Context

The Directorate-General is strengthening its Enterprise Architecture governance to ensure coherence, interoperability and alignment of digital initiatives with the European Commission’s IT strategy and architecture standards.

Role Overview

The role focused on end-to-end project management of architecture-related initiatives, ensuring coordination, planning, and delivery across teams.

Rather than contributing to architecture design, the position ensured that architectural topics were well-governed, aligned, and executed efficiently.

Key Responsibilities

Led and managed architecture-related projects and governance initiatives from planning to delivery
Defined scope, timelines, priorities, and deliverables for architecture streams
Established and managed an Architecture Board (agenda, planning, decision tracking, follow-up)
Coordinated stakeholders across multiple teams, ensuring alignment and progress
Monitored project milestones, risks, dependencies, and budget (if applicable)
Ensured clear reporting and communication towards leadership and key stakeholders
Drove standardization of processes, tools, and ways of working across architectural teams
Identified bottlenecks and ensured timely escalation and resolution

Profile

Experience as an IT Project Manager / PMO / Delivery Manager
Previous exposure to IT Architecture (Solution / Application / Enterprise)
Strong ability to drive planning, execution, and follow-up across complex environments
Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
Ability to coordinate multiple streams and ensure delivery under tight timelines
Structured, proactive, and results-oriented mindset

Nice to Have

First experience setting up or managing governance structures
Experience in transformation or multi-team environments
Familiarity with Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid delivery models

Positioning

This role was positioned as a Project Management role first, with architecture as the operational scope.

IT Project Manager – Architecture & Governance