Transition Management - Senior Associate

EY; Ernakulam; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Continuous learning

Diverse and inclusive culture

Transformative leadership

Global exposure

Job summary

EY GDS India is seeking a Transition Management Senior Associate to drive structured migration of operations, services, or processes with minimal disruption. The role emphasizes planning, knowledge transfer, risk management and stakeholder coordination across global teams.

You will validate deployment readiness, ensure backup and recovery readiness, and maintain runbooks and status dashboards while supporting early life services to stabilize transitions.

Qualifications

• 5-8 years’ experience in transition or project management.
• Basic understanding of application lifecycle, deployment, IT infrastructure and support models.
• Familiarity with ITIL concepts and service transition frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Assist in preparing transition plans, schedules and documentation.
• Validate deployment readiness, monitoring, alerting, backup, recovery and failover readiness.
• Coordinate with application, infrastructure and testing teams for readiness closure.
• Maintain transition documents: runbooks, checklists, acceptance artifacts; prepare status reports and dashboards.
• Support during early life/ warranty phase and track incidents for stabilization.

Skills

5-8 years experience

ITIL concepts

Service transition frameworks

Coordination & tracking

Excellent Excel

PowerPoint

Reporting tools

Strong communication

Project management

Stakeholder management

Attention to detail

Working under pressure

Teamwork

Continuous improvement

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business administration, IT, Operations Management, or related field

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Reporting tools

Job description

At EY, you’ll have the chance to build a career as unique as you are, with the global scale, support, inclusive culture and technology to become the best version of you. And we’re counting on your unique voice and perspective to help EY become even better, too. Join us and build an exceptional experience for yourself, and a better working world for all.

Transition Management - Senior Associate

Let us introduce you the job offer by EY GDS India – a member of the global integrated service delivery center network by EY.

The opportunity

Transition Management refers to the structured process of moving business operations, services, or processes from one environment to another - such as from a client or legacy system to a new service provider, delivery centre, or operating model - while ensuring minimal disruption and maximum efficiency.

Key Elements of Transition Management

• Planning: Creating detailed transition plans, timelines, and resource allocation strategies.
• Knowledge Transfer: Ensuring all critical knowledge, documentation, and processes are transferred effectively.
• Risk Management: Identifying potential risks and implementing mitigation strategies.
• Stakeholder Coordination: Managing communication and expectations across all involved parties.
• Operational Readiness: Ensuring systems, teams, and processes are ready for go-live.
• Stabilization: Monitoring performance post-transition and resolving issues to achieve steady-state operations.
• In essence, it's about seamlessly migrating processes and responsibilities while maintaining service quality, compliance, and client satisfaction.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Transition Execution Support
  • Assist in preparing transition plans, schedules, and documentation
  • Track readiness deliverables and ensure completion
• Operational Readiness Validation
  • Support validation of:
  • Deployment readiness (installation, configuration)
  • Monitoring and alerting setup
  • Backup, recovery, and failover readiness
  • Ensure knowledge articles, SOPs, and training materials are prepared
• Coordination & Follow-ups
  • Follow up with application, infrastructure, and testing teams for readiness closure
  • Track defects, risks, and action items
• Documentation & Reporting
  • Maintain transition documents:
    • Runbooks, checklists, acceptance artifacts
  • Prepare status reports, dashboards, and updates
• Support ELS/Warranty
  • Assist during early life support phase
  • Track incidents and ensure smooth stabilization

Skills And Attributes For Success

• 5-8 years’ experience
• Basic understanding of:
  • Application lifecycle & deployment
  • IT infrastructure and support models
• Familiarity with:
  • ITIL concepts
  • Service transition frameworks
• Strong coordination, tracking, and documentation skills
• Good proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and reporting tools
• Strong communication skills – Ability to clearly articulate updates and coordinate across stakeholders
• Basic project management & organization – Ability to manage tasks, timelines, and multiple workstreams effectively
• Stakeholder management capability – Comfort working with cross-functional teams and following up for deliverables
• Analytical & problem-solving skills – Ability to identify issues, analyze impacts, and support resolution
• Attention to detail – Ensuring accuracy in documentation, trackers, and readiness artefacts
• Working knowledge of IT service management (ITIL basics preferred) – Understanding of how services transition into operations
• Ability to work under pressure & manage priorities – Handling multiple transitions and deadlines simultaneously
• Collaborative mindset & teamwork – Ability to work effectively in global, cross-functional environments
• Proactive and continuous improvement mindset – Identifying gaps and suggesting improvements in processes or documentation.

To qualify for the role, you must have

• Prior experience with Transition and or Project Management with knowledge around IT industry and ITIL concepts
• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, IT, Operations Management, or related field.

What We Look For

• An eye for quality and the ability to work proactively.
• Excellent communication skills
• A team player, able to self-motivate and motivate others in a global/virtual environment.

What We Offer

EY Global Delivery Services (GDS) is a dynamic and truly global delivery network. We work across nine locations - Argentina, Hungary, India, the Philippines, Poland, Sri Lanka, Mexico, Spain and the United Kingdom - and with teams from all EY service lines, geographies and sectors, playing a vital role in the delivery of the EY growth strategy. From accountants to coders to advisory consultants, we offer a wide variety of fulfilling career opportunities that span all business disciplines. In GDS, you will collaborate with EY teams on exciting projects and work with well-known brands from across the globe. We’ll introduce you to an ever-expanding ecosystem of people, learning, skills and insights that will stay with you throughout your career.

• Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
• Success as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
• Transformative leadership: We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
• Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.

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