Project Manager

We're looking for an experienced Senior Functional Project Manager to support our client's team in a complex IT environment. In this role, you'll coordinate multiple application development initiatives and help drive a strategic modernisation programme focused on advanced identity management and data processing capabilities. You'll act as a key link between technical teams, management, and external partners, ensuring that developments remain aligned with business needs, architectural standards, and programme objectives.
Key Responsibilities
Coordinate the planning, organisation, execution, and follow-up of application development activities across multiple teams.
Ensure alignment between internal development teams and external suppliers, guaranteeing that deliverables meet agreed specifications and requirements.
Monitor technical and functional dependencies in close collaboration with project leads, architects, and other stakeholders.
Support programme governance, coordination, reporting, and overall steering activities.
Oversee developments involving digital image repositories and associated data management solutions.
Coordinate the development and industrialisation of specialised identification and analysis solutions, acting as the operational point of contact for relevant expertise services.
Consolidate project planning, monitor milestones and deadlines, and identify risks linked to delays, dependencies, or delivery constraints.
Prepare progress indicators, dashboards, and reporting materials to support informed decision-making.
Facilitate communication between technical teams, management, and external stakeholders.
Ensure alignment with architectural standards and contribute to quality assurance, testing, validation, and acceptance processes.
Your Profile
Proven experience in functional project management, application development, or IT programme coordination within complex, multi-stakeholder environments.
Strong leadership and communication skills, with the ability to align diverse teams around common objectives.
A structured, proactive, and solution-oriented mindset, combined with excellent organisational and prioritisation skills.
Ability to manage pressure, mediate between stakeholders, and maintain constructive relationships throughout the delivery process.
Strong analytical capabilities, with a focus on identifying root causes and resolving underlying issues.
A user-oriented approach to decision-making and the ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
Good understanding of information systems, enterprise architecture, business applications, application integration, and application lifecycle management.
Experience with Agile, Scrum, and DevOps methodologies, as well as software testing, validation, and acceptance processes.
Familiarity with service-oriented and event-driven architectures.
Experience using GitLab and collaboration or project management tools such as Jira, OpenProject, SharePoint, or Microsoft Teams.
Previous experience in a law enforcement or judicial environment is a strong asset.
Practical Information
Remote working is permitted.
Languages: Active proficiency in English and at least one of Belgium's national languages is required. Active proficiency in one national language combined with a passive understanding of the other is considered a strong asset.
If you're a collaborative IT project professional who enjoys coordinating complex technical deliveries and bringing different teams together, this assignment offers the opportunity to contribute to a challenging modernisation programme with a significant operational impact.

Work arrangement
Yes