Transition Manager

In this role, the incumbent would work very closely with business, HR, regional counterparts, Shared Services, and IT teams to support internal transitions and high priority projects. This role requires strong project management skills, excellent communication abilities, and a deep understanding of change management principles. The successful candidate will ensure that transitions are executed efficiently with minimal disruption to operations.

Responsibilities

In this role, you will be responsible for the following:

• Lead end-to-end transition strategy & solution, along with the process owners by consolidating relevant inputs from cross functional teams, in line with the solution
• Participate in Pre-Transition Workshops to gain further insight and fine tune the transformation solution to meet stakeholders stated and unstated needs and own all updates
• Create comprehensive transition plans outlining key milestones, timelines, and deliverables with an ability to outline goals and outcomes, gather data, brainstorm on solutions, evaluate pros and cons.
• Communicate effectively with all stakeholders to keep them informed about progress.
• Identify potential risks associated with transitions and develop mitigation strategies.
• Handle deployment projects across the various HR Shared Services sub-functions while ensuring effective and efficient execution including customer education, setting expectations, process definition, establishing appropriate thresholds, and project management.
• Oversee hand-off to account management upon completion of the implementation project
• Appropriately record project activities, accurately track, and concisely report project statuses, and manage projects within the defined model.
• Ability to handle multiple projects and implementations in parallel with appropriate prioritization.
• Manage escalations and effectively utilize higher management in resolving challenging problems.

Qualifications and skills we seek in you!

Minimum Qualification

• Graduate degree - Bachelor's/ Equivalent
• Critical thinking skills with Analytical and problem-solving mindset
• Good communication, articulation skills along with good stakeholder management skills and ability to work in a cross-functional environment.
• Proficiency in MS Office: MS PowerPoint & MS Excel Skills (Vlookup, Hlookup, Pivot table, etc.)
• Excellent presentation meeting facilitation, communication (verbal and written), and listening skills.
• A quick learner and a self-starter ready to take on challenging assignments with good system analysis and solution architecting skills

Preferred Qualification

• Relevant experience in leading projects with cross-functional teams, working knowledge of basic HR processes, policies, and tools.