Program Manager

Mission Overview:

This opportunity is a consultancy mission with Keystone Solutions, delivering strategic impact for our client, a leading mobility provider operating more than 1,000 parking facilities across 9 European countries and serving approximately 100 million customers annually. The client is executing a strategic transformation to become a more digitally driven organisation. As a Keystone Solutions consultant, you will be based primarily in Brussels with regular travel across European operating countries. You will lead strategic, cross-country programmes, including mergers, acquisitions and post-deal integrations, while working closely with senior stakeholders and country teams.

Consultancy Model and On-site Collaboration:

• Work as a Keystone Solutions consultant embedded with the client, spending time on site at their Brussels headquarters and traveling regularly to European country locations to align local realities with programme objectives.
• Operate within Keystone’s consultancy framework: clear governance, outcome orientation, structured communication, proactive risk management and a commitment to measurable benefits.
• Partner with executive sponsors, steering committees and cross-functional delivery teams to ensure decisions are timely and progress is transparent.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead end-to-end programme management for strategic, cross-country initiatives, including M&A carve-outs, integrations and post-merger harmonisation, as a Keystone Solutions consultant working closely with the client.
• Define and maintain robust programme structure and governance: planning, scheduling, RACI, reporting lines and decision-escalation paths.
• Set up and lead steering committees, ensuring senior stakeholders receive clear, timely information to make informed decisions.
• Coordinate workstreams and teams across multiple countries, aligning local realities with overall programme objectives and timeline.
• Anticipate risks and roadblocks proactively, bringing forward-looking options and solutions rather than waiting for issues to escalate.
• Actively listen to country teams, business stakeholders and delivery teams, adapting the programme approach based on their input and constraints.
• Track and report on programme benefits, budget, risks and progress, ensuring transparency towards executive management.
• Champion change management practices to support adoption of new structures, processes and ways of working across countries.

What We Are Looking For:

• Must-have skills and experience:

• Proven experience managing large, complex programmes across multiple countries and business units.
• Hands-on experience managing M&A-related programmes (carve-outs, integrations, post-merger harmonisation).
• Strong command of programme governance: structuring plans and schedules, and leading steering committees at senior management level.
• A proactive, solution-oriented mindset, someone who looks forward, anticipates issues and proposes solutions rather than simply executing tasks.
• Excellent listening skills, genuinely engaging with stakeholders' concerns and adapting the programme approach accordingly.
• Strong analytical and organisational skills, able to structure ambiguity into clear plans, milestones and decisions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, French or Dutch is an asset.

• Nice-to-have:

• Programme or project management certification, for example MSP, PMP, Prince2 or equivalent.
• Experience with PPM tools, for example MS Project, Planview, Clarity.
• Exposure to Agile or hybrid delivery methods alongside traditional programme governance.
• Additional European language skills.

Why This Mission With Keystone Solutions:

• Lead high-impact, cross-border programmes shaping the client's growth and transformation, including strategic M&A, while benefiting from Keystone’s consulting playbooks and peer support.
• Direct visibility and influence at steering committee and executive level, with Keystone’s senior advisors providing challenge and coaching to amplify your impact.
• Work in a collaborative, international environment with genuine cross-border impact, combining client context with Keystone’s best practices in governance and change.
• Be part of a team modernising how the client plans, governs and delivers strategic change, supported by Keystone’s methods, tooling accelerators and knowledge base.

Dynamic Projects:

• Engage in a portfolio of programmes that evolve across industries and geographies over time, giving you exposure to multiple business models, integration scenarios and regulatory environments.
• Rotate between discovery, due diligence, integration and value realisation phases, sharpening both strategic and delivery skills.

Turbo-charged Learning and Development:

• Access structured development paths, including advanced programme governance, benefits realisation, M&A integration playbooks and change leadership training.
• Receive mentoring from senior Keystone partners, regular feedback and community-of-practice sessions to refine your craft.

Ambition Skyrocketing within a Consultancy Framework:

• Take on progressively larger mandates, from single-country integrations to multi-country harmonisation programmes with executive visibility.
• Build a demonstrable track record of outcomes, accelerating your path to leading complex transformations as a trusted Keystone Solutions engagement leader.

Keystone Solutions Values in Action:

• Client impact first, we design governance and decisions that deliver measurable results.
• Ownership and accountability, we anticipate risks early and propose clear options.
• Curiosity and empathy, we listen actively to country and delivery teams to adapt plans to reality.
• Integrity and transparency, we report progress, risks and benefits clearly to executive stakeholders.
• One team mindset, we collaborate across Keystone and client teams to align local needs with global objectives.

Role-specific Consultancy Edge:

• Apply your programme governance expertise in complex, multi-country contexts, balancing central standards with local constraints.
• Translate strategic intent into pragmatic plans, milestones and decisions that diverse stakeholders can execute.
• Lead steering committees with confidence, ensuring timely decisions, risk mitigation and benefits realisation.

Location and Travel:

• Primary base in Brussels, with regular travel across European operating countries to engage stakeholders on site and drive alignment.

If you are ready to tackle technical and strategic challenges in a dynamic consultancy environment, apply today at Keystone Solutions Career Portal.