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The Application Managed Services Transition Lead is responsible for solution development, transition planning, and presentation of application transition strategies into managed services engagements. This role leads transition teams, supports pursuit activities, and ensures successful delivery of complex multi-tower application managed services transitions.
Job Responsibility:
Lead solutioning for end-to-end transition of applications into Managed Services, including transition strategy, process design, estimation, planning, and tool adoption to develop competitive and scalable solutions
Work closely with go-to-market and pursuit teams to present transition solutions to clients and establish confidence in delivery capability
Build and facilitate business outcome-based value propositions, identifying opportunities for transformation and continuous improvement
Incorporate automation capabilities across the transition lifecycle to accelerate timelines, reduce cost, and minimize operational risk
Mentor, guide, and lead transition managers and transition leads to ensure successful transition execution
Participate directly in transition delivery activities and provide hands-on leadership during complex engagements
Manage structured knowledge transfer from internal teams, incumbent vendors, and system integrators to AMS support teams
Plan and execute cutover activities with minimal disruption to business operations and application service continuity
Act as the primary point of contact for business stakeholders, IT leadership, vendors, and transition teams during execution phases
Conduct transition governance forums, risk reviews, readiness assessments, and executive-level status reporting
Manage senior stakeholder expectations across multi-tower and large-scale transition engagements
Establish and apply structured transition frameworks to ensure consistency and quality across engagements
Define transition-related service management practices aligned to ITIL, including SLAs, KPIs, governance controls, and operational readiness
Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or equivalent work experience
Minimum 10–15+ years of IT experience, with strong exposure to Application Managed Services and transition delivery
Minimum 10–15+ years of Experience managing transition teams, transition leads, and cross-functional delivery teams
Strong experience applying structured transition and transformation frameworks and methodologies
Hands-on experience managing complex transition engagements from solutioning through execution
Experience developing and presenting transition solutions to senior client stakeholders
Experience collaborating with multiple practices to build integrated managed services solutions
Strong understanding of ITIL-based Application Managed Services, including SLAs, KPIs, governance, and best practices
Experience in transformation and application modernization capabilities and solutions