Senior PMO Office Manager
Brussels-Capital
Digital - (Project) Management
Reference number: 93465
Our client, a major public sector organization, is embarking on a high-criticality IT transformation project spanning three years and involving over 100 contributors. This strategic program focuses on rewriting complex business applications for financial and collection services, integrating ERP-like accounting modules and workflow systems.
The role involves establishing and leading the PMO Office to ensure robust governance, coordination, and quality across all project deliverables.
Your responsibilities:
- Establish and operate the PMO Office framework, defining processes for planning, reporting, risk management, and decision-making.
- Structure and facilitate governance committees, including Steering Committees, to report on KPIs, budget, and project progress.
- Develop and maintain the global program schedule, tracking milestones and critical inter-team dependencies.
- Facilitate complex workshops between business and IT stakeholders to define requirements and ensure formal validation.
- Implement a requirements management framework to ensure full traceability from business needs to technical development and UAT.
- Act as a central interface between business experts and IT teams to align expectations and resolve conflicts.
- Maintain high documentation standards, ensuring all project artifacts are versioned, consistent, and validated.
What are we looking for?
- You bring 8+ years of experience in PMO or Project Management within large-scale organizational environments.
- You possess expert-level knowledge of Prince2, Waterfall, and Agile Scrum methodologies.
- You have 8+ years of experience in Project Monitoring, Strategic Management, and Risk Mitigation.
- You bring 8+ years of experience in Workshop Animation and facilitating communication between business and technical stakeholders.
- You're an expert in Jira and Confluence for project tracking and documentation.
- You possess a strong understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and quality assurance processes.
- You have experience with SAFe or other scaled agile frameworks in complex program environments.
- You possess strong analytical skills and the ability to coach others in PMO best practices.
- You are native in French or Dutch with an active knowledge of English.
Nice to Haves
- Experience with ERP-type applications or financial accounting software.
- Specific experience within public sector IT transformation projects.
What do we offer?
- Start date: ASAP
- Duration: 12 months (extension possible)
- Work regime: Full-time (100%)
- Location: Brussels
- Working model: Hybrid (onsite presence required Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday)
- Contract: open to both permanent employees and freelancers
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