Jeroen Van de Sande

CIO / IT Director | Digital Transformation & Resilience | Cloud, Data & AI | Strategic IT-Leadership

Brussels Metropolitan Area

About

Jeroen is a driven leader (CIO/CEO/IT director) with a passion for digital strategy, innovation, and future visions. He has several years of experience in developing roadmaps, transformations, and change projects for organizations in various sectors. Furthermore, he combines a strong focus on quality/resilience and user experience with people management, budget responsibility, and strategic vision.

Experience

  • IT Director (optimization & generation) at Luminus
    May 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 2 mos

    Define strategy and vision for digital & transformation programs: B2B energy trading ETRM, BESS, IT/OT integration, low-code rollout in the energy sector. Lead people-first transformation of teams adopting Scrum, SAFe, Agile, ITIL, and cloud practices. Drive enterprise-level innovation, aligning IT initiatives with business goals in clear roadmaps improving customer statisfaction Speed up delivery of software x2 by delivering citizen devlopment platforms and low code initiatives

  • IT Manager Data, AI, Finance & Risk at NN
    Apr 2023 - May 2024 · 1 yr 2 mos

    Lead and mentor high-performing teams, driving excellence in finance and data technology. Optimize delivery processes, enhancing efficiency, quality, and alignment with enterprise strategy. Define and guide technology roadmaps and architecture in partnership with business and IT leaders. Drive cloud-first transformation, migrating legacy COBOL finance systems to modern platforms. Implement a AI &data-first approach, enabling advanced analytics, business intelligence, and data-driven decisions. Deliver measurable business impact through technology: improving agility, reducing risk, and enhancing financial insights.

  • Obasi (Contract · 8 mos)
    • Chief Executive Officer
      Sep 2022 - Apr 2023 · 8 mos

      Profit and loss (P&L) responsible Implementing a new organization structure (agile) to have more flexibility. Reorganization of the HR processess Finance

    • Chief Information Officer
      Sep 2022 - Apr 2023 · 8 mos

      Introducing agile way of working & agile transformation CI/CD strategy portfolio management security & cloud strategy

  • Head of Information Technology at Fost Plus
    Apr 2019 - Sep 2022 · 3 yrs 6 mos

    Senior IT leader responsible for enterprise IT strategy and execution, leading cross-functional IT teams (4 direct reports, 40+ FTE) across service desk, application development, infrastructure, and security. Owned IT governance, ITIL-based service management, SLA performance, and enterprise portfolio delivery using PRINCE2 Agile and Scrum. Defined and executed a cloud-first, product-driven technology strategy aligned with business goals, supported by a 5-year CapEx/OpEx roadmap. Enabled faster time-to-market, cost optimization, and improved customer experience through SaaS-oriented delivery and modern cloud platforms. Drove innovation across AI, data, and security. Key initiatives and technologies: ERP and CRM (salesforce) rollouts (case management, marketing automation), application modernization (.NET, Blazor), cloud migration, CIAM/IAM, enterprise data architecture, self-service analytics, and AI (predictive modeling, image recognition).

  • Software Development Manager at BD myShopi
    May 2017 - Apr 2019 · 2 yrs

    • Leadership of teams and people management, with a strong focus on performance, coaching and organizational maturity. •Ownership of IT and digital strategy, including ERP vision and implementation (AX/Dynamics), enterprise architecture, and API-driven (micro)service architecture with iPaaS. •Driving digital transformation through custom development and end-to-end digitalization of enterprise processes, including track & trace and GIS initiatives. •Project, program and portfolio management across all BUILD initiatives and their RUN operations, with full budget accountability and strategic prioritization. •C-level reporting on progress, risks, architectural decisions and strategic trade-offs.