Nextgen Leadership Program

You’ve delivered. You’ve taken ownership. Now you’re ready to lead. So why wait for the title, the vacancy or the perfect timing? 

Lead Forward puts you in the work: real assignments, different companies, and the support to grow into the leader you’re ready to become.

Your future job 

You’re hired to lead, whether or not the title says so.

Not always as a formal people manager, but as the person who gives direction, creates clarity and gets others moving. As AI changes how work gets done, leadership becomes even more human: translating complexity, building trust and helping people move forward when the answer isn’t obvious.

This is not one fixed role in one fixed company. You’ll work across different organisations, projects and leadership contexts: leading a project, owning a product, coordinating a team or guiding change.

Whatever the context, the essence stays the same: you take ownership, make decisions, align stakeholders and keep momentum when things get messy.

Roles we might place you into include:

• Project Lead / Scrum Master — guiding a transformation, AI or change project from planning to delivery. 

• Product Owner — translating business needs into a clear product direction and turning ideas into adoption. 

• Team Lead / Team Coordinator — bringing structure, following up on progress and keeping the bigger picture visible. 

• Chapter Lead — guiding a group of people in the same role, helping them learn from each other, set role standards and grow their skills.

• Program Manager — coordinating multiple projects, aligning priorities, dependencies, risks and stakeholders to deliver the bigger outcome.

• AI Lead — bridging business, technology and people in AI adoption.

Next to your assignment, you’ll mentor a more junior talent within OrmitTalent. It’s one more way to practice what leadership really means: helping someone else grow.

You won’t be dropped into a vague “talent program”. You’ll become part of the client’s team with real responsibilities from the start while staying part of the Ormit Talent ecosystem that helps you grow faster than you would on your own.

One of the assignments we have on the table right now:

• Project Coordinator & Adoption Responsible at Buildwise:

  How do you inspire contractors to adopt and use an AI-tool specifically designed for their sector? That’s the key question that you tackle in this assignment. Together with technical experts and marketing and communications specialists, you design, roll out and follow up on an adoption plan that caters to all of your customers’ needs. Both internally and externally. You excel in stakeholder management and you bring structure and simplicity to a highly complex environment. 

• Team Coordinator at NN: 

  No hierarchical tie? No problem! In this role you bring structure to the team and transform their way of working. You lead by example and drive the change that’s necessary for success, by supporting and coaching each member of the team. The goal? A team that’s operating on a high level and gets out of its perennial “firefighter mode”. 

• Process Manager at Brussels Airport Company:

  How to make sure thousands of passengers pass through security in a safe and fluent manner each and every day. That’s your main goal as Process Manager at BAC. You look at the overall processes, analysing the pain points and spotting the opportunities for improvement. And then you implement them. This role combines strategic, high-level thinking with hands-on, concrete operational activities.

What’s in it for you 

• A leadership training track. 20+ training days on coaching, situational leadership, goal setting, team dynamics and giving direction people act on.

• A coach focused on your growth. Monthly sessions with a certified coach — no company KPIs, just your development as a leader.

• A peer group of future leaders. People making the same shift, with honest conversations about what leadership really asks of you.

• Mentoring others, as part of the job. You’ll mentor NextGen Ormit Talents and practice what you learn by helping others grow.

• AI fluency at leader level. Understand how AI can reshape teams, products and ways of working — and how to bring that change to life with technical teams.

• Discover different clients, teams and industries — and build the experience, network and perspective that can open doors later on.

• A CDI and a package that reflects your experience. 

What you bring to the table 

• 3 to 5 years of experience. In consulting, transformation, project management, business analysis or a business role where you took ownership and drove things forward.

• A Master’s degree or equivalent experience.

• Natural leadership. Not by title, but in practice: people trust your judgement and follow your lead.

• Strong human skills. Communication, reading a room, giving direction and handling difficult conversations.

• AI and tech literacy. You don’t need to be an AI or tech expert, but you understand what AI can and can’t do, and how to put it to work in an organisation.

• Strong language skills. C2 in Dutch or French, B2 in the other, and fluent English (C1).

This isn’t your dream job if… 

• You want one stable role in one company. This program grows you across roles, companies and contexts.

• You’re not looking to take the lead or haven’t yet built small moments of ownership and influence.

• You want to go deep into one field and stay there. We’re looking for people who want to lead across teams, roles and change.

• You think you're past being coached. Ormit Talent is built on training, coaching and personal growth. If that’s not for you, this probably isn’t either.