Challenge |

• You define, in collaboration with the involved stakeholders, the program including constraints, risks, dependencies, priorities, budgets, success and acceptance criteria

• You build a network to ensure follow-up and implementation of the program is given the necessary attention • You develop a short-, medium- and long-term roadmap/vision that fits within the realization of the business objective

• You communicate progress, agreed scope and adjusted schedule including resources and competencies in a structured manner on a regular basis

• You manage and monitor risks and issues with the project managers and escalate to management and stakeholders in a timely manner, if necessary, seek solutions with the project managers and discusses this with the stakeholders and if necessary, management

• You follow up new change requests and ensure approval during a steering committee taking into account the relationships between the projects according to delegation of authority before execution

• You ensure coordination between the project managers

• You follow procedures of PMO, including methodology and governance • You monitor the program budget and coordinate budgeting and amendments

• You create coordinated capacity planning in cooperation with the project managers.

• You create a positive atmosphere within the program and project teams and ensure efficient and quality delivery of the projects, considering impact on possible other projects of the program

• You resolve conflicts within and between project teams

• You monitor the workload of the teams and communicate progress

• You anticipate capacity needs and problems

• You coach Project Managers within the program, guiding the team to achieve set objectives and helping Project Managers to evolve.

Casting |

• You have 5+ years of relevant experience as a Data & Analytics Program Manager within IT environments with the delivery of medium or large projects in terms of scope, time, budget and quality.

• You have 20+ years of experience managing data & analytics projects

• You have knowledge of Project Management methodologies, such as PM², PMBOK, PRINCE2 or AGILE approaches (SCRUM (Multiple Scrum Teams)).

• You have proven Experience in the following domains: setup of a core Data platform, setup of Data catalog and Data quality tools, exposure of data through a Data platform, setup of a Data operating model and governance, implementation of advanced analytics data products.

• You have managed data projects in organizations in the Public Sector, preferably in public transport

• You communicate fluently in Dutch, French and English: Dutch or French as a mother tongue or at least C level, the other language at least B2 level + For English at least B2 level

• You have experience with the management of GDPR sensitive data in the context of a data platform.

• You have experience facilitating change regarding data within an organization.

• You have experience in using the Azure data stack

• Must have high analytical abilities with an eye for details without missing the total picture.

• Experience in RFP, preferably within the Public Sector, will also be considered as an asset.