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.