For a client, we are seeking an IT Strategy Support Specialist :

Start Date: 01/10/2024
End Date: 31/08/2025

Work Location: Brussel

On-site Requirements: Expectation of 50% on-site work and 50% homeworking

Responsibilities:

• Support the IT Strategy team lead in overall project portfolio management.
• Prepare for several transversal Initiative Boards (project steerco).
• Analyze the bank’s budget preparation exercise.
• Assist in critical thinking, research, analysis, communication, and change management.
• Define and follow-up on action plans for complex topics, including clarification of requirements and coordination of contributors.
• Gather input from various stakeholders to deliver polished slidedecks for upper management.
• Maintain up-to-date views on the department budget and actuals, and follow-up on the department’s action backlog.

Required Experience/Knowledge:

• 5+ years of experience in a Consulting firm or equivalent.
• Extensive experience in IT Strategy Formulation and Implementation, Strategic Planning, IT Project and Program Planning and Management, and Change Management.
• Proven track record of delivering projects and working with IT managers such as CIO, CTO, head of Architecture, and CISO.

Key Skills Expected:

• Ability to understand and navigate the decision-making context of a banking environment.
• Collaborative skills to work with IT managers and senior IT Architects on deliverables.
• Competence in performing retrospectives and lessons-learned analysis to improve the impact of the IT Strategy team.

Language Requirements:

• Proficiency in English.
• Active knowledge of at least one of the following languages: French or Dutch.