Digital Project Portfolio and IT spend Manager

Job title:

Digital Project Portfolio and IT spend Manager

Company:

BDO

Job description

This job in a nutshell:We live in a fast changing world, full of challenges and opportunities. In order to succeed as a business, it’s crucial to react swiftly to these changes.Join the BDO family, a worldwide consulting firm where you can bring your own personality to your job! We help organizations grow sustainably with our expertise in audit & assurance, tax & legal, advisory, accountancy and digital solutions.At BDO, you are not just a number. Your wellbeing and development are just as important to us as the personal, hands-on advice and pragmatic solutions we offer our clients. Because as you grow, so do we and so do our clients. That is why our slogan is ‘Let’s Grow Together’! What will you be doing?:BDO’s Digital Advisory Teams are successful in providing advice and support to our clients on their Digital Transformation projects. As a Digital Project Portfolio and IT spend Manager you will be responsible for overseeing the overall project portfolio, resource management, planning, execution and delivery of digital projects. You will work with our clients on project, programme and portfolio level, ensuring the customer is “doing the right thing” and “doing things right”.Key advisory responsibilities :

• Manage digital project portfolios within a wider corporate context, making use of resource management (human and budgetary) and portfolio balancing techniques (e.g. prioritization methods, strategic alignment, etc.)
• Lead and manage digital transformation projects and programmes from planning to execution, ensuring adherence to project scope, budget, and timeline
• Perform resource management exercises, balancing the human and budgetary resources to ensure proper allocation and planning
• Manage IT spend (run & change) and provide insights on how customers can optimize costs and value delivery of IT
• Assist customers in implementing leading practices in their organizations and be knowledgeable on how to use existing tooling (e.g. Planview, Clarizen, Clarity, MS Projects, Monday.com, etc.)
• Provide guidance and training to clients on new ways of working and tooling
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, acting as a trusted advisor and identifying new business opportunities
• Stay up-to-date with the latest digital trends and technologies to continuously improve our services and maintain a competitive edge.

Key team responsibilities :

• Assist in team development by coaching more junior team members
• Work across advisory teams to evangelize and infuse IT Project Portfolio management and IT spend knowledge in the existing service offerings, as well as develop new offerings
• Foster knowledge sharing and provide internal trainings on IT project portfolio management and IT spend
• Connect in the global BDO network and contribute to product / service development
• Act as a driving factor in the commercial development of the team (pitching, proposal writing, …)

What do you bring to the table?:

• Master’s degree in Commercial Engineering (option IT), Computer science, Business administration, or related field
• Ideally 5 to 8 years of experience in a similar role within another consulting or corporate environment
• Proven expertise in IT project portfolio management and IT financials/spend. Experience with benchmarking is a plus
• Certification or proven education in the field is a plus (e.g. Project Management Professional (PMP), Managing Successful Programmes, the standard for Portfolio Management, Technology Business Management, etc.)
• Outstanding communication skills fluency in English and Dutch or French
• Pragmatic and creative mindset
• Ability to work autonomously within a strong team setting
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously

What do we bring to the table? :

• Culture: you will join a family of experts who encourage respect, diversity and teamwork. You work in an open culture, so feel free to speak to anyone, at any level
• Development: you decide the direction of your career, and we support you where necessary. Our BDO Academy provides a whole range of training courses to help.
• Impact: from day 1 you will be given responsibility, with support from your team.
• Network: you can work on different projects and clients, across business practices.
• Flexibility: you choose where you work with flexible working hours.
• Wellbeing: your physical and mental health is important to us.
• Salary: you receive a competitive salary package with interesting benefits.
• Sustainability: you work within a company with an integrated sustainability policy.

Were you nodding to yourself enthusiastically as you read through the job description? Then be sure to send us your CV right away! May we soon welcome you as a new colleague!

Expected salary

Location

Zaventem, Brabant Flamand

Job date

Fri, 02 Aug 2024 01:41:13 GMT

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