Senior Project Leader

Function

We're looking for an experienced Senior IT Project Leader to join our client's team and take ownership of a complex IT transformation initiative within the HR domain. In this consulting role, you will drive the operational management of a challenging project, bringing together multiple stakeholders and multidisciplinary teams across different organisations. You'll play a key role in translating strategic objectives into concrete actions and ensuring successful delivery in a dynamic, multi-stakeholder environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the day-to-day management and coordination of the project, ensuring delivery within agreed scope, budget, timeline and quality standards.
• Develop and maintain project plans in collaboration with senior project and service management.
• Manage resources, budgets, risks, dependencies and project priorities, proactively identifying and addressing potential issues.
• Monitor progress, costs and delivery quality, providing clear reporting and escalating risks or deviations when necessary.
• Coordinate stakeholders with different priorities and ensure effective communication and alignment throughout the project lifecycle.
• Define operational objectives and translate strategic goals into actionable deliverables for the project team.
• Identify resource and staffing requirements, support team organisation and encourage collaboration across distributed teams.
• Contribute to project governance, feasibility assessments and key decisions throughout the delivery lifecycle.

Your Profile & Technical Expertise

• Proven experience leading and delivering complex IT projects in a multi-stakeholder environment.
• Strong understanding of project management principles, including scope, planning, budgeting, resource management, risk management, quality and governance.
• Experience coordinating decentralised, multidisciplinary teams across different organisations.
• Ability to translate high-level business requirements into structured project plans and manageable deliverables.
• Good understanding of both business and technical aspects of IT projects, including system integrations and dependencies.
• Experience with Agile methodologies and project management tools such as Jira and Confluence.
• Knowledge of UML and hands-on experience with the .NET Framework are required.
• Strong communication, negotiation, coordination and stakeholder management skills.
• Structured, autonomous and results-driven approach, with the ability to motivate teams and resolve challenges constructively.
• Experience with migration, application integration, legacy modernisation or large-scale transformation projects is a strong asset.
• Experience leading .NET development teams is an advantage.
• PRINCE2 certification or an equivalent project management qualification is considered a plus.

Practical Information

• Languages: Fluent Dutch and French, with an active working knowledge of English.

Contactperson & Reference

• Reference #: INW28853
• Marilyn Weytens
• marilyn.weytens@i4m.be