IT Carve-out Project Manager

Recurv; Antwerpen; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid setup

Travel to sites

International project

Job summary

Recurv seeks a Senior IT Project Manager to lead a complex cross‑border carve‑out, coordinating both infrastructure and application workstreams. The role requires managing multiple stakeholders and aligning business and IT teams across sites in Europe, with onsite presence during key migration periods.

You will drive planning, risk management and cutovers, while travelling to sites as needed and operating within a matrix organisation to ensure timely delivery of this international project.

Qualifications

• Senior IT project management experience in complex, international environments.
• Proven ability to manage infrastructure and application workstreams.
• Strong business and IT stakeholder management skills.
• Experience navigating matrix organisations and cross-country teams.
• Willingness to travel occasionally for onsite migration periods.

Responsibilities

• Lead IT carve-out across multiple Europe, Middle East and Africa sites.
• Coordinate application impact, migration timing, maintenance windows and cutovers.
• Oversee migration planning and readiness for applications and infrastructure.
• Manage risks, issues and escalation reports to senior stakeholders.

Skills

Senior IT mgmt

IT infrastructure

Stakeholder management

Matrix organisations

Travel readiness

Job description

Are you a Senior IT Project Manager based in Europe, looking for your next international assignment? One of our clients is separating part of its business, which requires several sites to be fully carved out. We're looking for someone to lead and coordinate the infrastructure and application workstreams throughout this process.

You’ll act as the link between the business and IT teams across infrastructure and applications, making sure the different parts of the migration are properly planned, aligned and delivered. The role requires someone who can manage multiple stakeholders, navigate both business and technical discussions, and be onsite during key migration periods.

What's in it for you

• An international project with high visibility
• The opportunity to play a leading role in a large-scale IT carve‑out
• A hybrid setup, working remotely from anywhere in Europe with occasional travel to the sites

What you'll do

• Lead the IT carve‑out across several EMEA sites
• Coordinate application impact, migration timing, maintenance windows and cutovers
• Oversee application and infrastructure migration planning and readiness
• Manage risks, issues and reporting to senior stakeholders
• Travel onsite for key migration periods

Who you are

Must-haves

• Senior IT project management experience in complex environments
• Experience with IT infrastructure projects
• Strong business and IT stakeholder management skills
• Pragmatic, structured and able to quickly understand complex situations
• Comfortable reporting to senior management
• Experience working in matrix organisations, coordinating teams that are not fully dedicated to your project
• Willing to travel occasionally

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with application migrations and their infrastructure dependencies
• Experience with IT carve-outs, separations or large-scale migrations
• Experience in a large international organisation
• Experience working across multiple countries or sites
• Start: ASAP
• Contract: Freelance