Transition Manager (TX DIR)

Peraton; Austin, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton is seeking a Transition Manager in the Austin, TX area to oversee the contract transition from the incumbent provider to Peraton and ensure readiness for the commencement of Services. The role requires coordinating across compute, storage, network, facilities and other service towers, with a focus on timelines, risks, and stakeholder alignment.

The candidate will manage deliverables, develop transition plans, and ensure DIR acceptance of all transition activities, inventories, and

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in IT contracts or transitions.
• Experience leading large-scale IT contract transitions from incumbent providers.
• Strong program management and risk mitigation skills in complex transitions.

Responsibilities

• Maintain accountability for the full contract transition from incumbent to Peraton.
• Develop, manage, and obtain DIR acceptance of the Transition Project Plan.
• Lead Operational Readiness Assessment and obtain DIR acceptance.
• Coordinate transition activities across all service towers.
• Lead CMDB baselining, auto-discovery, and inventory validation.
• Develop and execute parallel-run planning to ensure SLA attainment from Month 1.
• Coordinate with MSI on transition integration requirements.
• Manage all transition deliverables through DIR acceptance.

Skills

Program management

Stakeholder management

Risk mitigation

Communication

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/Management

Tools

ServiceNow CMDB

Asset discovery tools

Configuration management

Job description

Required Qualifications:

• 10 years of experience, may have supervisory or lead experience
• 8+ years of experience managing large-scale IT contract transitionsfrom incumbent service providers.
• Demonstrated experience transitioningdata center managed services environments, including:
• Compute
• Storage
• Network
• Facilities
• Experience deliveringformal transition deliverables to government clientswith defined acceptance criteria.
• Familiarity withServiceNow CMDB, asset discovery tools, and configuration management processes.
• Experience coordinating transitions withinMSI/multi-vendor government IT environments.
• Strongprogram management and risk mitigation skillsin complex transition scenarios.
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex transition schedules, dependencies, risks, issues, and deliverables.
• Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills across technical, operational, government, and vendor organizations.
• PriorTexas DIR or comparable state government IT contract transition experience strongly preferred.
• Must be a US Citizen

Preferred Qualifications:

• PMP certification
• ITIL Foundation Certification

Peraton is looking for a Transition Manager. The qualified candidate will have overall accountability for delivery of the Successful Respondent's Contract Transition from contract execution through commencement of Services, and through completion and DIR Acceptance of all Transition Deliverables.

The Transition Director will lead the transition from the incumbent provider to Peraton, ensuring that all transition activities, deliverables, readiness assessments, inventories, service management processes, and operational requirements are completed and formally accepted by DIR.

Candidates must be located inAustin, TX metropolitan area, orSan Angelo, TX as applicable willing to relocate to the Austin, TX metropolitan area.

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintainoverall accountability for the full contract transition from the incumbent provider to Peraton.
• Develop, manage, execute, and obtainDIR acceptance of the Transition Project Plan.
• Lead delivery of theOperational Readiness Assessmentand obtain DIR acceptance.
• Coordinate transition activities acrossall service towers.
• LeadCMDB baselining, auto-discovery, and inventory validationactivities.
• Develop and executeparallel-run planningto ensure SLA attainment beginning inMonth 1.
• Coordinate with theManaged Services Integrator (MSI)on transition integration requirements.
• Manage all transition deliverables throughformal DIR acceptance.
• Establish and maintain transition schedules, milestones, dependencies, risks, issues, and mitigation strategies.
• Coordinate transition activities across compute, storage, network, facilities, and other applicable service areas.
• Ensure transition activities support operational readiness and a successful commencement of Services.
• Maintain accountability for transition deliverables through completion and formal customer acceptance.