Sven ๐ŸŒ Van Hoorebeeck

Director & Partner at BrightWolves | Delivering your digital transformation initiatives for a more resilient future | BrightWolves.eu or contact me!

Rumst, Flemish Region, Belgium

About

Sven is the Director of the Digital & Data & AI Practice at BrightWolves, with over 16 years of leadership experience delivering successful large-scale digital transformation initiatives. His expertise spans from C-level IT strategy to the hands-on implementation of innovative digital and data solutions. As a leader, Sven drives business transformation through technology to achieve long-term sustainable business impact. Sven's unique leadership approach involves not only designing strategic roadmaps and operating model changes, but also leading their seamless execution to ensure that digital transformations deliver long-term business value. He is adept at navigating both the complexities of large international enterprises and the agility needed in medium-sized organizations. Sven's style is rooted in a results-driven mindset. He champions a hands-on, collaborative approach, partnering with C-level executives and cross-functional teams to align business objectives with operational execution. Under his leadership, his teams have successfully delivered IT strategies, Product Operating Model transformations, practical data governance initiatives, and multiple solutions across CRM, ERP, custom-build software, data warehousing, AI, and advanced analytics - transforming businesses in sectors ranging from logistics, manufacturing to retail. His work extends beyond project delivery - he regularly advises CIOs and executive teams on optimizing their IT and data strategies to drive competitive advantage as well as on transitioning to a product operating model way of working. Svenโ€™s leadership is not only about steering projects to completion but about embedding lasting change within organizations, ensuring they are future-ready and able to thrive in a digital-first economy. At BrightWolves, Sven and his team leverage a distinctive consulting approach that focusses on bringing real change to an organisation in a pragmatic way. Svenโ€™s leadership ensures that each project, regardless of size or scope, is treated with the same level of care, dedication, and focus on realising sustainable business impact. Feel free to reach out for a chat! [email protected] www.brightwolves.eu

Experience

  • Director Digit & Partner at BrightWolves - Impacting Transformation
    Nov 2018 - Present ยท 7 yrs 9 mos

    Sven is the Director of the Digital & Data & AI Practice at BrightWolves, where he leads clients through successful digital transformations that deliver sustainable, measurable impact. BrightWolves is proud to have earned the trust of our clients, with over 80% returning for additional projects within one year. We specialize in solving complex digital challenges for CIOs and business leaders. Our key services include: Digital Transformation Services: * Digital Strategy: Defining your path to digital success. * Product Operating Model: Implementing product-led ways of working, delivering faster value and stronger ownership. * Customer Experience & Innovation: Enhancing customer journeys and driving innovation. * Business Architecture: Structuring your business for agility and growth. * Solution Design: Turning innovative ideas into actionable digital solutions. * IT Operations : Making your IT operations aligned to your business needs. Data Transformation Services: * Data Diagnostics & Roadmap: Assess your current data landscape and define a clear roadmap to address data gaps and unlock data-business driven value. * Data Governance: Establish robust governance practices across the business. * Data Architecture & Integration: Design scalable architectures that integrate data from multiple sources for successful dashboards, advanced analytics & AI solutions. * Business Intelligence : Delivering business insights through data, driving data-driven decision making * Artificial Intelligence : Guiding your AI journey from AI pilots to full-scale roll-outs. Our distinctive approach ensures: * Tailored Solutions: We match your specific needs with the right experts, not a one-size-fits-all consulting team. * Rapid Impact: We prioritize practical solutions, delivering MVPs quickly for faster, higher-value results. Ready to transform your business? Let's discuss how BrightWolves can support your next project. Feel free to reach out! [email protected]

  • CIO at Quanteus Group
    Feb 2022 - Present ยท 4 yrs 6 mos

    Quanteus Group focuses on sustainable business transformation, and on the acquisition & restructuring of distressed companies.

  • PwC (9 yrs 4 mos)
    • Technology Consulting - Senior Manager
      Jul 2018 - Nov 2018 ยท 5 mos

      Sven was leading the RPA (robotic process automation) service offering at PwC. Sven was furthermore a driver of the Technology PPM (Project & Programme Management) practice, focussed on delivering large and complex application development projects. Furthermore, he performed digital strategy assignments and was a member of the mobility service line (with speciality in road charging). Sven also provided PRINCE2 Foundation and Practitioner certification trainings. Internally Sven was leading the senior recruitment.

    • Technology Consulting - Manager
      Jul 2015 - Jun 2018 ยท 3 yrs

      In his role as a Manager, Sven has worked as an experienced project manager in the delivery of a large and complex business & digital application development project in the logistics sector [multi-year ; team of 25 people]. Next to that, Sven has performed project assurance and project management audit engagements as well. Sven furthermore performed interim management in support of the CIO (team of 400 people) in a +25.000 people organisation. Also leading the transformation of the organisation towards a DevOps / Agile structure. Sven advised a several clients on their IT / digital strategy, including DevOps & Agile initiatives. Sven also conducted several projects for the Flemish Government in the area of distance-based road charging / congestion charging and mobility strategy.

    • Technology Consulting - Senior Consultant
      Jul 2011 - Jun 2015 ยท 4 yrs

      Sven has build up profound knowledge in the business & IT management domain, via a variety of projects. His main focus was on Project & Programme Management. Sven ran multiple Business Project Management Offices at a variety of clients (international firms in the payment industry and Flemish government). Sven was co-author of ISACA publications "Cobit 5 for Assurance" & "Cobit 5 for Risk" Sven was also co-author of the ISACA publications "Vendor Management" and "Configuration Management". Sven furthermore conducted a variety of projects around different mobility topics in Belgium, with a focus on road charging (private and public clients).

  • Software License & Asset Assistant Manager at Proximus
    Jul 2006 - Jul 2008 ยท 2 yrs 1 mo