IT Project & Operations Manager – Freelance

Our client is active in the financial/insurance sector and is one of the leading international groups in its field. For their Corporate Centre in Brussels, we are looking for a freelance IT Project & Operations Manager.

The Corporate Centre Technology team is relatively small but operates at the heart of a large international organisation. This means team members typically wear multiple hats and combine larger project responsibilities with hands-on operational and analytical work.

This is not a pure Project Management role.

We are looking for someone who is comfortable switching between the “big” and the “small”: leading and coordinating IT projects on the one hand, while personally taking ownership of analysis, documentation and operational IT activities on the other.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Lead and follow up IT projects, defining scope, planning, priorities, risks and deliverables together with business and IT stakeholders
• Coordinate projects related to IT Security, infrastructure, applications, compliance and other Corporate Centre initiatives
• Follow up IT Security initiatives and ISO27K-related controls, including analysis, remediation actions and supporting documentation
• Perform hands-on business and IT analysis and translate requirements into workable solutions
• Actively contribute to ITSM / run activities, including change, incident and problem management
• Prepare and maintain practical IT documentation using tools such as ARIS, Confluence and Office
• Prepare project reporting and updates for PMO, management and steering committees
• Coordinate external IT partners and collaborate with teams such as Security, Architecture, Legal, Procurement and Risk
• Take ownership of both larger initiatives and smaller operational topics that simply need to get done

We are primarily looking for the right mindset and breadth of experience, rather than a specific number of years.

• Proven experience in IT Project Management – either as a senior profile or a strong medior who has already demonstrated ownership and potential
• You genuinely enjoy combining project management with hands-on execution
• Strong analytical skills and sufficient technical IT affinity to understand and challenge IT topics
• Experience or strong affinity with IT Security, risk and ISO27K / security controls
• Familiarity with ITSM processes, such as Change, Incident and Problem Management
• Comfortable producing and maintaining analysis, process and technical documentation
• Able to work autonomously and pro-actively pick up topics, without waiting for every next step to be defined
• Comfortable working with business stakeholders, technical specialists, vendors and senior management
• Broad interest across different Business & IT domains and comfortable wearing multiple hats
• Excellent English communication skills, both written and spoken

A freelance opportunity within the Corporate Centre of a leading international insurance group.

You will join a small Technology team with broad responsibilities and significant exposure across the organisation. The role offers a combination of IT projects, security, operations and hands-on analysis, with the autonomy to take ownership from problem to solution.

Do you recognize yourself as someone who can lead a project or management discussion in the morning, and later that day personally dive into an analysis, change, ISO control or ARIS documentation?

Send your CV or LinkedIn profile to tim.pauwels@prosper-it.be or contact us via +32 472 46 91 82 for more information.