Program Manager STM000001

Program Manager (Back Office Transformation & Centralization)

Start Date: 05 August 2026
Duration: Until 31 August 2028
Employment Type: Contract
Language Requirement: Dutch (Minimum C2)

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Program Manager to lead a large-scale organizational transformation focused on the centralization of back-office functions. The successful candidate will oversee a multi-year transformation program involving HR IT Finance and Administration ensuring alignment across multiple workstreams and successful delivery of the target operating model.

The role requires strong program governance stakeholder management change management and coordination across multidisciplinary teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate the overall transformation and centralization program.
• Manage multiple workstreams while ensuring alignment between projects and strategic objectives.
• Facilitate and coordinate multidisciplinary working groups.
• Develop and maintain an integrated program roadmap and planning.
• Monitor milestones risks dependencies and overall program progress.
• Prepare management reports progress updates and governance documentation.
• Support decision-making by providing structured analysis and recommendations.
• Drive organizational change and stakeholder engagement throughout the transformation.
• Ensure consistent project governance and program management practices.
• Organize steering committee meetings and follow up on actions and decisions.
• Deliver program documentation including planning risk registers issue logs meeting minutes and implementation recommendations.

Required Skills & Experience

• Minimum 5 years of experience as a Program Manager.
• Minimum 10 years of experience working within PMO/program and project environments.
• Proven experience leading organizational transformation or centralization programs.
• Minimum 3 years of experience coordinating organizational change or transformation initiatives.
• Experience developing integrated program roadmaps and planning.
• Experience with project management methodologies.
• Experience using project management tools.
• Strong experience with progress reporting risk management dependency management and governance reporting.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders.
• Excellent communication facilitation and stakeholder management skills.
• Dutch language proficiency at C2 level.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in change management.
• Experience within the education training or public sector.
• Experience working with governance structures such as steering committees executive committees and boards.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.

Key Competencies

• Strategic program leadership
• Organizational transformation
• Change management
• Stakeholder management
• Governance and reporting
• Planning and roadmap development
• Risk and dependency management
• Facilitation and communication
• Decision support
• Cross-functional coordination