Programme Delivery Manager - Technology

EPAM Systems; West-Vlaanderen; Hybrid; EUR 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private health insurance

Meal vouchers

Group insurance

Learning & development

Job summary

EPAM Systems in Belgium’s West Flanders region seeks a Programme Delivery Manager – Technology to lead large multi-client engagements across the Benelux. You will oversee end-to-end delivery, client relationships, and commercial performance while guiding a senior delivery team and ensuring continuous improvement.

You will work in an office and client-site hybrid model, coordinating with global teams, architects, and stakeholders to drive platform modernization and SaaS adoption in complex

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading large, complex multi-team programs.
• Proven track record delivering enterprise commerce or digital transformations in consulting.
• Experience with legacy-to-microservices modernization.
• Retail, grocery, or consumer-goods delivery experience is a strong advantage.
• Experience managing program budgets of 10M+ USD annually.
• Strong knowledge of SDLC/PDLC and best-practice PM methodologies.
• Fluent in English; Dutch is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Drive end-to-end program delivery from initiation through completion in line with EPAM processes.
• Manage client relationships and expectations at project, program and governance levels.
• Address client issues, identify engagement risks and ensure mitigation plans are executed.
• Develop and maintain delivery plans and coordinate proposals and statements of work.
• Oversee multiple activity streams and align them with SDLC and IT service management processes.
• Own all aspects of delivery, including financial, sourcing, implementation and regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary global teams to drive estimates, delivery plans and retrospectives.

Skills

Program delivery

Large programs

Client management

Budget management

SAFe / LeSS

Cloud-native

Microservices

Executive comms

Hybrid work

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

CI/CD

DevOps

Job description

We're looking for a Programme Delivery Manager – Technology to join our team in West Flanders, Belgium in an office and client site working mode. In this role, you will oversee large-scale client engagements across the Benelux region, ensuring the successful delivery of complex programs that drive measurable business impact. You will hold full accountability for delivery outcomes, client relationships and commercial performance while fostering continuous improvement and developing a strong management team. Your ability to combine strategic oversight with technical depth will ensure you can challenge decisions, resolve challenges and collaborate effectively across engineering and leadership teams.

Responsibilities

• Drive end-to-end program delivery from initiation through completion in line with EPAM processes


• Manage client relationships and expectations at project, program and governance levels


• Address client issues, identify engagement risks and ensure mitigation plans are executed


• Develop and maintain delivery plans and coordinate proposals and statements of work


• Oversee multiple activity streams and align them with SDLC and IT service management processes


• Own all aspects of delivery, including financial, sourcing, implementation and regulatory requirements


• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary global teams to drive estimates, delivery plans and retrospectives

Requirements

• Significant experience leading large, complex, multi-team programs (50+ FTE, multi-year duration)


• Proven track record in delivering enterprise commerce or digital transformation programs in a consulting context


• Demonstrated experience with legacy-to-microservices modernization


• Background delivering for retail, grocery, or consumer-goods clients is a strong advantage


• Experience managing program budgets of $10M+ annually


• Strong understanding of microservices architecture, cloud-native delivery (AWS/Azure/GCP), CI/CD and DevOps practices


• Deep knowledge of SDLC/PDLC and best-practice project and program management methodologies


• Fluent in agile delivery at scale (SAFe, LeSS, or equivalent) and capable of hybrid model application


• Ability to engage credibly in architectural discussions with senior engineers and client architects


• Understanding of AI solutions to improve SDLC efficiency


• Executive presence with the ability to influence and negotiate at VP and C-level


• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English (Dutch is a plus)


• Skilled in managing distributed teams across multiple time zones


• Strong commercial acumen for handling change requests, scope negotiations and contracts

Nice to have

• Experience working within or alongside a global system integrator delivery model


• Exposure to pre-sales, solutioning, or shaping large commercial deals

We offer

• 4 weeks of paid holidays


• 6 supplementary/compensation (paid) days (pro rata temporis)


• Private healthcare insurance


• Group insurance


• Meal vouchers


• Eco-vouchers


• Joint Committee gross bonus


• Transportation/bike allowance /company car /bike lease (if eligible)


• IT equipment (laptop)


• Mobile subscription (no device)


• Learning and development opportunities including in-house training and coaching, professional certifications, and courses


• *All benefits and perks are subject to certain eligibility requirements