Freelance Head of Enterprise Applications & Platforms | Dutch Speaker (Male/Female)

Contract Duration: 12 months

Start Date: ASAP

Industry: Financial Services

Candidate's Profile

We are looking for a candidate with strong experience in the financial services sector.

About the Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced Head of Enterprise Applications & Platforms to join a major financial institution in the Netherlands on a contract basis. This is a senior leadership role that will involve establishing, structuring, and leading a new Enterprise Applications & Platforms department within a complex IT organization.

The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in consolidating shared IT services, enhancing standardisation and reuse, reducing bespoke solutions, and shaping the strategic direction of enterprise applications, platforms, and data services. The department will consist of approximately 100 FTE, including internal employees and external professionals, with two Section Heads reporting directly to this position.

Key Responsibilities

• Establish, structure, and lead the new Enterprise Applications & Platforms department.
• Manage approximately 100 FTE, including internal and external resources.
• Develop and execute the strategy for enterprise applications, platforms, and data services.
• Drive enterprise-wide standardisation, consolidation, and rationalisation initiatives.
• Promote shared platforms, reusable solutions, and consistent IT service delivery.
• Ensure the quality, continuity, stability, and ongoing development of enterprise applications and platforms.
• Lead organisational transformation and change programmes to reduce complexity across the IT landscape.
• Advise executive leadership and senior stakeholders on strategic application and platform decisions.
• Collaborate with business and technology leaders to align IT capabilities with organisational objectives.

Required Experience & Qualifications

• Master's degree or equivalent level of professional expertise.
• Minimum five years of senior leadership experience within complex IT environments.
• Proven experience managing large IT departments of 100+ FTE.
• Demonstrated success in establishing new organisational units and leading organisational transformation.
• Strong knowledge of enterprise applications, including HR, Finance, and corporate support systems.
• Experience with enterprise platforms, shared IT services, and data services.
• Proven ability to deliver application rationalisation, standardisation, and platform consolidation programmes.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with experience operating at executive and board-facing levels.
• Strategic mindset combined with the ability to drive operational execution and organisational change.

Interested?

If you have a strong background in enterprise applications and platforms, have successfully led large IT organisations, and are available for a new contract opportunity, we would love to hear from you. Apply online using the form below.

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