Senior Programme Manager – Digital Transformation

HumanInTech; Namen; Hybride; EUR 90 000 - 130 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Hybrid working

Résumé du poste

HumanInTech is seeking a Senior Programme Manager to lead a large-scale digital transformation for a Belgian public-sector organisation. The role spans governance, business scoping, architecture planning, budgeting and multi-supplier coordination, with a focus on delivering coherent, value-driven solutions.

The assignment runs 12 months in Namur with hybrid working. Freelance or employee options are available, and an emphasis on change management and IT service delivery is required.

Qualifications

• Senior-level experience managing complex programmes in large organisations undergoing digital transformation.
• Senior-level governance of multiple complex stakeholders.
• Knowledge of programme and project management methods (Agile, Waterfall, PMBOK, Prince2).
• Experience coordinating offers and analysing solutions.
• Budget management experience.
• Proficiency in French (C2).

Responsabilités

• Lead governance bodies, steering committees and coordination meetings.
• Define target solutions and align business needs with digital solutions.
• Coordinate the architecture and integration within the IT ecosystem and data platforms.
• Manage budget estimates, funding requests and procurement files.
• Oversee multi-supplier coordination and ensure coherence across teams.
• Establish testing strategies and oversee go-live activities.

Connaissances

Stakeholder governance

Programme governance

Agile & Waterfall

ITIL/ITSM

Budget management

French (C2)

Formation

Bachelor's degree or higher

Outils

ITIL/ITSM

Description du poste

What you will do

You will lead a large-scale digital transformation programme for a Belgian public-sector organisation, modernising the full range of heritage management processes. The programme covers reference data management, case handling, citizen and partner relations, data publication and collaborative exchanges.

Your role is to ensure the overall coherence of the programme, its business and technology alignment, governance, funding and the coordination of multiple internal and external stakeholders.

Governance and programme steering

• Maintain the vision, roadmap, phases and deployment waves of the programme
• Lead governance bodies, steering committees and coordination meetings
• Track risks, dependencies, arbitrations and strategic decisions

Business scoping and target solution definition

• Coordinate business workshops to understand heritage and archaeological processes
• Structure requirements into functional blocks, requirements and transformation trajectories
• Ensure alignment between business needs and the digital solutions being implemented

Architecture and information system planning

• Define target solutions with architects and their integration into the broader IT ecosystem
• Arbitrate the use of shared transversal components already in place
• Steer and coordinate the application ecosystem and all its integrations
• Coordinate the construction of an ecosystem including heritage and archaeological reference data, case management processes, a public data portal, collaborative platforms for external actors, and geomatics and mapping services

Budget and financial management

• Build budget estimates
• Prepare and defend funding requests and public procurement files
• Track financial validations, contracts and orders associated with the programme

Multi-supplier coordination

• Steer the activities of service centres, external providers and internal teams
• Ensure coherence between developments delivered by the various teams involved in the programme

Quality, testing and go‑live

• Establish an end‑to‑end testing strategy covering all business journeys
• Supervise the organisation of technical, functional and user acceptance testing
• Prepare production releases and operational go‑lives

Heritage data governance

• Ensure the consolidation of heritage and archaeological reference data
• Steer historical data migrations
• Guarantee the quality, integrity and publication of heritage data

Change management

• Structure communication, training and support mechanisms
• Prepare business teams for the adoption of new digital tools and processes
• Coordinate actions with change management teams

You will also ensure the operational implementation of the programme, both on the business side (with dedicated business teams) and on the digital side. Proven skills in operational management will be required, including ITSM service delivery management.

What we are looking for

Essential experience and skills

• Senior‑level experience managing complex programmes in large organisations undergoing digital transformation
• Senior‑level expertise in governance of multiple complex stakeholders
• Senior‑level knowledge of programme and project management methods (Agile, Waterfall, PMBOK, Prince2, etc.)
• Senior‑level experience in application integration and interoperability
• Confirmed experience in functional architecture and information system planning
• Confirmed experience in coordinating offers and analysing solutions
• Confirmed experience managing suppliers and external providers
• Confirmed knowledge of ITIL, ITSM and service delivery
• Confirmed experience establishing complex operational models and organisations
• Confirmed experience in budget management
• Proficiency in French (C2 level)

Desirable experience

• Experience in the public sector (procurement, budget management, etc.)
• Experience with complex systems such as ERP platforms, citizen portals, web integration and geomatics

Personal qualities

• Transversal leadership and the ability to mobilise multidisciplinary teams
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Strong analytical, synthesis and decision‑making abilities
• Ability to work in complex, transforming environments and in public‑service settings
• Negotiation skills and the ability to manage priorities
• Ability to build consensus between business and IT stakeholders
• Internal client orientation and focus on business value
• Initiative and autonomy
• Rigorous organisation and the ability to manage multiple topics simultaneously
• Pedagogical approach, diplomacy and change management skills

The setting

This assignment runs for 12 months, starting on 24 May 2027. The work location is Namur, with a hybrid working arrangement. You will be expected to be on site at least 60% of the time, and more if necessary.

The selection process includes an initial review of CVs, followed by an interview with the programme lead.

You can join us for this assignment as a freelancer or as an employee of HumanInTech. Same role, same team. If you join as an employee, your employment continues beyond this assignment. When it ends, we’ll work together to find your next assignment.

Location: Namur, hybrid

Work address: Belgium

Employer / contracting party: HumanInTech

Applications close (Brussels time): November 2, 2026 at 1:00 AM

Engagement: Freelance or employed by HumanInTech

Working hours: Full-time

Experience: More than 10 years or more

Education: Bachelor's or more

Published: October 2026