Transition Program Manager

Pyramid Consulting, Inc; Alpharetta (GA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Paid sick leave

Job summary

Pyramid Consulting, Inc. is seeking a Transition Program Manager for an onsite John Creeks, GA contract position. The role focuses on governance, executive reporting, and coordinating multi-vendor transition activities, with a 6–12 month horizon and potential for extension.

The ideal candidate has 7+ years in program/PMO roles, strong communication skills, and demonstrated success coordinating large vendor transitions and cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of program or PMO experience.
• Proven experience leading large-scale technology, managed services, outsourcing, or vendor transition initiatives.
• Experience coordinating executive governance forums and stakeholder communications.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead Joint Transition Planning sessions and setup program framework.
• Drive milestones, tollgates, and readiness activities.
• Track and report progress against timelines and objectives.
• Identify risks, issues, dependencies, and blockers.
• Develop executive dashboards and weekly status reports.

Skills

Transition governance

Executive reporting

Cross-functional leadership

Vendor management

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Tools

Microsoft Office

Excel

PowerPoint

Teams

SharePoint

Job description

Immediate need for a talented Transition Program Manager. This is a 06-12+months contract opportunity with long-term potential and is located in John Creeks, GA (Onsite).

Job ID:26-29118

Pay Range: $65 - $70/hour. Employee benefits include, but are not limited to, health insurance (medical, dental, vision), 401(k) plan, and paid sick leave (depending on work location).

Key Responsibilities:

• Work with Transition Director to setup framework for program and lead Joint Transition Planning sessions (planned for mid-October).
• Drive completion of transition milestones, deliverables, tollgates, and readiness activities.
• Track and monitor overall program progress against agreed timelines and transition objectives.
• Identify, elevate, and help resolve risks, issues, dependencies, and blockers impacting program success.
• Governance & Communications
• Lead daily transition stand-up meetings and drive timely resolution of action items and impediments.
• Consolidate inputs from teams, vendors, and transition leads into a comprehensive Weekly Status Report (WSR).
• Distribute executive-ready program communications.
• Participate in weekly transition governance meetings and provide accurate reporting of progress, milestones, risks, and decisions.
• Participate in weekly Vice President governance meetings as required and in coordination with the Transition Director – lead if the Transition Director is unavailable
• Document key decisions, actions, escalations, and executive directives.
• Serve as the primary day-to-day coordination point between Client stakeholders, vendors, and transition participants.
• Proactively follow up with workstream leads and vendors to ensure commitments are delivered on schedule.
• Drive accountability for action items, knowledge transfer activities, readiness assessments, and transition deliverables.
• Escalate unresolved issues through appropriate governance channels.
• Reporting & Controls
• Maintain the program status reports.
• Other deliverables will be managed by vendor Transition Leads.
• May be additional responsibilities depending on program needs
• Develop executive dashboards highlighting milestone achievement, risks, resource readiness, and transition progress.
• Client has a template for this that can be modified as needed.
• Support preparation of executive steering committee materials and leadership presentations.
• Program Support
• Partner closely with the Transition Director to coordinate overall program strategy and execution.
• Support transition planning, onboarding activities, operational readiness reviews, and stabilization efforts.
• Assist in preparing leadership updates and executive communications.
• Drive continuous improvement of transition processes, governance practices, and reporting standards.

Key Requirements and Technology Experience:

• Transition Governance & Execution.
• Executive Reporting & Communication.
• 7+ years of program management, project management, transition management, or PMO experience.
• Proven experience leading large-scale technology, managed services, outsourcing, or vendor transition initiatives.
• Strong experience managing cross-functional teams and third-party vendors.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating executive governance forums and stakeholder communications.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, Outlook, SharePoint).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Experience with technology outsourcing transitions, managed services migrations, or operating model transformations.
• Experience working with large system integrators and technology vendors.

Our client is a leading Retail Industry, and we are currently interviewing to fill this and other similar contract positions.

Pyramid Consulting, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, colour, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.