Senior IT Program Manager
Core
Single accountable executive for a flagship European Commission programme in Dataspace and Artificial Intelligence, responsible for scope, schedule, budget, quality, and risk across a multi-partner consortium.
Role type
Senior IT Programme Manager (Executive)
Builds
Transformative digital infrastructure for Europe, including Dataspace architecture components and AI programme workstreams.
Domain
Public Sector / European Union / Dataspace / Artificial Intelligence
Deliverable
Production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery | infrastructure
Required skills
EU institutional knowledge, technical credibility in Dataspace and AI, executive presence, complex negotiation, consortium leadership, EU procurement frameworks, PM² methodology, financial management, quality compliance
Preferred skills
Experience with GAIA-X, IDSA, European Health Data Space, EU AI Act implementation, CEF Digital, Digital Europe Programme, EIF, ISA², sovereign cloud requirements
Technologies
EUCS, ETSI, W3C, ISO, GDPR, NIS2, EU AI Act
Responsibilities
Establish and chair Programme Governance Board; Define and own integrated programme master plan; Lead operational governance of a four-partner consortium; Serve as primary relationship owner for European Commission DG counterparts; Oversee technical delivery of Dataspace architecture and AI workstreams; Manage full programme budget (€100M+)
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with executive presence