Transition Manager

Job description

Position Description:

At CGI, you’ll play a pivotal role in guiding clients through high-impact transitions that shape the future of their organisations. As a Transition Manager, you will lead complex, business-critical programmes that deliver measurable outcomes, strengthen client partnerships, and enable innovation across diverse sectors. You’ll have the space to take real ownership, apply your creativity to solve challenges, and be supported by a collaborative community that empowers you to deliver excellence from day one. This is an opportunity to steer full lifecycle transitions that drive meaningful transformation while developing your career within an organisation where your ideas and expertise truly matter.
CGI was recognised in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work List 2025 and has been named a UK ‘Best Employer’ by the Financial Times. We offer a competitive salary, excellent pension, private healthcare, plus a share scheme (3.5% + 3.5% matching) which makes you a CGI Partner not just an employee. We are committed to inclusivity, building a genuinely diverse community of tech talent and inspiring everyone to pursue careers in our sector, including our Armed Forces, and are proud to hold a Gold Award in recognition of our support of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant. Join us and you’ll be part of an open, friendly community of experts. We’ll train and support you in taking your career wherever you want it to go.
Due to the secure nature of the programme, you will need to hold UK Security Clearance or be eligible to go through this clearance. Whilst this is a hybrid working position, ideally you will be based in Belfast in order to be able to work with our project team 2/3 days a week.

Your future duties and responsibilities:

In this role, you will lead the successful delivery of transitions and programmes from initiation through to service handover. You will guide multi-disciplinary teams, coordinate stakeholders, and ensure outcomes are delivered to time, scope, cost and quality. You’ll take accountability for client relationships, champion effective governance, and create an environment where collaborative problem-solving drives continuous improvement.
You will also apply proactive planning, financial management and risk leadership to maintain momentum and steer engagements towards successful commercial and operational outcomes. Throughout, you’ll work closely with CGI and client stakeholders to ensure smooth delivery and a seamless transition into live service.
Key Responsibilities
• Lead & Deliver: Oversee full lifecycle transition delivery including scope, schedules, financials and quality.
• Own & Guide: Manage multi-disciplinary teams, enabling clarity, focus and ownership across the engagement.
• Engage & Influence: Build effective relationships with internal and external senior stakeholders.
• Plan & Control: Develop and maintain budgets, forecasts, procurement plans and deliverables.
• Assess & Respond: Identify, track and mitigate complex risks, implementing effective corrective actions.
• Collaborate & Transition: Ensure structured handovers from bid to delivery and into service towers.
• Support & Grow: Contribute to business development activity and the broader success of CGI’s delivery community.

Required qualifications to be successful in this role:

To succeed in this role, you will bring proven experience in transition management, strong organisational and communication skills, and the ability to operate confidently in fast-paced, complex delivery environments. You should be comfortable leading teams, managing stakeholders and taking ownership of delivery outcomes while maintaining high standards of quality and attention to detail.
Essential Qualifications
• Extensive transition management experience in complex delivery environments
• Strong communication skills, written and verbal
• Ability to manage workload, deadlines and pressure effectively
• Evidence of following structured transition and transformation processes
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail
• Collaborative team-working approach
Desirable Qualifications
• Commercial awareness and financial management capability
• Experience managing budgets, risk and procurement activities

Skills:

·  Client Management
·  Delivery Management
·  Finance
·  Procurement
·  Transition Management
·  Transition management

What you can expect from us:

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Your work creates value. You’ll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise.

You’ll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You’ll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons.

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