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# Chief Information Officer

- **Company:** Company Tractebel
- **Location:** Brussel, Belgium (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Computing, Cyber Security, Information Systems, Data Governance, Data Infrastructure, IT Management, Information Technology, Cloud Optimization
- **Published:** June 7, 2026
- **Apply:** https://be.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=2ed9d078b0849d03

## About the Role

Do you have experience in Leadership?, Do you have a Master's degree?, * Master's degree in Information Systems, Engineering, or equivalent through experience

 * Proven experience in senior IT leadership roles (CIO, Head of IT, IT Director) in an international environment
 * Strong track record in leading complex IT transformations (Cloud, Cybersecurity, Digitalization, Data, AI)
 * Experience in engineering, infrastructure or project-based industries is a strong asset
 * Solid financial acumen with experience managing large IT budgets and cost optimization initiatives
 * Strong stakeholder management experience at executive and Group level
 * Fluent in English; additional languages are an asset
 * You are a strategic thinker with strong execution capabilities
 * You are able to influence and engage senior stakeholders across business and Group functions
 * You have a strong leadership presence and the ability to drive change in complex environments
 * You are customer-oriented and focused on delivering business value
 * You are resilient, pragmatic and results-driven
 * You foster collaboration across teams and geographiesYou demonstrate high ethical standards and integrity

## Description

* Strategic alignment & value delivery: Act as a strategic partner to Business Areas and Support Lines, ensuring Digital & IT priorities support Tractebel's performance, growth and operational needs, with measurable value outcomes.
 * End-to-end accountability across Tractebel: Hold end-to-end accountability for Digital & IT performance, cost, risk, compliance and service outcomes across all Business Areas, functions and geographies, ensuring a consistent 'One Tractebel' approach.
 * Service delivery & operational excellence: Ensure reliable, efficient and scalable IT services (Workplace, Applications, Infrastructure/Cloud, Data), with standardized ITSM practices, SLAs and continuous improvement.
 * Cybersecurity & resilience: Own and continuously strengthen Tractebel's cybersecurity posture, ensuring the protection of critical engineering assets, intellectual property, and sensitive data; enforce a strict "no compromise on cybersecurity" principle across all activities; ensure full alignment with ENGIE Group cybersecurity strategy, standards and controls, and lead cyber risk management, resilience and crisis preparedness at enterprise level.
 * Budget ownership & financial management: Own the full IT budget lifecycle (planning, tracking, forecasting, optimization), consolidate spending, manage CapEx/OpEx trade-offs and cost allocation/showback principles in close partnership with Finance. Prepare and lead Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs), ensuring transparency on performance, risks and value delivery, and contribute to the Medium-Term Plan (MTP), aligned with Tractebel's strategic roadmap and financial trajectory
 * Target Operating Model (TOM) & governance: Adapt and deploy the Digital & IT Delivery Model and organization, ensuring coherence with Tractebel's broader service lines guiding principles and enabling effective end-to-end accountability;
 * Foundations for Cloud, Data & AI: Lead, architect and implement the enabling foundations (Cloud strategy & platforms, data governance and data foundations, AI stack) required to scale secure AI adoption and digital capabilities.Compliance, standards, vendors & talent: Ensure regulatory compliance (incl. Digital/IT, Data & AI), harmonize enterprise standards and secure interoperability across Tractebel relying on ENGIE global solutions; define and drive the IT vendor and sourcing strategy in close collaboration with Procurement and fully aligned with ENGIE Group sourcing policies; contribute to vendor selection and performance management; build and develop the required capabilities and talent across the Digital & IT function in Tractebel.

Key stakeholders & interfaces
Business Areas (BAs): Co-define roadmaps, capture demand, prioritize investments and ensure adoption and value realization.
Finance: Budget cycles, forecasting, cost allocation/showback model, CapEx/OpEx governance, performance tracking, reporting to the Tractebel CFO and Group Digital & IT function.
Human Resources: Workforce planning, capability building and talent development for Digital & IT roles.
Legal, Risk & Compliance: Regulatory compliance and contractual obligations, including data and AI considerations.
Procurement & strategic vendors: Vendor strategy, negotiations, performance management and renewals.
ENGIE Group Digital & IT: Alignment on Group standards, platforms, cybersecurity, Cloud, Data and AI strategies; contribution to Group initiatives.
Scope & Scale

~6000 users supported across 40+ countries and locations
IT organization of ~115 FTEs (85 internal and 30 externals)
Annual IT budget of ~30 M€ (CapEx & OpEx)
Complex IT landscape with ~400 applications and critical systems
Large-scale transformation programs (Cloud, Data & AI, Cybersecurity)
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