Senior Digital Transformation Project Manager (Employed or freelance)

EngiFlex BV; Brussel; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car

Extra-legal benefits

Job summary

EngiFlex BV in Brussels seeks a Senior Project Manager Digital Transformation & Delivery to lead complex IT and digital transformation initiatives within a multi-year programme. You will guide projects from initiation to handover, ensuring delivery within scope, budget and quality as you coordinate IT, data and business stakeholders.

You will work with the Head of Transformation and governance bodies, manage risks, report progress, and drive continuous improvement across delivery practices in a

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in complex IT project management.
• Solid experience in digital transformation and large-scale change initiatives.
• Managed multiple projects simultaneously within matrix organisations.
• Strong business understanding with IT, cloud environments and project delivery frameworks.
• Comfortable working with Agile ways of working and pragmatic application.
• Experience in business process management, stakeholder management and risk management at a senior level.
• Familiar with transformation programmes and broader programme management practices.
• Delivery governance and willingness to apply ITIL/PRINCE2 or PMI contexts.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex IT and digital transformation initiatives within a multi-year programme.
• Manage projects from initiation through to operational handover within scope, budget, quality and timelines.
• Coordinate business, IT, data teams and external suppliers in a matrix environment.
• Monitor risks, dependencies, resources and priorities, escalating when needed.
• Anticipate issues and propose pragmatic solutions with timely escalation.
• Collaborate with operational managers, PMO, governance bodies and stakeholders.
• Ensure clear reporting and compliance with programme governance and PMO methodology.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of project delivery practices.

Skills

Agile

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Leadership

Communication

Delivery governance

Programme management

Tools

ITIL

PRINCE2

PMI

Job description

Tasks and responsibilities

A public-sector organisation in Brussels is running a multi-year digital transformation programme to modernise its IT and data landscape, streamline business processes and reinforce internal capabilities.

The programme is coordinated by the Head of Transformation, with support from IT, Data and PMO management, a business partner or functional analyst, and an architecture review board.

Mission

As Senior Project Manager Digital Transformation & Delivery, you lead complex transformation initiatives and support the execution of the wider roadmap.

• You manage several IT and digital transformation projects from initiation through to operational handover.
• You deliver within agreed scope, budget, quality standards and timelines.
• You coordinate business, IT, data teams and external suppliers in a matrix environment.
• You monitor risks, dependencies, resources and competing priorities, and take action where needed.
• You anticipate issues, put forward pragmatic solutions and escalat at the right moment.
• You work closely with operational managers, PMO stakeholders, business representatives and governance bodies such as the architecture review board.
• You ensure clear reporting and compliance with programme governance and PMO methodology.
• You contribute to the continuous improvement of project delivery practices.
• You support transformation programme delivery with a structured approach, including stakeholder management, business process alignment and risk management.

Your profile

• You have at least 10 years of experience in complex IT project management.
• You bring solid experience in digital transformation and the delivery of large-scale change initiatives.
• You have managed multiple projects simultaneously within matrix organisations.
• You combine strong business understanding with a sound grasp of IT, cloud environments and project delivery frameworks.
• You are comfortable working with Agile ways of working and can apply them in a pragmatic manner.
• You have experience with business process management, stakeholder management and risk management at a senior level.
• You are familiar with transformation programmes and broader programme management practices.
• You understand delivery governance and methodologies such as ITIL and PRINCE2 or PMI certification is an asset.
• Experience in the public sector is a plus.
• You show professional maturity, autonomy and sound judgement, and you take ownership within a clearly defined mandate.
• You communicate with impact, handle conflicts diplomatically and build effective relationships across teams and governance structures.
• You demonstrate leadership without hierarchical authority and remain respectful of roles, responsibilities and decision-making boundaries.
• You work in a structured, accountable and solution-oriented way.
• You can communicate professionally in Dutch, French and English.

Offer

You will be part of a growing Belgian SME where initiative and personal development are encouraged. We will provide you with an enjoyable work environment with fun colleagues. We will work out a career plan with you, with attention and a budget for extra education/certification. You can count on an attractive salary, supplemented with extra-legal benefits, including a company car.

(Freelance is also possible)