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Job Title: Markets Transition & Trader Relocation Support, Regeneration & Development Group (R&DG)
Posting Start Date: 08/09/2025
The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required have also been included. Workplace role categories describe our approach to workplace attendance
Salary: Up to £89,010 per annum inclusive of all allowances
Contractual Hours: 35 hours per week
Basis: Fixed Term Contract (2 years), Full-Time
Workplace category: Hybrid
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The City Surveyor's Department is responsible for the management of the City of London Corporation's property investment portfolio, corporate real estate, property/construction projects - and the operational management and day-to-day outsourced facilities management services - of both portfolios. The City Surveyor is the organisations' Head of Profession for Estates and Facilities Management.
The City Corporation has committed to supporting the relocation of Traders from the Smithfield and Billingsgate Market sites following a Private Bill and Royal Assent. Through the Regeneration and Development team, traders will be assisted with securing locations, site development, and transition to enable their businesses to continue and to minimise any potential disruption to the supply and customer chains.
Historic Market Relocation
In support of its Assistant Director, the City of London Corporation is seeking an adept, and focused individual to support the relocation of the Market Sites working closely with the communities of Market Traders to secure new locations, facilitate contract arrangements with developers, and prepare for the seamless transition to the new sites.
This is an essential role assisting on all aspects and elements of the project ensuring that the City Corporation goes above and beyond its commitment to assist a historic and highly complex set of stakeholders.
What You'll Do
- Support the Assistant Director on the appointment, management, and monitoring of internal and external consultants to ensure that the Smithfield and Billingsgate Market Traders have a new location to move to.
- Support in the identification and securing new locations, support the Traders in their pursuit of development partners.
- Ensure there is sufficient planning, and preparation in advance of a seamless transition to the new sites.
- Ensure that a minimum level of work is undertaken at both markets so that the City Corporation continues to operate safe, legal, and operable sites.
- Ensure the Food School operating out of the current Billingsgate site continues and best practices are ported across to the new site/s.
- Deputise, where required, for the Assistant Director of Markets Transition & Trader Relocation, attending Committee meetings, internal/external working parties, and representative groups.
What We're Looking For
- Demonstrable working with a complex array of stakeholders to achieve positive outcomes for the majority.
- An understanding of the development process; identifying sites, appointing contractors and consultants, with management of key stakeholders and delivery partners ensuring delivery against agreed agreements and targets.
- An ability to translate and convey complex situations to senior non-property audiences to ensure the understanding of the subject.
- Excellent communication, risk management, and financial planning skills.
- Proven ability to lead and collaborate with cross-functional teams.
Why Join Us?
- Work within an organisation that is influencing major regeneration, community, and placemaking initiatives for one of the world's most iconic and complex public institutions.
- Contribute to a significant initiative that has been granted Royal Assent and will define long-term change to the City of London.
- Join a collaborative and inclusive team committed to high performance and innovation.
- Benefit from flexible hybrid working and strong support for wellbeing and professional growth.
- Access a generous pension scheme, annual leave, and staff benefits.
- Help shape the future and create meaningful change across the Square Mile and beyond.
Apply now and play a key role in delivering modern and inclusive regeneration and development masterplans for the City of London.
Please note: Clicking the apply button will not submit your application. All applications must be submitted via the McLean Partnership application link provided in the job details. Submissions through any other method will not be considered.
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Closing date: 12 Noon on Sunday 5th October 2025
Provisional Interview Date: Initial Interviews in Late-September with Panel interviews in October 2025.
The City of London Corporation has engaged the services of The McLean Partnership to support this recruitment. For more information on this opportunity, please view our dedicated site with instructions on how to apply.
To apply, please provide an up-to-date CV with a supporting statement of your credentials and suitability for the role by noon, Sunday 5th October 2025. These can be emailed through to reference COL/MTS
The City of London Corporation is committed to Equal Opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. If you experience any difficulties, please contact The McLean Partnership on or at
The City of London Corporation is committed to Equal Opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
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Cutover & Transition Manager
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Shape the Future with Capgemini
At Capgemini, we empower you to shape your career your way. Join a global community where collaboration, innovation, and purpose come together to reimagine what’s possible. Be part of a team that helps the world’s leading organizations unlock the power of technology to build a more sustainable and inclusive future.
