Associate Service Transition Manager

Lemongrass Consulting; Metro Manila; On-site; PHP 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Lemongrass Consulting is seeking a Service Transition Manager to ensure compliant delivery of our service offerings. You will collaborate with internal teams and customers to design, build, and implement stable, profitable service transitions.

The role requires coordinating across global teams, managing multi-site transitions, and driving continuous improvements while adhering to SOPs. Travel may be required to meet client needs.

Qualifications

• Must have 3+ years in Service Management or Transition management.
• Experience coordinating across multiple global teams.
• Hands-on SAP Basis experience is preferred.
• Familiarity with ITIL processes.

Responsibilities

• Oversee Service Transition operations and ensure SOW alignment.
• Onboard customers to standard Operate solutions and train internal teams.
• Monitor system and infrastructure checks during transition and Hypercare.
• Develop and implement continuous improvements to Service Transition.
• Maintain Jira tasks and dashboards for account updates.
• Lead multi-site, multi-vendor transition efforts with internal and external teams.
• Translate business requirements into Jira plans and project deliverables.

Skills

Service Management

Transition Management

Project Management

SAP Basis

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Kimble

ServiceNow

Job description

Summary

The Service Transition Manager role is key in the Lemongrass Customer Experience Organization. You will interact with different Lemongrass internal teams and customers, ensuring compliance with and delivery of our world‑class service offering. You will work closely with your peers and the technical teams to help design, build, and deliver stable, profitable services.

Responsibilities

• Service Transition Operations:
  
  
  
  • Ensures the customer service and technical requirements per the Scope of Work (SOW) are encoded in Lemongrass standard Operate Design documents.
  
  
  • Ensures the Operate Design is built in accordance with Lemongrass standard solutions and services to fulfill customer requirements.
  
  
  • Ensures customers are onboarded to Lemongrass standard Operate solutions and services, and that Lemongrass internal teams are onboarded to customer service requirements until the hypercare ends.
  
  
  • Ensures that System and Infrastructure checks are performed while mitigating the risks of failure and disruption during the transition period.
  
  
  • During Hypercare, ensure critical items are identified and resolved, and that the Hypercare exit criteria are met. Also, manage go‑to‑green plans as needed.
  
  
  • Contribute to the continuous improvement of the Service Transition process
  
  
  • Ensure that the Service Transition SOP is adhered to for all accounts actively managed.
  
  
  • Conduct regular reviews and alignment with the account, Project and Service Delivery Manager
  
  
  • Identify any risks to Operate, provide a mitigation plan, and upscale it to the STM DST Lead for visibility and further guidance.
  
  
  • Ensure that the Basis and Infra Consultants effectively perform their responsibilities for all the assigned accounts.
  
  
  • Maintains JIRA Work Management Tasks and Dashboard for account‑specific updates.
  
  
  • Discover and explore tasks that could be automated.
  
  
  • Manages multi‑site, multi‑vendor transition efforts, including multiple internal and external teams, SMEs, and client stakeholders
  
  
  
  


• Service Transition Development:
  
  
  
  • Develop processes to address observed Service Transition gaps and drive them until deployment.
  
  
  • Design and collaborate with developers on various Service Transition tools and solutions.
  
  
  • Perform User Testing on Service Transition releases.
  
  
  • Drive service transition tools and solution development through deployment, ensuring quality and adherence to the specific timeframe.
  
  
  
  


• Internal Project Management:
  
  
  
  • Lead and manage internal projects from initiation to closure, ensuring delivery is within scope, schedule, and quality expectations.
  
  
  • Translate business requirements into Jira project plans, deliverables, and follow Lemongrass standards
  
  
  • Coordinate with technical and operational teams (i.e. Basis, Platform Engineering, Customer Experience, etc.)
  
  
  • Prepare and present project status reports
  
  
  
  


• Process, Tooling, and Automation Improvements:
  
  
  
  • Identify inefficiencies across internal workflows and propose improvements
  
  
  • Partner with developers, data teams, PMO, and Delivery Service Teams to enhance internal tools
  
  
  
  

Qualifications

• Must have 3+ years related Service Management or Transition management experience in Service Management Processes (e.g., Incident, Problem, Change, Release, Availability, Capacity, Service Asset and Configuration, IT Service Continuity, etc.), preferably with SAP Basis technology in cloud or consulting environments.


• Experience managing internal transformation projects or operational improvement initiatives.


• Experience in coordinating across multiple global teams.


• Good understanding and in‑depth experience with Service Management


• Good understanding of Project Management


• Any SAP hands‑on experience, preferably SAP Basis


• Able to have meaningful conversations with SAP Functional, Technical, and Management capabilities within the customer and Lemongrass.


• Working knowledge of Jira, Confluence, Kimble, and Service Now tools preferred


• ITIL certified.


• Good verbal and written communication skills


• High level of attention to detail


• Structured, analytical, and detailed‑oriented


• Able to translate ambiguous ideas into actionable project plans


• Proactive, highly organized, and comfortable leading without authority

This position may require domestic and international travel as needed to meet business and client requirements. Selected applicant will be subject to a background investigation, which will be conducted and the results of which will be used in compliance with applicable law.

Lemongrass Consulting is an Equal Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, religious creed, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, genetic information, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

About Lemongrass

Lemongrass is a global SAP‑focused Cloud services provider helping some of the world’s most recognized Enterprises modernize and transform their SAP environments. We combine deep technical expertise with automation, innovation, and AI to deliver meaningful business outcomes.

Our work spans SAP Cloud migrations, managed services, SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP), Business Data Cloud (BDC), and AI‑enabled solutions. We help customers build clean core strategies, intelligent data foundations, and scalable Cloud operations across AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, and SAP Cloud ERP.

Founded in 2010, Lemongrass has grown into a trusted partner to SAP, AWS, Microsoft, and Google, earning top‑tier partner designations along the way including SAP Gold Partner, Premier AWS Partner, Microsoft Gold Partner, and Google Cloud Partner. Our teams operate across the Americas, EMEA, and APAC, collaborating to solve complex challenges for global Enterprises.

At Lemongrass, you’ll work alongside Cloud architects, engineers, and innovators who are shaping the future of SAP in the Cloud—within a culture that values ownership, curiosity, collaboration, and continuous growth.