1. Context of the mission / Objective(s) of the job
AG Insurance is actively searching for a Project Manager to lead the delivery of the several IT Infrastructure projects. The candidate must have experience in leading technical and infrastructure related projects in a large organization.
Projects can be of the following types:
Cybersecurity projects: manage the impact of security constraints on the infrastructure. Examples of project are:
- The implementation of a vault for password and migration of high priviledge account to that vault
- The improvement of Identity and Access management systems and processes
- Network segmentation
- Workstation hardening (EDR)
- Proxy evolutions
- Security Operation Center processes
- Etc.
Pure infrastructure evolution: evolution of the infrastructure to increase the global level of service, life cycle management, technology evolution, data-center migration, cloud initiatives like delivery of Office 365, migration to Sharepoint Online, etc.
Business: normal evolution of the infrastructure requested to support a business project. Examples of project are the coordination of the setup of an infrastructure to host a new application, coordinate the opening of VPN and authentication with systems hosted externally, drive the network connectivity of new buildings, etc.
Other Projects: Previous list is not exhaustive.
The candidate will join a team located in the Infrastructure & Operations department of AG Insurance. This team is already composed of 15 other I&O Project Managers.
The ideal candidate will have 3-5 years of experience as system engineer and at least 5 years of experience as infrastructure project manager. The candidate will also have to demonstrate the skills and experience described below.
2. Mission period
Expected Start date: Asap
Duration: 12 months (Depending on project evolution, extension is possible
3. Language requirement
| Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Mandatory | Preferable |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | 2 | 2 | 2 | X | |
| Dutch | 3/2 | 3/2 | 3/2 | X* | |
| French | 3/2 | 3/2 | 3/2 | X* |
Legend:
- 1 = Basic
- 2 = Good
- 3 = Fluent
4. Localisation
Brussels centre.
5. Level of education required
University graduate or equivalent
6. Required Knowledge and Experience
Personal Skills (soft skills – intangible qualities or traits that enhance our interactions)
Mandatory
- Communication and reporting skills are very important.
- Adapt communication to the audience (capacity to communicate with engineer and with CIO)
- Be able to have technical discussions with the infra teams and to translate towards other departments
- Client orientation, planning & organisation and negotiation skills are also required.
- Ability to take a helicopter view to summarize the status.
- Reflect reality & stress the attention points
- Proactivity and risk mitigation
- Stimulate collaboration between different teams and external partners
Preferable
- Technical knowledge (high-level)
Business experience required (work experience)
Mandatory Years
- Experience in Technical project Management within large IT organisation Senior (5 y – 8 y)
Preferable Years
- Experience in Implementation of standard IT infrastructure projects like: Cloud projects or Office 365 or compliance projects in a large IT organisation Mid-level (2 y – 5 y)
- Experience in insurance or bank or pharma Mid-level (2 y – 5 y)
Functional experience required (job experience in particular industry and in particular function)
Mandatory Years
- Project Management Senior (5 y – 8 y)
- Project Mgt methodology (Prince 2) Senior (5 y – 8 y)
- Large and complex projects Senior (5 y – 8 y)
- Be able to manage several projects in parallel Senior (5 y – 8 y)
7. Objective of the job
- Accountable that all projects are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget
- Coordinate internal resources and third parties/vendors for the flawless execution of projects
- Assist in the definition of project scope and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility
- Develop a detailed project plan to monitor and track progress
- Manage changes to the project scope, project schedule, and project costs using appropriate verification techniques
- Measure project performance using appropriate tools and techniques
- Report and escalate to management as needed
- Prepare and animate project steerco
- Successfully manage the relationship with the client and all stakeholders
- Perform risk management to minimize project risks and define the appropriate mitigation actions
- Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation
- Be familiar with processes like Change Management, Test Management, Communication, and Handover to Operation
