Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands
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With a dedicated focus on IT and Technology leadership, I help organizations identify and recruit leaders who modernize legacy landscapes, strengthen digital operations, and accelerate innovation. This includes guiding organizations in defining the technological capabilities, leadership profiles, and strategic direction needed to advance their digital ambitions. By understanding both business and IT challenges, I ensure that new leaders contribute directly to secure, scalable, and future-proof digital capabilities. I recruit for a wide range of IT and Technology leadership roles, spanning IT Strategy & Governance, Enterprise Architecture, Cloud & Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, Data & Analytics, Software Engineering, and Digital Product Management. These roles include CIO, CTO, CDO, Heads of IT, Chief Architects, IT Operations Leaders, Cybersecurity Leaders, Data & Analytics Directors, and Digital Product Heads—professionals who drive technological progress and help organizations build modern, resilient, and innovative digital environments.
- Within this newly established organization within Randstad (formerly Yacht IT) strategically, commercially and operationally responsible for a €65 million budget and team of 5 commercial managers, 31 sales and recruitment consultants and 330 IT-professionals with 7 offices nationwide. - Leading from the front and driving a culture of accountability and ownership across the sales and delivery teams to expand the customer base of IT (staffing)solutions and projects and contributing to the digital transformation of more than 75 organizations (public and private) in the Netherlands. - Managing C-level relationships with key customers and partners, identifying and developing global partnering opportunities to enhance market reach and analyzing market trends and customer behavior to identify new business opportunities. - Closely working with marketing and finance in order to deliver industry sales agenda and ensure pipeline within the following 4 industries: public sector, banking/financial services & insurance, telco/media/tech, and manufacturing. - Building high-performing teams and foster collaboration between these teams within the following 4 service lines: digital & product engineering, data & insights, cloud & infrastructure, and customer experience. - Led the transformation of Yacht IT’s sales and operational organization (40+FTE) into Randstad Digital. - Achieved revenue in 2024: approx. €65 million, grew from 250 to 330 IT-professionals.
- Responsible for a team of 5 commercial managers, 31 consultants, and 300 professionals who execute IT assignments and projects for over 75 organizations (public and private) in the Netherlands. - Our interim professionals primarily operate at the intersection of IT, data, and the (agile) business itself. About Yacht (part of Randstad): For over 20 years, Yacht has been a leading staffing agency for highly skilled professionals, connecting ambitious professionals with progressive organizations to drive progress in a constantly changing world. Market developments are happening at a rapid pace, whether it's sustainability, digital transformation, or societal challenges. A world where change is the only constant calls for professionals who truly make a difference. And that movement demands ambitious professionals with expertise and an unparalleled drive.
- Responsible for both the commercial and operational leadership of Randstad Healthcare in the West and Southwest regions of the Netherlands including the regions around Rotterdam, The Hague, Leiden/Gouda, Tilburg/Breda and Zeeland. - Providing solutions to the often complex HR challenges in the healthcare sector, specifically in the areas of recruitment of temporary and permanent staff, capacity management and optimizing total workforce deployment in healthcare institutions. - Achieved revenue in 2021: approx. €25 million, with 12 FTEs. - Secured large € 10milion+ deals with 3 regional Municipal Health Services to provide advice and personnel around the Covid peak. - Completed the Randstad Group Netherlands growth acceleration program 'Fast Forward' for top talent.
- Student: Responsible for operations and commercial activities of Randstad's student proposition, including account management and providing strategic client advice on addressing major labor market challenges for (larger) clients nationwide. - Go: Strategically and conceptually responsible for Randstad's work platform and developing and expanding this tech start-up within Randstad's complex stakeholder landscape. - Revenue Go: approx. €2 million, 8 FTEs, grew from 300 to 3000 shifts. - Revenue Student approx. €3 million, 8 FTEs.
- Responsible for translating national and regional sales strategies to the sales consultants (100+) and for monitoring and adjusting performance and quality indicators. - Leading, training, coaching, and developing sales consultants in cold calling and consultative selling with a results-oriented approach. - Continuously delivering added value to commercial activities in the line based on needs.
- Providing tax planning solutions at the general Tax Practice in the International Tax Law and Corporate Tax department with focus on corporate restructurings, M&A transactions and Pan-European tax structuring of investments.
- Providing tax planning solutions at the general Tax Practice in the International Tax Law and Corporate Tax department with focus on corporate restructurings, M&A transactions and Pan-European tax structuring of investments.