Description

to lead.

Within the our clients domain, we are looking for a Senior Program Manager

These programs cover:

• Mobile applications

• Cloud-native platforms on Microsoft Azure

• Web interfaces

• Integration with legacy railway systems

The role combines program management, agile coaching and orchestration.

A core expectation is to actively drive delivery flow, identify where time and energy are lost during delivery,

and intervene to restore predictability and value.

This is a hands-on delivery leadership role, not a purely coordinating or reporting position.

Mission

• Ensure predictable, high-quality delivery of our clients programs.

• Translate strategic objectives into clear, executable roadmaps.

• Actively chase flow, dependencies and decisions to avoid delivery slowdowns.

• Strengthen alignment between business, IT and partners through disciplined governance and

agile practices.

Key Responsibilities

1. Program & Delivery Leadership

• Lead end-to-end delivery of the clients programs, covering multiple

teams, vendors and technologies.

• Own delivery commitments in terms of scope, timelines, budget and outcomes.

• Translate executive ambitions into actionable delivery plans and milestones.

2. Flow Optimization & Execution Control

• Continuously analyse delivery flow to identify bottlenecks, delays and inefficiencies.

• Actively follow up on people, dependencies and decisions to keep delivery moving.

• Reduce delivery friction caused by unclear ownership, excessive handovers or

overloaded teams.

• Improve predictability through clear prioritization and delivery cadence.3. Agile & Release Orchestration

• Act as a program-level agile coach, ensuring consistent agile practices across teams.

• Coordinate cross-team dependencies in our clients–like setup.

• Facilitate synchronization moments such as planning, reviews and cross-team

alignment sessions.

• Promote a culture of accountability, transparency and continuous improvement.

4. Governance & Stakeholder Alignment

• Act as the bridge between strategic governance and operational delivery.

• Prepare and support steering committees and senior management, including decision

notes, options and delivery impact assessments.

• Ensure governance structures enable delivery rather than slow it down.

What We Expect From Every Associate

• Strong sense of ownership and responsibility.

• Clear, structured and impactful communication.

• Ability to work autonomously and introduce best practices.

• Proactive mindset with the courage to challenge constructively.

• Strong team player focused on collective delivery success.

Practical Information

• Remote work possible up to 3 days per week, depending on business needs.

• Onsite presence required minimum 2 days per week.

Conformity Criteria

The candidate must comply with all of the following:

• Holds a Master’s degree or Executive Master, or equivalent senior professional experience.

• Minimum 10 years of experience in program, project or portfolio management in complex IT or

digital environments.

• Proven experience leading transformation and change initiatives, beyond pure project execution.

• Proven experience working with executive or C-level stakeholders.

• Experience managing multi-team or multi-project programs with cross-functional dependencies.

• Demonstrated experience in Agile, scaled Agile or hybrid delivery environments.

• Professional proficiency in English, French and Dutch.

• Ability to work minimum 2 days onsite per week.

Evaluation CriteriaCandidates meeting the conformity criteria will be evaluated on:

• End-to-end ownership of complex programs from business case.

• Ability to identify and resolve delivery bottlenecks and dependency issues.

• Maturity in agile-at-scale or clients–like orchestration.

• Stakeholder alignment skills in complex, regulated or legacy-heavy environments.