Job Title: Cutover and Transition Manager
The Cutover and Transition Manager will lead the planning, coordination, and execution of cutover and transition activities for a major digital transformation programme. This role ensures readiness across business and technical teams, manages governance and stakeholder alignment, and oversees the successful transition from legacy systems to new services.
Key Responsibilities
Cutover Preparation
- Drive the development and sign-off of the Cutover Strategy and Cutover Design.
- Ensure ECC (Enterprise Command Centre) setup is completed and operational.
- Own the creation and finalisation of the Master Runbook, ensuring all activities are sequenced and resourced.
Governance and Readiness
- Define and gain agreement on readiness criteria with the Programme Board and key stakeholders.
- Manage and enforce the change freeze period to protect cutover integrity.
- Lead Quality Gate assessments and ensure all criteria are met.
- Coordinate ExCo updates and ensure Gold Team mobilisation and alignment.
Event Execution
- Plan and oversee execution of Dry Run and subsequent rehearsals.
- Manage Smoke Testing and Live Proving activities to validate readiness.
- Lead the Service Go-Live event, ensuring all teams are aligned and issues are escalated/resolved promptly.
- Oversee Early Life Support (ELS) and ensure smooth handover to BAU service teams.
Skills & Experience
- Proven experience in managing cutover and transition activities in large-scale transformation programmes.
- Strong understanding of ITIL service transition and enterprise change management.
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, including executive-level reporting.
- Experience with ECC setup and runbook management.
- Ability to manage cross-functional teams under pressure and tight deadlines.
About Capgemini
Capgemini is a global leader in business and technology transformation. With 340,000 team members in over 50 countries, we help organizations accelerate their digital and sustainable transitions. Backed by over 55 years of experience, we deliver end-to-end solutions powered by AI, cloud, and data, and supported by deep industry expertise. In 2023, Capgemini reported global revenues of €22.5 billion.Get the future you want
Cutover & Transition Manager
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Shape the Future with Capgemini
At Capgemini, we empower you to shape your career your way. Join a global community where collaboration, innovation, and purpose come together to reimagine what’s possible. Be part of a team that helps the world’s leading organizations unlock the power of technology to build a more sustainable and inclusive future.
Job Title: Cutover and Transition Manager
The Cutover and Transition Manager will lead the planning, coordination, and execution of cutover and transition activities for a major digital transformation programme. This role ensures readiness across business and technical teams, manages governance and stakeholder alignment, and oversees the successful transition from legacy systems to new services.
Key Responsibilities
Cutover Preparation
- Drive the development and sign-off of the Cutover Strategy and Cutover Design.
- Ensure ECC (Enterprise Command Centre) setup is completed and operational.
- Own the creation and finalisation of the Master Runbook, ensuring all activities are sequenced and resourced.
Governance and Readiness
- Define and gain agreement on readiness criteria with the Programme Board and key stakeholders.
- Manage and enforce the change freeze period to protect cutover integrity.
- Lead Quality Gate assessments and ensure all criteria are met.
- Coordinate ExCo updates and ensure Gold Team mobilisation and alignment.
Event Execution
- Plan and oversee execution of Dry Run and subsequent rehearsals.
- Manage Smoke Testing and Live Proving activities to validate readiness.
- Lead the Service Go-Live event, ensuring all teams are aligned and issues are escalated/resolved promptly.
- Oversee Early Life Support (ELS) and ensure smooth handover to BAU service teams.
Skills & Experience
- Proven experience in managing cutover and transition activities in large-scale transformation programmes.
- Strong understanding of ITIL service transition and enterprise change management.
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, including executive-level reporting.
- Experience with ECC setup and runbook management.
