The Company

Our client is a recruitment consultancy specializing in IT, Finance, HR, and Digital Technology. We are seeking a highly experienced Project Director / Program Director to lead a large-scale, business-critical transformation program with enterprise-wide impact.

Location

Europe (Remote)

Contract

Freelance (+12 months)

Responsibilities

- Lead and manage the end-to-end delivery of complex enterprise transformation programs.
- Drive Mainframe Exit and modernization initiatives involving legacy COBOL-based systems.
- Oversee program governance, financial performance, budgets, risks, issues, and dependencies.
- Coordinate large, multidisciplinary teams of more than 100 resources.
- Manage strategic suppliers and vendors in complex multi-vendor environments.
- Maintain strong relationships with senior executives and C-level stakeholders.
- Ensure alignment with business objectives, delivery milestones, and financial targets.
- Define and implement appropriate delivery methodologies, including Waterfall, Agile, SAFe, or hybrid approaches.




- Provide executive reporting and support strategic decision-making.

Requirements

- Extensive experience as a Project Director, Program Director, or Senior Program Manager.
- Mandatory experience with Mainframe environments and COBOL-based systems.
- Proven experience leading Mainframe transformation, migration, or modernization programs.
- Successful track record managing programs with budgets above $40 million.
- Experience leading delivery organizations of more than 100 professionals.
- Strong expertise in enterprise program governance, financial management, and risk management.
- Excellent supplier, vendor, and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience working directly with C-level executives.
- Strong knowledge of Waterfall, Agile, SAFe, and hybrid delivery methodologies.
- Fluent English.

Nice to have

- Previous experience delivering large-scale Mainframe Exit programs.
- German language skills.

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