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. Maintain strong relationships with senior executives and C-level stakeholders. Define and implement appropriate delivery methodologies, including Waterfall, Agile, SAFe, or hybrid approaches.

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. Strong expertise in enterprise program governance, financial management, and risk management. Excellent supplier, vendor, and stakeholder management skills.

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.

📌 Mainframe Program Director (La Mancha)
🏢 Set Europa
📍 La Mancha