- Ability to manage cross-functional teams under pressure and tight deadlines.
About Capgemini
Capgemini is a global leader in business and technology transformation. With 340,000 team members in over 50 countries, we help organizations accelerate their digital and sustainable transitions. Backed by over 55 years of experience, we deliver end-to-end solutions powered by AI, cloud, and data, and supported by deep industry expertise. In 2023, Capgemini reported global revenues of €22.5 billion.Get the future you want
Payroll Transition Specialist
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We are hiring a Payroll Transition Specialist for our Redhill location. This is a great opportunity to join our Payroll Team as a Payroll Transition Specialist, where you will work within a team to provide a high-quality service to our large portfolio of clients.
In this role you will be responsible for many aspects of the Payroll set up of new clients using our OneDB service along with other Payroll tasks that need to occur on a monthly/yearly basis.
This will involve you liaising with clients, other payroll providers and our internal teams to ensure an efficient onboarding experience involving payroll set up and reconciliation requirements as well as day to day tasks such as monitoring payroll running, caseworks, BACS files, ensuring all service delivery promises are met in an accurate and consistent manner
At WTW, we trust you to know your work and the people, tools and environment you need to be successful. The majority of our colleagues work in a "hybrid" style, with a mix of remote and in-office interactions dependent on the needs of the team, role and clients. Our flexibility is rooted in trust and "hybrid" is not a one-size-fits-all solution.
The Role
- Involvement from start of payroll onboarding for new installations.
- Completion of ACF summary based on DD questionnaire.
- Involvement of regular meetings regarding onboarding of the payroll.
- Raising queries with client/previous administrators to obtain correct information for transition.
- Obtaining new PAYE reference number if applicable or ensuring switch over to current PAYE reference number with HMRC.
- Application of SUN from sponsoring bank.
- Involvement with CPI regarding information they request or any queries they have.
- Overseas payments set up on Convera.
- Reconciliation of live data and updating static data onto GPS.
- Assisting Payroll Manager with Offshore training, work transition to Offshore, other general adhoc yearly/monthly tasks and BACS submissions.
The Requirements
- Progression in CIPP qualification would be an advantage.
- Significant and proven experience dealing with pensioner payroll administration.
- Interpersonal skills to included excellent written and verbal communication.
- Ability to influence others in support of change.
- Good time management skills and the ability to organise and prioritise own workload.
- Able to work to a high level of accuracy.
- Able to work well under pressure, stay focussed and meet targets.
- Computer literate with fast and accurate keyboard input skills and an intermediate working knowledge of Microsoft packages.
- Numerical, analytical and problem solving abilities.
At WTW, we believe difference makes us stronger. We want our workforce to reflect the different and varied markets we operate in and to build a culture of inclusivity that makes colleagues feel welcome, valued and empowered to bring their whole selves to work every day. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive work environment throughout our organisation. We embrace all types of diversity.
We're committed to equal employment opportunity and provide application, interview and workplace adjustments and accommodations to all applicants. If you foresee any barriers, from the application process through to joining WTW, please email
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Service Transition Specialist
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Full-time, £40,000 - £0,000 per annum
Ref: 35104
Salary: 0,000 - 0,000 per annum
Hours: Full-time
Contracted Hours: 39
Contract Type: Permanent
Location:
Chester House, Epsom Ave, Handforth, Cheadle, Greater Manchester, SK9 3RN
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About the Role
We're looking for a dynamic IT Service Transition Specialist to lead the charge in onboarding new and evolving colleague-facing IT services. In this pivotal role, you'll work hand-in-hand with project teams and supplier partners to ensure every service is seamlessly integrated into our support ecosystem—aligned with our IT Support strategy and built to last.
You'll be the driving force behind operational readiness, risk mitigation, and service excellence, ensuring new services are not only technically sound but fully supported and documented. From managing Early Life Support to fostering strong stakeholder relationships, you'll play a key role in delivering services that empower our colleagues and enhance our business.
