Service Transition Lead – Defence Training (Belgium)

ManpowerGroup Talent Solutions; Leopoldsburg; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Social security contributions

Annual leave entitlement

Public holiday entitlement

Commuting cost reimbursement

End-of-year bonus / 13th month

Company car or mobility budget

Company mobile phone and laptop

Home-working allowances

Job summary

Babcock International seeks a Service Transition Manager in Belgium to lead mobilisation and transition of a high-profile defence training programme at SIMCEN Leopoldsburg. You will coordinate cross-functional teams, supervise testing, and drive readiness for operational delivery, with travel to other sites as required.

The role requires governance experience, ISTQB Advanced Test Manager certification, and Dutch plus CEFR B2 French/English. This is a fixed-term, full-time contract for two years.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering test strategies and validation activities.
• Experience in UAT and system integration testing.
• Worked in governance-driven programmes or projects.
• Experience in defence, government or regulated environments.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and service transition management.

Responsibilities

• Design collaborative operational processes aligned to the target operating model.
• Develop and maintain test, evaluation and acceptance plans.
• Lead operational test and evaluation activities to ensure readiness.
• Coordinate stakeholders to deliver milestones, governance and acceptance criteria.
• Manage service assurance to ensure smooth transition into delivery.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Service transition management

Test strategy development

User acceptance testing

Governance experience

Education

ISTQB Advanced Test Manager

Tools

Test planning tools

Job description

Babcock International seeks a Service Transition Manager in Belgium to lead mobilisation and transition of a high-profile defence training programme at SIMCEN Leopoldsburg. You will coordinate cross-functional teams, supervise testing, and drive readiness for operational delivery, with travel to other sites as required.

The role requires governance experience, ISTQB Advanced Test Manager certification, and Dutch plus CEFR B2 French/English. This is a fixed-term, full-time contract for two years.