Project Manager (Data Engineering Transition Manager) - R01554029
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
AI & Data Engineering – AI & Data Engineering : Data Engineering /
Employee /
Hybrid
Project Manager
Primary Skills
- Revenue Forecasting, SOW creation and scope tracking, P&L Management, Program Management, People Management, Project Analytics, Escalation Management
Job requirements
- Transition Manager (TPM)
- We are looking for an experienced Transition Manager to lead and execute end-to-end service and project transitions, ensuring smooth knowledge transfer, minimal disruption, and successful handover into steady-state operations. The role requires strong planning, stakeholder management, and governance skills to manage complex transitions across global, multi-vendor environments.
- Plan, lead, and execute end-to-end transitions for small to mid-sized deals, ensuring smooth delivery and minimal service disruption.
- Define and agree on transition success criteria, outputs, and deliverables with clients and internal stakeholders.
- Prepare and manage detailed transition plans and stream-specific activities (e.g., environment, applications, processes, reporting, current issues).
- Lead and monitor Knowledge Transfer (KT) with SMEs, ensuring coverage of all relevant technical and process areas.
- Measure KT and other transition streams’ success, identifying and addressing gaps or risks proactively.
- Provide regular status updates and progress reports to all relevant stakeholders, including executives and client teams.
- Oversee transition financial management, ensuring alignment with budgets and cost optimization.
- Collaborate with internal delivery, operations, and client/vendor teams to drive execution.
- Support RFPs/pursuits from a transition solution standpoint, preparing solution inputs where required.
- Ensure risk identification, mitigation, and escalation, while maintaining compliance with ITIL, governance, and quality standards.
- Conduct go/no-go assessments and facilitate successful service acceptance into steady-state operations.
- Travel to domestic and international client/vendor locations for planning, KT, and execution, as required.
- Capture and share lessons learned, contributing to the organization’s transition to best practices and methodologies.
- Excellent communication (verbal & written) and presentation skills.
- Strong stakeholder management (internal & external) and client-facing skills.
- Proficiency in risk management, decision-making, and judgment under pressure.
- Leadership and people management abilities to drive cross-functional collaboration.
- Strong quality compliance, governance, and reporting discipline.
- Ability to handle conflict resolution and escalation management effectively.
- 10–15 years of IT/Service Management experience, with at least 5+ years in transition or transformation management.
- Proven success in leading small to mid-sized transitions across global environments.
- Solid understanding of ITIL, service management processes, and project management frameworks.
- Hands-on experience in knowledge transfer planning, service migration, and client onboarding.
- Experience with transition solutioning for RFPs/pursuits is a strong advantage.
- Flexibility to travel (domestic/international) for transition activities.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in IT, Engineering, or related field.
- ITIL v3/v4 certification required.
- PMP, PRINCE2, or Agile/SAFe certification desirable.
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