If you're passionate about service, thrive in collaborative environments, and want to make a real impact—this is your opportunity to be a role model and ambassador for IT Service at Pets.
Key Responsibilities
- Facilitate and chair individual and group meetings that are purposeful and achieve common objective to the benefit of service stakeholders, project teams and IT services they deliver.
- Provide matrix leadership across teams to ensure understanding of Service Transition's function and purpose and how that support success of the project delivery.
- Oversee the build of the end-state service support engagement documentation & ITSM tooling configuration for system & tech transformation projects ensuring adherence to new services to NFR portfolio on behalf of Heads of IT Support & Operations.
- Ensure the build of new services achieves the integrity and service quality of the proposed Solution & Service Designs aligned with Pets at Home policy & ITIL standards for successful 'live' operation in BAU.
- Facilitate knowledge transfer, ensuring that knowledge is captured and shared across teams to support operations and continual improvement.
- Establish ritual operational service governance with suppliers building relationships for a successful and purposeful contact with them that represents value to Pets at Home.
- Advise as service introduction specialist in overseeing the readiness of new services for BAU operation from project mobilisation, through ORR, ELS, and through to project closure.
- Onboard new & refurbished sites into BAU support adopting key service transition principles to assure service readiness for live use & support at Retail & Vets sites.
- Maintain full awareness of IT Service Change function; policy, process standards & CAB to ensure adherence
- Provide CAB cover for IT Service Change Process Manager to ensure that all changes are assessed, authorized, prioritized, and scheduled to minimize risk and disruption to BAU services.
- Adhere to IT Support strategy in development, solution discovery, risk management and relationship management.
- Appreciation of business area strategy back into the Service Desk for those supporting teams to be able to provide the best quality solutions and services.
- To provide service governance overseeing the readiness of new services for BAU operation to effectively support our colleague technical resources are available and resources have been correctly provisioned in line with release timescales.
- Apply Service Transition principles and mentor staff across IT teams to continually improve the Service Transition capability.
About You
You're a confident and capable professional with a strong background in service environments, bringing over five years of experience where ITIL service management principles and processes are embedded. You hold an ITIL4 Foundation certificate and have a solid track record in service transition, particularly within Agile and DevOps application delivery environments.
You thrive in dynamic project settings and have a proven ability to manage your own workload and support others, consistently meeting tight deadlines through effective planning and prioritisation. Your analytical and problem-solving abilities are well-developed, and you're adept at presenting and influencing to achieve successful outcomes.
Your communication skills—both written and verbal—are excellent, enabling you to build strong relationships across teams and engage effectively with stakeholders at all levels. You're commercially aware and able to apply a service lens to commercial agreements, ensuring alignment between business needs and service delivery.
You're confident in using productivity tools such as Microsoft Office and email, and you're familiar with modern IT Service Management tooling, including platforms like ServiceNow and Ivanti Heat. Whether working independently or collaboratively, you contribute positively to team environments and consistently deliver high-quality results.
This role offers a unique opportunity to shape the future of service delivery for Pets. You'll be hands-on in driving meaningful change, collaborating closely with your team, sharing knowledge, and taking full ownership of your projects. It's a chance to make a real impact while growing your skills in a purpose-led, supportive environment.
We take our inspiration from pets in embracing people from all walks of life, and we value, respect and celebrate difference. We encourage our people to be their best selves so that we can create a better world for Pets, our Planet, and People. Our ambition is to reflect the diversity of the communities we operate in, and we are intentional in addressing and removing barriers to create opportunities for the exceptional talent and potential in our communities. Even if your skills and experience don't perfectly align, if you think you can make a unique contribution through your values and behaviours, we want to hear from you.
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Transition Project Manager
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Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue exceeding $44 billion. Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer. Whether our customers are propelling life sciences research, tackling intricate analytical challenges, enhancing patient diagnostics and therapies, or optimizing efficiency in their laboratories, we are here to provide support. Our distributed team of over 120,000 colleagues delivers an innovative blend of pioneering technologies, convenient purchasing options, and pharmaceutical services through our renowned brands, including Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific, Unity Lab Services, and Patheon. For more information, please visit .
