Managing Transition Manager

Location: Urmston

About the job you’re considering

Capgemini is seeking a Managing Transition Lead, supporting the Cloud and Infrastructure business in the UKHybrid working:
The places that you work from day to day will vary according to your role, your needs, and those of the business; it will be a blend of Company offices, client sites, and your home; noting that you will be unable to work at home 100% of the time.

Your role Primary Skills The ideal candidate will have 20+ years of experience in Business Process Transitions, with a proven track record of project management excellence and demonstrated contributions to P&L growth through sales and project execution. A bachelor’s degree is required, with an MBA strongly preferred.

Key Responsibilities:

Portfolio Leadership:
Lead and manage a diverse portfolio of transition programs, including but not limited to:

Transformation-led transitions

Lift-and-shift transitions

Incumbent vendor transitions

Staff augmentation initiatives

Build-Transfer-Operate (BTO) models

Transition as a Service (TaaS)
All transitions will be executed within a structured project management framework.

Collaborate with Transformation teams to develop implementation plans and timelines for initiatives arising from Global design alignment and Impact Assessment workshops, ensuring Day 1 transformation initiatives are executed seamlessly.

Program Governance:
Establish and maintain robust program governance structures at strategic, operational, and tactical levels, ensuring compliance with methodologies and tollgates.

Transition Excellence:
Deliver high-quality transition programs within defined parameters of time, cost, and quality, while proactively managing risks and resolving issues.

Knowledge Transfer & Ramp-up:
Demonstrate a solid understanding of business processes within scope and expertise in Knowledge Transfer (KT) and ramp-up methodologies.

Status Reporting & Escalation Management:
Provide comprehensive transition status reporting and manage escalations to ensure seamless execution and stakeholder alignment.

Multi-Country and Multi-Tower Rollouts:
Manage complex, large-scale transitions across multiple countries and business towers, involving significant scope, FTEs, and parallel transformation opportunities.

Secondary Skills Program & Project Management Expertise:
Demonstrated ability to lead complex programs and projects with industry specialization in at least one domain.

Transition & Transformation Leadership:
Independent Proven experience managing large-scale transitions, including those involving transformation and standardization, with 200+ FTEs or more.

Business Process Expertise:
Strong understanding of business process solutions with extensive experience in transition design and execution.

Leadership & Talent Development:
Exceptional leadership skills with the ability to mentor, develop, and lead high-performing teams.

Risk Management & Problem-Solving:
Proficient in proactive risk management and issue resolution, ensuring successful project outcomes.

We are a Disability Confident Employer Capgemini is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level
2) under the UK Government’s Disability Confident scheme.

As part of our commitment to inclusive recruitment, we will offer an interview to all candidates who:

Declare they have a disability, andMeet the minimum essential criteria for the role.

Please opt in during the application process.

Your security clearance

If you are successfully offered this position, you will go through a series of pre-employment checks, including: identity, nationality (single or dual) or immigration status, employment history going back 3 continuous years, and unspent criminal record check (known as Disclosure and Barring Service)
To be successfully appointed to this role, it is a requirement to obtain Security Check (SC) clearance.

To obtain SC clearance, the successful applicant must have resided continuously within the United Kingdom for the last 5 years, along with other criteria and requirements.

Throughout the recruitment process, you will be asked questions about your security clearance eligibility such as, but not limited to, country of residence and nationality.

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