Job Description

Capgemini is seeking a director level executive to primarily deliver the Transition Lead role.

Primary Skills

The ideal candidate will have 20+ years of experience in Business Process Transitions, with a proven track record of project management excellence and demonstrated contributions to P&L growth through sales and project execution. A bachelor’s degree is required, with an MBA strongly preferred.

Key Responsibilities:

•    Portfolio Leadership: Lead and manage a diverse portfolio of transition programs, including but not limited to:

o    Transformation-led transitions

o    Lift-and-shift transitions

o    Incumbent vendor transitions

o    Staff augmentation initiatives

o    Build-Transfer-Operate (BTO) models

o    Transition as a Service (TaaS)

All transitions will be executed within a structured project management framework.

•    Collaborate with Transformation teams to develop implementation plans and timelines for initiatives arising from Global design alignment and Impact Assessment workshops, ensuring Day 1 transformation initiatives are executed seamlessly.

•    Program Governance: Establish and maintain robust program governance structures at strategic, operational, and tactical levels, ensuring compliance with methodologies and tollgates.

•    Transition Excellence: Deliver high-quality transition programs within defined parameters of time, cost, and quality, while proactively managing risks and resolving issues.

•    Knowledge Transfer & Ramp-up: Demonstrate a solid understanding of business processes within scope and expertise in Knowledge Transfer (KT) and ramp-up methodologies.

•    Status Reporting & Escalation Management: Provide comprehensive transition status reporting and manage escalations to ensure seamless execution and stakeholder alignment.

•    Multi-Country and Multi-Tower Rollouts: Manage complex, large-scale transitions across multiple countries and business towers, involving significant scope, FTEs, and parallel transformation opportunities.

Unique Knowledge & Skills:

•    Program & Project Management Expertise: Demonstrated ability to lead complex programs and projects with industry specialization in at least one domain.

•    Transition & Transformation Leadership: Independent Proven experience managing large-scale transitions, including those involving transformation and standardization, with 200+ FTEs or more.

•    Business Process Expertise: Strong understanding of business process solutions with extensive experience in transition design and execution.

•    Leadership & Talent Development: Exceptional leadership skills with the ability to mentor, develop, and lead high-performing teams.

•    Risk Management & Problem-Solving: Proficient in proactive risk management and issue resolution, ensuring successful project outcomes.

Secondary Skills

Unique Knowledge & Skills:

Program & Project Management Expertise: Demonstrated ability to lead complex programs and projects with industry specialization in at least one domain.

Transition & Transformation Leadership: Independent Proven experience managing large-scale transitions, including those involving transformation and standardization, with 200+ FTEs or more.

Business Process Expertise: Strong understanding of business process solutions with extensive experience in transition design and execution.

Leadership & Talent Development: Exceptional leadership skills with the ability to mentor, develop, and lead high-performing teams.

Risk Management & Problem-Solving: Proficient in proactive risk management and issue resolution, ensuring successful project outcomes.