Transition Manager

A client is looking for an experienced Transition Manager with strong technical competencies to lead the transition of a mission‑critical national IT application into a new operational setup. The ideal consultant has a solid technical foundation, proven experience with large public tenders, and the ability to produce precise and compliant tender documentation.

Main Responsibilities

• Define the end‑to‑end transition strategy and phased transition plan

• Describe transition activities, milestones, dependencies, and quality gates

• Outline customer involvement and cooperation with stakeholders and other suppliers

• Estimate transition costs and document assumptions, risks, and cost drivers

• Define governance, decision rights, and escalation during the transition

• Outline customer involvement and cooperation with stakeholders and suppliers

• Define customer responsibilities, inputs, approvals, and acceptance activities

• Establish project controls, reporting, and methods for risk, issue, and change management

• Ensure alignment between transition activities, testing, and operational readiness

• Define handover to steady‑state operations

• Support clarification responses related to transition and cost

Key Requirements

• Proven experience as Transition Manager or Project Manager on large, mission‑critical IT applications or infrastructure

• Strong technical understanding and experience with complex IT development or system transitions

• Ability to produce precise, structured, and auditable documentation for formal tender submissions

• Experience with transitions requiring high availability, resilience, and strict security requirements

• Experience estimating and structuring transition costs in public or regulated tenders

• Strong understanding of transition governance, project management, and service acceptance

• Experience collaborating with customers in regulated or high‑assurance environments

• Strong stakeholder management and coordination skills

• Ability to operate under fixed deadlines and high scrutiny

• Fluent in Danish – oral and written

Other

Start: ASAP

Workload: Full-time

Location: Copenhagen

Duration: 7-9 months