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Generic IT Epic Director

On-site in Utrecht·Full-time·Added today (last checked 13 Nov)

Nederlandse Spoorwegen

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Our summary

Salary: €5,356 a month
Work mode: On-site, Utrecht
Contract: Full-time
Languages: Dutch
Experience: 3+ years

Skills

This job advert was originally written in Dutch.

Requirements

What we're looking for

University level (WO) working and thinking level. We find relevant experience within a complex IT environment more important than a specific field of study.
Multiple years of experience with Agile IT portfolio management and IT project or program management within a complex organization.
Broad knowledge of IT and IT services, allowing you to participate in discussions at the portfolio level regarding various IT domains and to oversee the impact of technical choices.
Demonstrable experience in assessing the feasibility, manufacturability, value, and mutual dependencies of complex IT initiatives.
Organizational sensitivity and stakeholder management at various levels. You move easily between Product Managers, Product Owners, IT specialists, and senior management and know how to bring different interests together.
Conceptual ability to quickly grasp complex IT issues, distinguish between main and secondary matters, and translate these into clear choices and concrete results.
Result-orientation and persuasiveness to advance decision-making, even when interests or priorities diverge.

Working at NS means that you can make *the* difference in the dynamic world of sustainable mobility. You help keep the Netherlands accessible, for everyone. At NS, you get a lot of freedom. The possibilities to develop yourself are great. We promise you that no day is the same. And as one of the most beautiful employers in the Netherlands, we have even more to offer. For this position, including:

Pay & benefits

What you'll get

A salary up to €9,337 gross per month (scale 62) (based on 36 hours - grading based on work experience).
A 36-hour work week.
144 hours of statutory leave (based on full-time employment) + extra leave depending on age (at least one week).
The possibility to exchange 3 Christian holidays for 3 non-Christian holidays.
3% end-of-year bonus, 8% holiday allowance and an excellent pension scheme.
Your train travel in 2nd class is free; travel in 1st class is possible with a small personal contribution.
Your family travels for free during off-peak hours.
Discount on European train travel once you have worked at NS for 1 year.
Professional development opportunities
A choice plan including, among others, a bicycle plan, extra pension accrual, or extra vacation days.
Want to know more? View our employment conditions and collective labor agreement (CAO).

The role

You have visible impact. You translate the IT strategy into choices and initiatives that contribute to the objectives of NS.
You are given room for both direction and development. You set up portfolio processes, safeguard them, and make results transparent.
You work in a broad field of play. You bring together insights from business, IT Governance, architecture, and other disciplines.

"You bring cohesion to the IT portfolio of NS and help to make well-founded choices about initiatives that contribute to the digital development of NS." - Sander, Product Manager

What you'll do

As a Generic IT Epic Director within IT Governance, you are responsible for the Generic IT portfolio within CPO. You ensure cohesion, transparency, and governability, and you connect the IT strategy to initiatives that contribute to the strategic objectives of NS. You bring together information regarding, among other things, value, costs, technical feasibility, capacity, and dependencies. Based on this responsibility, you advise and facilitate stakeholders—from Product Managers and Product Owners to CPO Leads, MT IT, and IT Director—in the prioritization and choices that affect the Generic IT portfolio.

You work closely with the central Portfolio Management team. Together, you ensure that goals are clear, results are monitored, and adjustments are made where necessary. Thanks to your experience with portfolio management and your ability to translate complex information into clear considerations, you are of value in:

Setting up, governing, and safeguarding the Generic IT portfolio within CPO.
Assessing portfolio initiatives from financial, technical, organizational, and strategic perspectives, with an eye for dependencies and prerequisites.
Directing decision-making within the portfolio and advising on priorities and choices that affect the Generic IT portfolio.
Advising and facilitating stakeholders at various levels, from Product Managers and Product Owners to CPO Leads, MT IT, and IT Director.
Ensuring transparent decision-making and clear communication regarding content, progress, dependencies, and priorities.
Monitoring the cohesion between large epics, programs, and projects within the portfolio.
Identifying portfolio items from roadmaps of functional clusters, result areas, products, and suppliers, and connecting these to the Generic IT strategy.
Aligning with other portfolios and creating support among involved business and IT stakeholders.

Our organization is continuously in motion. Therefore, we are also looking for someone who, in addition to relevant knowledge and skills, has the ability to continue learning and to adapt to new situations.

Hiring process

Apply directly (but certainly before November 26) via the application button. Within a few minutes, you will receive an automatic application confirmation; we will respond to your application within 2 weeks. If there are sufficiently suitable responses, it may occur that we close the vacancy earlier.

You can address your application to Maaike van der Linden, Corporate Recruiter (IT).

Any questions about the application process? Mail to our front office via recruitment@ns.nl.

Would you prefer telephone contact? Then call our front office at 088-6713666.

Good to know:

The selection procedure consists of two interview rounds. The first round takes place on November 30 or December 3, between 09:00 and 12:00.
A background check, including a VOG (Certificate of Conduct), is part of the application procedure. Please also consider the signing of an integrity statement and a non-disclosure agreement.
We believe it is important that everyone who works with us feels at home. You can see this in everything we do, and therefore also in our hiring policy. Read more here.
With this vacancy, we want to recruit our new colleague ourselves. This is therefore NOT a call for acquisition. This position cannot be filled on an interim basis. For that, please view our hiring page.

About Nederlandse Spoorwegen

Industry: Railways

In their own words

About the company & team

The Central Platform Organization (CPO) is part of NS IT and focuses on collaboration and supporting our IT and business colleagues. From CPO, we provide IT services that form the foundation for an agile IT organization and thereby contribute to a positive experience for our travelers. We do this with innovative products and services in areas such as the digital workplace, platformization, Developer Journey, and Operations.

As a Generic IT Epic Director, you work within IT Governance, in a progressive environment where the IT service landscape is continuously in motion. You work closely with the central Portfolio Management team and with stakeholders from the full breadth of NS. Together, you ensure that developments, interests, and priorities come together in the right way.

At NS, we find diversity and inclusion important; it makes working together more fun and the result is often better. What your background or life philosophy is does not matter: we are primarily curious about your vision for the position of Generic IT Epic Director.

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