Delivery Chapter Lead IT

Dit ga jij doen

At Odido, we’re on a mission to become the Customer Champion of the Netherlands.

We are in a phase of transformation and structural change. Our IT organization is evolving. Expectations are high. Visibility is high. Pace is high. This role is part of that new structure.

As Delivery Chapter Lead
, you are fully accountable for the line management, development, performance and professional standards of all delivery professionals within IT.

This is not a stepping-stone role. This is a role for a leader who can operate independently from day one.

Your responsibility

All delivery professionals report into you.

Your accountability includes:

• Performance ownership and talent development
• Managing senior delivery leads in a matrix environment
• Building a community of delivery professionals with clear expectations on performance and career progression matrix
• Addressing structural underperformance
• Conducting difficult conversations, including improvement trajectories and exit decisions
• Leading through organizational change and ambiguity
• Safeguarding professional standards under pressure

You will operate in a high‑visibility environment with senior stakeholder involvement and competing priorities.

You are expected to:

• Set clear behavioral and performance standards
• Celebrate success and share learning
• Intervene early when standards slip
• Maintain calm authority during escalations
• Protect your chapter from unnecessary noise
• Make decisions without waiting for consensus

Odido operates in a performance‑driven context. Expectations around delivery, efficiency and accountability are explicit.

You understand that:

• Change is constant
• Priorities shift
• Structures evolve
• Tough decisions are part of leadership

You have previously led teams through reorganisations, scaling phases or structural changes. You know what it means to stabilise a team when uncertainty increases.

You combine empathy with analytical distance.
You are able to assess situations clinically when required, without losing human awareness.

Your leadership profile

You lead without ego, but with backbone.

You are:

• Make human connections easily
• Calm under pressure
• Direct in feedback
• Comfortable challenging senior stakeholders
• Clear in decision‑making
• Consistent in standards

You understand that psychological safety does not mean comfort at all times. It means clarity, fairness and predictability.

You possess senior presence.
You are credible in conversations with experienced delivery professionals and executive stakeholders alike.

You are self‑aware and understand your impact on systems and people.

About the team

The Delivery Chapter consists of experienced delivery professionals operating across multiple IT domains and initiatives.

They face:

• Tight timelines
• Executive visibility
• Competing business demands
• Internal and external stakeholders (including nearshore/offshore teams in India)

Your role is to ensure they remain effective, accountable and professionally sharp.

You are expected to unburden the organisation, not require heavy guidance yourself.

At Odido, we believe in people.We personally review every application. No keyword filters, no automated decisions.
That’s why we ask you to briefly share why this role at Odido fits your experience and ambition
. If it’s a match, we’ll notice. Keep your motivation letter short, human and real.

We do not hire your AI...;

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We are Odido, the new provider of mobile, fibre optic and TV. And with almost 2,000 colleagues, we show that telecom can be improved. Because technology is for everyone. Wherever you come from, wherever you go. With Odido everyone participates in the digital world. That is our ambition. Everyone at Odido helps to build a brand that is human, optimistic and progressive.

Is that really something for you? Then we might fit well together.

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