Transition project manager (contract role))

MIGSO-PCUBED · Hyderabad, India

The Transition Project Manager is responsible for planning and executing complex IT service transitions , primarily involving the migration of applications, infrastructure, or service scope from one supplier/vendor to another within a large, global enterprise environment.

This role is critical in ensuring service continuity, operational stability, and knowledge transfer during supplier transitions and early-life support phases. The role requires a seasoned project manager with strong judgement, credibility with senior stakeholders, and hands-on experience managing large-scale transitions, IT transformations, and application rationalization initiatives .

The Transition Project Manager operates in a multi-vendor, global delivery model , working closely with internal IT, business stakeholders, outgoing and incoming suppliers, and program governance teams to deliver transitions on time, within scope, and with minimized risk .

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Transition & Project Management Lead end-to-end IT service transition s from incumbent vendors to new service providers across applications, platforms, or infrastructure towers Develop and maintain detailed transition plan s, including scope, milestones, dependencies, cutover strategy, knowledge transfer, and hypercare Coordinate transition activities across multiple supplier s, ensuring clear ownership, sequencing, and accountability Manage transition risks, issues, assumptions, and dependencies, ensuring proactive mitigation and escalation where required Ensure full alignment between contractual scope, RFP commitments, and operational readines s

Vendor & Stakeholder Management Act as the primary orchestration point between outgoing vendors, incoming vendors, and internal IT team s Challenge providers where assumptions, staffing, or timelines present delivery or continuity risks Ensure suppliers adhere to agreed transition methodologies, deliverables, and exit obligation s Build strong working relationships with global stakeholders across IT, security, infrastructure, and application domains

IT Transformation & Application Rationalization Support Support broader IT transformation program s, including operating model change, service standardization, and global delivery transitions Contribute to application rationalization and scope normalizatio n efforts to ensure consistent, comparable transition approaches Ensure transition planning considers future-state delivery model s, not just like-for-like transfer

Governance, Reporting & Assurance Establish and run transition governance forums, including status reviews, risk reviews, and readiness checkpoints Provide clear, concise reportin g to program leadership on transition health, readiness, and residual risks Support Steer Co and senior leadership updates with fact-based insights and recommendations Ensure compliance with internal PMO, risk, and delivery governance standards

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES No direct line management responsibility Acts as a matrix le ad, coordinating work across internal teams and multiple external suppliers

REQUIRED COMPETENCIES

Technical & Professional Competencies IT Transition Management (vendor-to-vendor transitions) Project & Program Management (large, complex IT initiatives Multi-vendor Service Management Risk & Dependency Management IT Operating Model & Service Delivery Transformation Application Portfolio & Scope Management Governance & Executive Reporting

Behavioral Competencies Strong ownership mindset with ability to operate independently in complex environments Confident communicator with senior stakeholders and vendors Structured, detail-oriented, and delivery-focused Comfortable operating under ambiguity and changing conditions Able to challenge constructively and manage conflict professionally

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or Business (or equivalent experience

Experience 8–12 y ears overall experience in IT project or program management 5+ y ears of direct experience manag ing IT transit ions, including supplier/vendor changes