Expert Portfolio Manager PPM Tooling

For a client, we are seeking an Expert Portfolio Manager.

Period: ASAP – 31/12/2025 with an option for extension

Location: Brussels & remote

Language Proficiency: Dutch & French

 

Assignment

We are looking for an expert portfolio manager for the selection and implementation of a Portfolio & Project Management tool. As a Portfolio Manager PPM tooling, you are responsible for aligning the organization in terms of the match between Portfolio processes & data on one hand and PPM Tooling on the other. You are involved in the entire PPM Tooling project and ensure a detailed description of the current and future needs of the tool.

You lead workshops, organize and manage the meetings necessary to gather information and prepare the deliverables needed to define the project, in accordance with standards and methodology. More specifically, you organize meetings and workshops to understand and map business processes, prepare documents needed to define the process so they can be directly used by analysts to implement a PPM solution, and ensure that the implemented solution matches the solution described in consultation with the Business. You also coach the PMO Community in the adoption of processes and tools.

During the execution of the assignment, you report to the head of the  service and work closely with the staff of the  service. Throughout the process, you pass on the necessary knowledge to one or more staff members of the service so that they gain the necessary experience to further evolve the Portfolio and Project methodology themselves. The expert portfolio manager PPM tooling must do this within the scope, with the highest quality, and within the planned time and price.

Profile

• You have proven expertise in Portfolio Management processes, with knowledge of Lean Portfolio Management.
• You have experience combining agile principles with a standard (waterfall) project methodology.
• You work closely with the staff within the service and focus on the involvement of various stakeholders within different departments.
• You have excellent communication skills and can convey complex information clearly and understandably.
• You have strong analytical and problem-solving skills and can come up with creative solutions.
• You have extensive experience in preparing, guiding, and facilitating workshops.
• You are stress-resistant and can handle tight deadlines and high pressure.