Information Technology Project Manager

Our client, an Insurance provider across Belgium is looking for an IT Project Manager on a Freelance basis.

Overall objectives :

• Manages the IT part of multiple projects, in line with our IT strategy, architectural & security guidelines and policies
• Successful, qualitative and secure delivery of project scope within agreed timing and budget
• Successful planning and execution of the assigned projects with the following project management controls: gate documents, non-functional requirements, IT project estimations (supported by top down & bottom-up estimation techniques), monthly project status updates, project schedules, time tracking, (steerco) presentations, (steerco) meeting minutes, action logs, risk logs… use of toolset & templates.

Responsibilities :

• Make certain of the IT project objectives and feasibility
• Delineate, clarify and set phases for the project content, taking account of the project roadmap and dependencies;
• Collect non-functional requirements
• Align and integrate architectural direction setting and security requirements;
• Identify and manage project interdependencies, risks and issues and proactively take or recommend the necessary measures
• Draw up an all-encompassing IT project plan aligned with resource managers and other project managers; • Negotiate with and direct internal and external IT parties
• Stabilize project mobilization by applying project change control
• Identify relevant stakeholders and elaborate communication plan
• Communicate regularly and clearly on the progress of the project to management and business partners
• Elaborate meeting minutes and track agreed actions
• Schedule project resources/forecast budget and track and evaluate progress;
• Responsible for the follow up of procedures and delivery of expected project results
• Set up and maintain project configuration (manuals, documents, etc.)
• Advise Project Portfolio Board in case of re-prioritization of projects
• Formulate the required improvements by way of “Lessons Learned".
• Proposes, documents and validates new procedures regarding Project management/Governance inside IT
• Ensure the smooth transition from project mode to operational mode

Required skills:

• Higher degree or equivalent through relevant experience (at least 5 years)
• Large and proven experience in leading and monitoring multiple projects in a matrix structure (at least 3 years)

Nice to have:

• Project management methodology (preference Prince2)
• Agile/scrum development in practice;
• IT Service Management framework (preference ITIL).
• Experience with tools like: MS Project Online, Jira, Confluence..
• Release train development
• Experience in finance/insurance domains is a strong advantage.

This will be a long term contract, until the end of the year + extension, with 2/3 days on remote work on offer.

For further information please reach out directly :

[email protected]

+44 (0) 745 816 2240 | +32 (2) 342 052 7