Transition Manager

Sanofi; Telangana; Ibrido; INR 2.500.000 - 3.800.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Sanofi in Hyderabad seeks a Transition Manager to lead end-to-end business transitions within Global Transitions Management. You will report to the Transition Architect and drive complex initiatives across regions, ensuring value delivery and adherence to policies.

Key responsibilities include developing transition plans, managing progress, and leading cross-functional meetings. The role requires 7+ years in transitions, strong communication, and change management skills, with 50% remote work

Competenze

• 7+ years in transitions or consultancy in shared services.
• Proven experience in transitions or consultancy.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams across geographies.

Mansioni

• Transition management throughout the transition life cycle.
• Develop & drive transition plans with milestones, dependencies and resources.
• Manage and report progress against plan with visibility on status, risks and actions.
• Lead meetings and workshops with global/regional teams and establish decision rules.
• Identify and manage transition risks and issues; drive mitigation actions.
• Define and lead change management activities to increase adoption and usage.

Conoscenze

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Independent working

Multitasking

Team leadership

Analytical skills

Formazione

Bachelor's degree in Business/PM

Strumenti

MSP

PMP

Prosci

Scrum Master

Lean Six Sigma

Descrizione del lavoro

Job title: Transition Manager

• Grade: L2
• Hiring Manager: Transition Architect
• Location: Hyderabad
• 50% Remote working and no travel expected
• Job type: Permanent Full time

About the job

This position is part of Business Operations BU, within Global Transitions Management organization and reporting to the Transition Architect.

Global Transitions Management is the team managing Business Operations transitions to deliver the BO strategic roadmap both now and for the future.

The role will provide transition leadership to implement strategic initiatives and will be responsible for managing and implementing transitions to deliver value in the end-to-end processes. This role is focused on initiatives of high complexity, that can span transversally across end-to-end process areas and regions, in an environment with a high degree of interdependent changes and advanced technologies.

Main responsibilities:

• Transition management throughout the transition life cycle.
• Develop & drive transition plan(s) at the right level, identifying sequence of activities, durations, dependencies, milestones, deliverables, resources, etc. Ensure transition methodology, operational policies and processes are consistently applied and adhered to (e.g. legal, regulatory, quality, internal control, etc.).
• Manage and report on actual Progress against plan, providing regular visibility to overall transition status (e.g. accomplishments, next steps, issues, risks, action items, interdependencies, etc.).
• Facilitate/lead transition and transversal meetings and/or workshops as required, typically involving cross-functional teams at the global and/or regional level. Establish rules for decision making and issue resolution protocols that enable/empower teams efficiently and effectively.
• Prioritize, challenge, and resolve issues and proactively identify/manage transition risks (e.g. Risk Assessments).
• Define & lead the change management components to increase employee adoption and utilization (e.g. stakeholder impact management, communications, training, etc.).
• Monitor progress of project for business value (benefits planned vs. actual), document lessons learned and best practices, and close out project summarizing achievements & improvements.

About you

• Experience:
  • 7+ years’ experience.
  • Proven experience in transitions or consultancy in shared services sector.
  • Operational experience with processes is a plus.
  • Proven track record of project oversight.
• Soft skills:
  • Excellent stakeholder management skills.
  • Excellent written and oral communication & inter-personal skills.
  • Self-starter, initiative-taker, and ability to work independently under pressure and deliver high level of customer service.
  • Exceptional multi-tasker, able to establish priorities and timelines.
  • Ability to lead and motivate transition teams, team members with indirect reporting relationships across multiple geographies.
  • Efficient analytical skills; attention to detail.
  • Adaptability to work in ambiguous, constantly changing situations, including flexibility in working hours to accommodate working with different regions/geographies.
  • Ability to develop high-quality presentations.
• Technical skills:
  • Programs, Project and/or Change Management certification (e.g. MSP, PMP, Prosci) is a plus.
  • Agile certification (e.g. Scrum Master, Product Owner, etc.) is a plus.
  • Knowledge of LEAN/Six Sigma/Continuous Improvement (CI) methodologies – Certifications in these areas a plus.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in a business or project management related field.
• Languages: Fluent in English.