Senior project leader

Next. Link is having an existing position as a Senior Project Leader in Brussels area, Belgium. General information:

• Start date: ASAP
• Duration: 12 months renewable
• Workload: full time (2 days on site 3 days remote)
• Work location: Brussels area, Belgium Description:The candidate will work within the Life Information Systems division. This group is responsible for all Life product related developments of underwriting applications and claims management systems. The applications are developed based on a Microfocus mainframe emulator in Windows (programming language Cobol/Mix Cobol+.NET), with various technologies used on the frontend (.Net, CRM), printing, Integration and communication side. As large part of our portfolio for the upcoming years consists of project activities, we need to enforce our project leading capabilities. In this context the mission of the candidate project leader will be to drive many different projects in many different technologies. Important: We are seeking a senior autonomous Project Leader able to take ownership of large-scale strategic IT projects and interact confidently with senior business and IT stakeholders. Candidates must demonstrate concrete experience in leading complex application projects end-to-end (scope, budget, roadmap, governance, risks, steering committees and stakeholder management). During the interview, candidates will be expected to discuss in detail at least 2 significant IT projects they personally led, including governance, stakeholder management, budget oversight, major risks/issues encountered and delivery outcomes. Profile:
• Language: English fluent + French fluent + Dutch fluent
• Min. 10 years of professional experience
• Confirmed experience in managing IT projects (on application side). During the interview you will be requested to show and discuss project management activities from the past.
• Several projects with more than 1000 Mandays
• Insurance service experience
• Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Prince-2 project management methodology
• Experience on waterfall methodology (on Agile/scrum is a plus)