Senior Project Lead

Arcus Search; Brussel; Hybrid; EUR 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Arcus Search is seeking a Senior Project Leader to drive end-to-end delivery of complex Epics across finance and technology functions in a global context.

You will translate strategic objectives into roadmaps, mobilise cross-functional teams, manage risks and deliver with governance and quality across the full lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience leading large, complex tech-enabled transformations in regulated or financial services.
• Experience with corporate functions (Finance, HR, Risk, Audit, Compliance or Legal).
• Strong delivery planning, budgeting, forecasting, risk & governance.
• Experience delivering packaged software, ERP, SaaS, cloud-hosted or cross-platform upgrades.
• Systems thinking with ability to dive into detail when needed.
• Able to engage, influence and challenge senior stakeholders across organisational boundaries.
• Clear, concise communication for timely decisions.
• Agile delivery experience across multiple squads.
• Strong English (written and spoken).

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end delivery of one or more complex Epics or projects across functions, technology teams and suppliers.
• Translate objectives into delivery roadmap, scope, milestones and outcomes.
• Build integrated plans covering resources, budget, risks and environments.
• Mobilise and lead cross-functional teams with defined accountabilities.
• Understand the landscape, identify impacts, and drive mitigation.
• Manage scope, issues, risks and changes with governance.
• Ensure delivery meets governance, security, architecture and Agile standards.
• Provide concise reporting to sponsors and senior management with actions.
• Drive quality across testing, cutover, adoption and benefits realization.
• Act as a trusted channel between sponsors and technology services.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Stakeholder management

Delivery discipline

Agile delivery

Communication

Negotiation

Leadership

English proficiency

Governance

Education

PRINCE2 / PMI certification

Tools

Azure DevOps

ServiceNow

Microsoft 365

Job description

Senior Project Leader - Global Leading Financial Market Infrastructure

Role:

• Own the end-to-end delivery of one or more complex Epics or projects across corporate functions, technology teams, entities, locations and third-party suppliers.
• Translate strategic objectives and business needs into a clear delivery roadmap, scope, milestones, outcomes and acceptance criteria.
• Build and maintain integrated plans and forecasts covering resources, budget, procurement, risks, dependencies, environments, releases and operational readiness.
• Mobilise and lead cross-functional teams, clarifying accountabilities, maintaining momentum and creating effective collaboration between business, IT, security, architecture, data, operations and suppliers.
• Understand the functional and technology landscape, identify impacts and dependencies across the wider ecosystem, and proactively drive mitigation or resolution.
• Manage scope, issues, risks and changes with appropriate challenge, escalation and decision-making; protect agreed outcomes while adapting pragmatically when priorities evolve.
• Ensure delivery meets internal governance, security, resilience, architecture, data, procurement and Agile delivery standards.
• Provide concise, transparent reporting to sponsors, governance bodies and senior management, with clear decisions, trade-offs and actions.
• Drive quality throughout the delivery lifecycle, including testing, cutover, change adoption, transition to operations and benefits realisation.
• Act as a trusted connection between corporate function sponsors and technology services, promoting continuous improvement and reusable delivery practices.

Requirements:

• Significant experience leading large, complex technology-enabled transformation initiatives, preferably in a regulated or financial-services environment.
• Demonstrated affinity with corporate functions such as Finance, HR, Risk, Audit, Compliance or Legal, and an understanding of how technology, data, controls and operating processes support these domains.
• Strong delivery discipline across planning, financial management, resource forecasting, dependency management, risk and issue control, and governance.
• Experience delivering packaged software, ERP, SaaS, cloud-hosted or cross-platform implementations and upgrades.
• Ability to apply systems thinking, rapidly understand the bigger picture and move into detail where intervention is required.
• Proven ability to engage, influence and challenge senior business and technology stakeholders, while building trusted relationships across organisational boundaries.
• Clear and concise communication skills, with the ability to simplify complex information and support timely decision-making.
• Strong negotiation, conflict-resolution and supplier-management capabilities.
• Independent, organised and resilient leadership style, with the flexibility to reprioritise in a fast-changing environment.
• Practical experience of Agile delivery frameworks and effective collaboration across multiple squads.
• Strong command of English, both written and spoken.

What makes you stand out:

• Hands-on exposure to major corporate-function platform transformations, particularly ERP or enterprise package implementations and upgrades.
• Experience integrating business process, data, controls and technology change across several corporate functions.
• Proven delivery experience with outsourcing, offshoring and software or cloud vendors.
• Knowledge of service transition, operational resilience, information security and regulatory expectations in financial services.
• Relevant delivery or project-management certification, such as PRINCE2, PMI or an equivalent framework.
• Proficiency with delivery and collaboration tools such as Azure DevOps, ServiceNow and Microsoft 365.