Transition Manager

• Banking • B2B up to 165 zł/h netto+VAT • Warsaw or Tricity (Gdańsk / Gdynia / Sopot) 3 days per week in the office Summary: This role focuses on supporting the Data Centre migration program at Finance department by managing the transition of applications from a legacy environment to new platforms. The primary goal is to ensure smooth execution and coordination of transition activities within a regulated financial context. Responsibilities: • Plan and drive end-to-end transition and cutover activities for multiple application migrations. • Coordinate technical, operational, and business stakeholders, internal technology teams, and external suppliers. • Ensure readiness for production cutovers, including dependencies, risks, mitigations, and rollback planning. • Manage transition plans, cutover schedules, and execution runbooks at the application level. • Track and actively manage risks, issues, and interdependencies related to migration execution. • Support alignment between programme governance and hands-on delivery activities. • Ensure transitions are executed in line with financial-sector controls, compliance, and operational stability expectations. • Provide clear and concise status reporting to programme leadership and stakeholders. Key Requirements: • Proven experience as a senior Project Manager or Transition Manager in complex IT transition or migration programmes. • Strong background in the financial services sector (banking, finance, insurance, or similarly regulated environments). • Demonstrated experience planning and executing data center migrations, platform transitions, or large-scale infrastructure changes. • Hands-on experience with cutover planning, execution, and production readiness. • Ability to manage multiple parallel workstreams with tight timelines and high stakeholder complexity. • Strong stakeholder management skills across business, technology, and vendor organizations. • Structured, methodical approach to risk, dependency, and issue management. • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, in an international environment. • Ability to work independently and take ownership in a high-pressure delivery phase. • Fluency in English (spoken and written). Nice to Have: • Experience in Nordic or large European banking environments. • Familiarity with application migrations to cloud or modernized hosting platforms. • Experience working in multi-vendor or outsourced delivery models. • Understanding of IT governance, compliance, and control requirements in regulated environments. • Experience working in programmes with strong dependency on architecture, security, and infrastructure teams.