Transition Manager

Job Summary

12-15+ years of Infrastructure Transition and Managed Services experience. Leads transition activities across North America ensuring smooth migration of infrastructure services workplace services field support operations and hosting functions from incumbent teams into steady-state operations.

Responsibilities

Coordinate with US and Canada business stakeholders.

Manage transition activities for offices plants warehouses and corporate locations.

Lead executive stakeholder communications.

Support compliance audit and regulatory requirements.

Govern onsite and remote support readiness.

Drive infrastructure operational acceptance across all towers.

Common Responsibilities Across All Four Roles

Transition Governance

Own regional transition plans and execution.

Maintain RAID logs and mitigation actions.

Conduct weekly governance reviews.

Ensure milestone achievement and contractual compliance.

Knowledge Transfer Management

Plan and execute KT activities.

Validate process documentation.

Conduct service readiness reviews.

Ensure successful knowledge retention.

Operational Readiness

Lead Day-1 planning.

Manage Hypercare support.

Drive stabilization activities.

Monitor early-life support performance.

Stakeholder Management

Build relationships with business leaders and tower leads.

Conduct customer-facing transition reviews.

Escalate risks and dependencies proactively.

Required Qualifications

Bachelors Degree in IT Engineering or related discipline.

ITIL Foundation certification.

PMP / PRINCE2 preferred.

Service Desk

Digital Workplace

Field Support

Hosting Services

Cloud Platforms

Network Services

Cybersecurity Services

Data Center Operations

Success Metrics

Transition Milestone Achievement

Day-1 Readiness

Hypercare Success

Knowledge Transfer Completion

Risk Mitigation Effectiveness

Customer Satisfaction

Resource Onboarding Success

Service Acceptance Sign-off

SLA Achievement During Stabilization

Reporting Structure

Global Transition Director

Certifications Required

Bachelors Degree in IT Engineering or related discipline.

ITIL Foundation certification.

PMP / PRINCE2 preferred.

About Cognizant:

Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) is an AI Builder and technology services provider, bridging the gap between AI investment and enterprise value by building full-stack AI solutions for our clients. Our deep industry, process and engineering expertise enables us to build an organization's unique context into technology systems that amplify human potential, drive tangible outcomes and keep global enterprises ahead in a fast-changing world. See how at cognizant.ai or @cognizant.

Additional employment information

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