Senior IT Program Manager

Editx; Diegem; Sur place; EUR 80 000 - 120 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Editx is seeking a Senior IT Programme Manager based in Diegem, Belgium. This individual will be responsible for leading a flagship European Commission programme focused on Dataspace and AI, ensuring alignment with EU policy and managing a comprehensive budget exceeding €100M.

The role encompasses governance, partner management, and technical delivery within a multi-partner consortium, along with critical stakeholder relationships with the European Commission and 27 Member States.

Qualifications

• Experience in leading large-scale IT programs with a significant budget.
• Strong understanding of EU programme management frameworks and methodologies.
• Ability to manage multiple stakeholders and partner organisations effectively.

Responsabilités

• Establish and chair the Programme Governance Board.
• Drive end-to-end programme execution from inception through deployment.
• Serve as the primary relationship owner and executive contact for EU counterparts.
• Oversee technical delivery of Dataspace architecture components.
• Manage the full programme budget including financial reporting.

Description du poste

The Senior IT Programme Manager

The Senior IT Programme Manager will serve as the single accountable executive for a flagship European Commission programme in the domains of Dataspace and Artificial Intelligence. Operating at the intersection of cutting‑edge technology policy and large‑scale public‑sector delivery, this individual will bear ultimate responsibility for scope, schedule, budget, quality, risk, and stakeholder satisfaction across a multi‑partner consortium delivering transformative digital infrastructure for Europe.

Key Responsibilities

1. Programme Leadership & Governance

• Establish and chair the Programme Governance Board, ensuring alignment with European Commission priorities and contractual obligations.
• Define and own the integrated programme master plan (IMP), managing interdependencies across all workstreams and consortium partners.
• Drive end‑to‑end programme execution from inception through deployment and operational handover, maintaining a €100M+ budget baseline.
• Apply and adapt EU programme management frameworks (e.g., PM²) and Agile‑at‑scale methodologies as appropriate.
• Own programme‑level risk register, issue log, and escalation procedures; proactively identify and mitigate threats to delivery.

2. Consortium Leadership & Partner Management

• Lead the operational governance of a consortium comprising four partner organisations, including sub‑contractor oversight and contractual compliance.
• Chair and facilitate Consortium Management Committees, Technical Steering Committees, and Joint Programme Boards.
• Manage partner performance, monitor KPI, and enforce SLAs and contractual obligations under the prime contract.
• Resolve cross‑partner conflicts, resource contention, and scope boundary disputes with authority and diplomacy.
• Foster a collaborative, high‑performance consortium culture aligned with shared programme objectives.

3. EU Institutional Stakeholder Management

• Serve as the primary relationship owner and executive point of contact for European Commission DG counterparts.
• Build and sustain trusted advisory relationships with Commission programme sponsors, IT Steering Committees, and EC senior management.
• Engage proactively with EU country stakeholders across 27 Member States, coordinating national rollout activities and managing country‑level expectations.
• Represent the programme in high‑level review meetings, governance forums, and political‑level briefings.
• Navigate the EU institutional landscape with sensitivity to political dynamics, procurement regulations, and EU financial regulations.

4. Dataspace & AI Programme Delivery

• Oversee technical delivery of Dataspace architecture components.
• Drive AI programme workstreams in alignment with the EU AI Act, the AI Office, and Commission AI strategies.
• Ensure technical solutions are interoperable, standards‑compliant (EUCS, ETSI, W3C, ISO), and aligned with EU security requirements.
• Collaborate with Enterprise Architects, Data Engineers, Developers, testers and AI specialists to validate technical direction and manage delivery risk.

5. Financial Management

• Own and manage the full programme budget (€100M+), including baseline, forecast, earned value management (EVM), and variance reporting.