**Job Title: Manager, Project Management**
Career Band: 7
Location: HU, Budapest
Reports To: Senior Manager, Project Management
**POSITION OVERVIEW:**
This is an outstanding opportunity to join Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. as a Manager, Project Management, within our company-wide program office. As a key player, you will lead all aspects of planning and implementing vital transition, migration, process improvement, automations, system implementations, and other change and transformation programs. You will coordinate project portfolios, ensuring the flawless delivery of portfolio goals, while collaborating with a wide range of partners.
**MAJOR AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY:**
+ Collaborate with horizontal workstreams to address interdependencies, drive governance, and facilitate regular program and project calls.
+ Develop the Service Delivery Model and prepare arguments for mid to large-sized projects by translating customer requirements into future states, conducting risk and process readiness assessments.
+ Collaborate with key program collaborators to ensure successful program implementation across workstreams and businesses.
+ Evaluate project plans regularly, including reviews of achievements and results, to ensure projects are prepared and of high quality.
+ Employ fit-for-purpose methodologies to guarantee timely completion of results within budget.
+ Identify and address customer concerns, partner concerns, actions, and decisions; take ownership of the process for addressing issues and implement strategies to minimize risks.
+ Prepare and define goals, review achievements, and maintain project plans, resolving sophisticated issues and managing critical path processes.
+ Ensure clear communication of project outcomes through regular reporting cadences, lead Steering Committee discussions, and effectively communicate project status and results.
+ Build a strong team of skilled and motivated individuals.
+ Support and lead cross-functional, geographically distributed project teams to achieve desired outcomes.
+ Lead and complete assigned projects or defined areas of complex projects, including business transformations, automations, system implementations, migrations, and transitions.
+ Coordinate a portfolio of projects, handling changes and interventions to maintain the portfolio's progress, and serve as the main point of reference for the overall health and savings pipeline.
+ Build a culture of excellence in line with Thermo Fisher's values.
**REQUIRED EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:**
+ Bachelor's degree required, preferably in a business-related field.
+ Project Management certification (PMP, Prince2, Agile, etc.) highly desirable.
+ 5+ years of proven experience managing sophisticated, global programs and project initiatives.
+ Experience in Finance operations (OTC, PTP, RTR, FA, Inventory) or Customer Service preferred.
+ GBS experience is highly desirable.
+ Experience in Agile project management is an advantage.
+ Proficiency in English (verbal and written).
**Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:**
+ Excellent stakeholder management skills.
+ Robust project management capabilities with high attention to detail.
+ Ability to work independently, within a team, and collaboratively across teams.
+ Excellent presentation, verbal, and written communication skills across all organizational levels.
+ Good communicator with active listening skills.
+ Critical thinking and problem-solving abilities.
+ Proven people management skills in leading project team members, supporting succession planning and team development.
+ Ability to efficiently cope with change and manage risks and uncertainties.
+ Capable of prioritizing multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously.
+ Experience in leading sophisticated, complex projects successfully.
+ Proficient in workshop facilitation and conveying intricate messages clearly.
+ Strong interpersonal and negotiating skills.
_Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status._
Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.
Energy Transition Specialist
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Cutover & Transition Manager
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Shape the Future with Capgemini
At Capgemini, we empower you to shape your career your way. Join a global community where collaboration, innovation, and purpose come together to reimagine what’s possible. Be part of a team that helps the world’s leading organizations unlock the power of technology to build a more sustainable and inclusive future.
Job Title: Cutover and Transition Manager
The Cutover and Transition Manager will lead the planning, coordination, and execution of cutover and transition activities for a major digital transformation programme. This role ensures readiness across business and technical teams, manages governance and stakeholder alignment, and oversees the successful transition from legacy systems to new services.
Key Responsibilities
Cutover Preparation
- Drive the development and sign-off of the Cutover Strategy and Cutover Design.
