Senior IT Strategy & Transformation Manager

We are looking for a Senior IT Strategy & Transformation Manager with a strong technical background to support strategic technology decision-making within a large and complex IT organization.

The ideal candidate combines hands-on experience in Enterprise Architecture, Solution Architecture, IT Analysis or Technical Leadership with subsequent experience in IT Strategy, CIO Advisory or transversal transformation.

This is not a traditional Project Manager position. The role requires someone who can quickly understand complex technology challenges, structure ambiguous topics and turn them into clear, pragmatic and actionable recommendations for executive management.

• Support senior IT leadership on critical technology and transformation topics.
• Translate complex technical challenges into concise strategic recommendations.
• Assess and contribute to topics such as legacy modernization, application rationalization and cross-border IT transformation.
• Build strategic scenarios, roadmaps and recommendations under fixed timelines.
• Coordinate cross-functional groups of architects, technical experts and business stakeholders.
• Challenge technical proposals while maintaining an enterprise-wide strategic perspective.
• Facilitate alignment across complex matrix organizations.
• Prepare high-quality executive presentations, decision papers and strategic memos.
• Drive recommendations from initial analysis through stakeholder alignment and executive decision-making.
• Focus on pragmatic outcomes and business value rather than overly theoretical analysis

• 10+ years of professional IT experience.
• Strong previous experience in Enterprise Architecture, Solution Architecture, IT Analysis, Tech Lead or equivalent technical roles.
• Subsequent experience in IT Strategy, CIO Advisory, Strategy Office, Chief of Staff or IT Strategy Consulting.
• Strong understanding of modern technology environments, including:
• Cloud computing
• API-led connectivity
• Legacy modernization
• Data architectures
• DevSecOps
• AI / Agentic AI
• Cybersecurity challenges
• Excellent executive communication and PowerPoint skills.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders without formal authority.
• Strong analytical and synthesis capabilities.
• Comfortable working with ambiguity and shifting priorities.

Nice to have

• Banking or Financial Services experience.
• Knowledge of core banking, payments, digital channels and regulatory environments.
• Experience working on international or cross-border IT transformation initiatives.

Languages

• Fluent/professional English
• Good command of French and/or Dutch, * You have at least 12 of professional experiences in IT
• If you are at least fluent in FR/ENG or NL/ENG it’s best
• You’re eager to learn, motivated and curious
• Let’s have a chat !

• Group insurance
• Dental insurance (partner/children included)
• 20 days statutory paid vacations (legal vacations cumulated for 1 year of work)
• 11 days recovery time work 38/40 per year (= annual average: 1 day per 20 days worked) if the client asks you to work 8h/day
• Representation fee net per month.
• Internet fee of € 40 per month.
• Company car with national fuel card OR Public transport reimbursed OR mobility package.
• Daily fee of 5.50€ net /day provided.
• Subscription GSM unlimited calls for Belgium (ITS subscription)
• Training plan (e-learning - certification at ITS charge)

Extra advantages:

• Being a rather small team in BE (6 in back-office), we’re very close to each of our consultants and we differentiate ourselves trying to really take care of you and make you grow with us and within our different clients.
• Regular follow-up (every 3 to 6months depending on your needs/will)
• Regular teambuilding to meet-up and have fun (every 3 months more or less)
• Flexibility and trust
• Benefits of still being part to a bigger group (ITS Group) and having access to resources and of a larger team of Experts
• Co-optation system because sharing is caring!