have a vacancy for a Project Manager fluent in English, to offer his/her services as an expert who will be based in Brussels, Belgium. The work will be carried out either in the company’s premises or on site at customer premises. In the context of the first assignment, the successful candidate will be integrated in the Development team of the company that will closely cooperate with a major client’s IT team on site.

Tasks:

• Lead and support the Programme team, in line with corporate management frameworks (PM², Agile@EC);
• Monitor and report on Programme execution and delivery;
• Define associated metrics, indicators and dashboards to facilitate reporting;
• Maintain a registry of Programme activities, their inter-dependencies and synergies;
• Define and maintain the Programme plan in relation to the individual project plans (objectives, scope, tasks, deliverables, milestones, timescales, organizational structure, human and financial resources, procurement requirements, quality, risks/issues etc.);
• Establish quality control mechanisms to maintain Programme auditability;
• Facilitate the management of the stakeholders and ensure transparent communication within the Programme;
• Manage relationships with strategic partners & vendors to ensure alignment with the corporate vision;
• Oversee the collaboration between other departments and other Institutions, Bodies and Agencies;
• Streamline the contractual & financial agreements (in the form of SLAs and MoUs) for all Programme services.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in IT or relevant discipline, combined with minimum 17 years of relevant working experience in IT, a Science or Engineering degree and an MBA will be considered advantage;
• Minimum 10 years of experience in technical Project/Programme Management;
• Minimum 10 years of experience in Vendor & Contract Management;
• Minimum 5 years of experience within an EU Institution;
• Proven experience in Project/Programme Management using PM², Agile methodologies;
• Proven experience in power usage of project management tools such as Confluence and Jira;
• Confirmed experience as Product Owner in large organisations;
• Demonstrable experience in partner/vendor management and contract negotiations (establishment of SLAs and MoUs);
• Solid experience in transition management of large, enterprise level Information Systems;
• Experience with risk management;
• Experience in establishing contractually based relationships with strategic vendors and implementing practices that ensure alignment with overall programme vision and business objectives;
• Experience in managing transition phases from implementation to operations, including the application of structured handover methods, project-level and programme-level practices, and the ability to monitor and report overall progress effectively;
• Good knowledge of application lifecycle management;
• Understanding of AI/ML aspects in the context of an AI Programme;
• Excellent command of the English language, ability to communicate in French will be an advantage.

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