- Ensure ECC (Enterprise Command Centre) setup is completed and operational.
- Own the creation and finalisation of the Master Runbook, ensuring all activities are sequenced and resourced.
Governance and Readiness
- Define and gain agreement on readiness criteria with the Programme Board and key stakeholders.
- Manage and enforce the change freeze period to protect cutover integrity.
- Lead Quality Gate assessments and ensure all criteria are met.
- Coordinate ExCo updates and ensure Gold Team mobilisation and alignment.
Event Execution
- Plan and oversee execution of Dry Run and subsequent rehearsals.
- Manage Smoke Testing and Live Proving activities to validate readiness.
- Lead the Service Go-Live event, ensuring all teams are aligned and issues are escalated/resolved promptly.
- Oversee Early Life Support (ELS) and ensure smooth handover to BAU service teams.
Skills & Experience
- Proven experience in managing cutover and transition activities in large-scale transformation programmes.
- Strong understanding of ITIL service transition and enterprise change management.
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, including executive-level reporting.
- Experience with ECC setup and runbook management.
- Ability to manage cross-functional teams under pressure and tight deadlines.
About Capgemini
Capgemini is a global leader in business and technology transformation. With 340,000 team members in over 50 countries, we help organizations accelerate their digital and sustainable transitions. Backed by over 55 years of experience, we deliver end-to-end solutions powered by AI, cloud, and data, and supported by deep industry expertise. In 2023, Capgemini reported global revenues of €22.5 billion.Get the future you want
Cutover & Transition Manager
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Shape the Future with Capgemini
At Capgemini, we empower you to shape your career your way. Join a global community where collaboration, innovation, and purpose come together to reimagine what’s possible. Be part of a team that helps the world’s leading organizations unlock the power of technology to build a more sustainable and inclusive future.
Job Title: Cutover and Transition Manager
The Cutover and Transition Manager will lead the planning, coordination, and execution of cutover and transition activities for a major digital transformation programme. This role ensures readiness across business and technical teams, manages governance and stakeholder alignment, and oversees the successful transition from legacy systems to new services.
Key Responsibilities
Cutover Preparation
- Drive the development and sign-off of the Cutover Strategy and Cutover Design.
- Ensure ECC (Enterprise Command Centre) setup is completed and operational.
- Own the creation and finalisation of the Master Runbook, ensuring all activities are sequenced and resourced.
Governance and Readiness
- Define and gain agreement on readiness criteria with the Programme Board and key stakeholders.
- Manage and enforce the change freeze period to protect cutover integrity.
- Lead Quality Gate assessments and ensure all criteria are met.
- Coordinate ExCo updates and ensure Gold Team mobilisation and alignment.
Event Execution
- Plan and oversee execution of Dry Run and subsequent rehearsals.
- Manage Smoke Testing and Live Proving activities to validate readiness.
- Lead the Service Go-Live event, ensuring all teams are aligned and issues are escalated/resolved promptly.
- Oversee Early Life Support (ELS) and ensure smooth handover to BAU service teams.
Skills & Experience
- Proven experience in managing cutover and transition activities in large-scale transformation programmes.
- Strong understanding of ITIL service transition and enterprise change management.
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, including executive-level reporting.
- Experience with ECC setup and runbook management.
- Ability to manage cross-functional teams under pressure and tight deadlines.
About Capgemini
Capgemini is a global leader in business and technology transformation. With 340,000 team members in over 50 countries, we help organizations accelerate their digital and sustainable transitions. Backed by over 55 years of experience, we deliver end-to-end solutions powered by AI, cloud, and data, and supported by deep industry expertise. In 2023, Capgemini reported global revenues of €22.5 billion.Get the future you want
Transition Programme Manager
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Pension Insurance Corporation (“PIC”) provides secure retirement incomes through comprehensive risk management and excellence in asset and liability management, as well as exceptional customer service. Our purpose is to pay the pensions of our current and future policyholders.
A newly created role has arisen within our Origination function at PIC: we are recruiting for a Transition Programme Manager to join our Transitions department, which plays a critical role in the management and delivery of transition projects for clients. This involves delivering efficient project management processes, standards, and governance frameworks to reduce cost, mitigate risks and drive value across the Company.
The purpose of this role is to engage and develop strong working relationships with stakeholders at all levels to ensure key internal departments (Operations, Origination, Finance, Finance Actuarial, IT, Longevity Risk Management, Information Management, Legal and Risk) and PIC’s third parties (Administration, Legal, Communications, Actuarial) to ensure that transition processes deliver on our commitments to clients and quality into the business.
You will partner with our Co-Heads of Transition Management to deliver strong business outcomes relating to systems, processes, and technology improvements and automation as appropriate, which deliver positive outcomes for the Company brand and market reputation as well as for our policyholders on a consistent basis.
Specific accountabilities assigned to the role of Transition Programme Manager:
- Programme Leadership : Lead and manage a programme comprising multiple, concurrent client-facing transition projects, ensuring cohesive delivery and oversight.
- Project Governance : Establish and maintain appropriate project governance, including reporting, documentation, and controls in line with internal standards.
- Escalation : Act as a primary escalation point for clients, transition managers or third parties, ensuring a professional and responsive service that meets or exceeds expectations.
- Planning and Scheduling : Oversee detailed programme planning, project scheduling, and resource allocation to ensure timely delivery across all workstreams.
- Budget Management : Manage the overall programme budget (multi-million-pounds), including individual project cost tracking, forecasting, and reporting. Ensure cost efficiency and accountability.
- Stakeholder Management : Collaborate with internal stakeholders (Origination, Operations, HR, Finance, etc.) and external partners to align project objectives and deliverables with financial and human resource capacity.
- Risk and Issue Management : Proactively identify and manage programme risks, issues, and dependencies, ensuring effective resolution or escalation.
- Team Leadership : Provide leadership, guidance, and development support to Transition Managers and connected internal teams and third parties across the programme.
- Quality Assurance : Monitor the quality of project deliverables to ensure they meet business requirements and client satisfaction standards.
- Keeps informed of industry trends, market developments, regulatory changes in insurance/financial services as well as best practices relating to the Transition.
Requirements
Experience:
- Proven track record of successfully delivering large, complex programmes, ideally across insurance, financial services.
- Demonstrated experience of managing multi-million-pound departmental budgets.
- Experience in leading client facing onboarding programmes at scale.
- Track record of delivering measurable outcomes in terms of client satisfaction, operational efficiency and commercial performance.
- Significant experience working with executive stakeholders and cross-functional teams.
- Demonstrated ability to introduce and embed governance frameworks and risk management processes.
- Evidence of fostering a high-performance culture and developing strong project managers.
- Experience in budget management, and performance reporting.
- Experience in developing effective monitoring and quality control processes.
Knowledge:
- Deep understanding of programme and project management methodologies.
- Strong knowledge of insurance operations, client onboarding and transition processes.
- Awareness of governance, compliance and risk frameworks.
- Familiarity with change management principles and application to complex client projects.
Skills :
- Exceptional leadership and people management skills, able to inspire, coach and motivate a diverse team.
- Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to engage credibly at Senior Executive levels
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with structured approach to issue resolution.
- Highly effective communication skills (written, verbal and presentation) with the ability to distil complex information into clear, actionable insights.
- Ability to balance strategic vision with hands-on delivery oversight.
- Skilled at driving continuous improvement, innovation and best practice adoption.
- Commercial judgement and analytical mindset with the ability to analyse data and make informed decisions.
- Good working knowledge of MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Word and Power BI.
Benefits
In addition to a competitive base salary and the opportunity to participate in our annual, performance-related bonus plan, upon joining us here at Pension Insurance Corporation, you will get access to some great benefits, including private medical insurance, 28 days' annual leave (excluding bank holidays), a generous pension scheme and much more.