Transition Manager

💻 Ework Group - founded in 2000, listed on Nasdaq Stockholm, with around 13,000 independent professionals on assignment - we are the total talent solutions provider who partners with clients, in both the private and public sector, and professionals to create sustainable talent supply chains.

With a focus on IT/OT, R&D, Engineering and Business Development, we deliver sustainable value through a holistic and independent approach to total talent management.

By providing comprehensive talent solutions, combined with vast industry experience and excellence in execution, we form successful collaborations. We bridge clients and partners & professionals throughout the talent supply chain, for the benefit of individuals, organizations and society.

For our Client from banking industry we are looking for Transition Manager (Finance Data Centre Migration) - 3 days at the office

We are looking for an experienced Transition Manager to support a large‑scale Data Centre migration programme within our Finance department. The programme involves migrating multiple applications from a legacy data centre environment to target hosting platforms within a regulated financial services context.

The Transition Manager will be responsible for planning, coordinating, and drivig complex transition and cutover activities across several parallel application migrations. The role is execution‑focused and complements the Programme Manager by taking ownership of day‑to‑day transition management, operational readiness, and cross‑stakeholder coordination. Full domain knowledge and support will come from the Programme manager.

This role requires a hands‑on senior project manager with strong experience in financial sector IT transitions, able to work in complex, multi‑vendor environments with high regulatory and operational requirements.

Codzienne zadania

• Plan and drive end‑to‑end transition and cutover activities for multiple application migrations 
• Coordinate technical, operational, and business stakeholders across Nordea Finance, internal technology teams, and external suppliers 
• Ensure readiness for production cutovers, including dependencies, risks, mitigations, and rollback planning 
• Manage transition plans, cutover schedules, and execution runbooks at application level 
• Track and actively manage risks, issues, and interdependencies related to migration execution 
• Support alignment between programme governance and hands‑on delivery activities 
• Ensure transitions are executed in line with financial‑sector controls, compliance, and operational stability expectations  

Must-haves:

• Proven experience as a senior Project Manager or Transition Manager in complex IT transition or migration programmes 
• Strong background in the financial services sector (banking, finance, insurance, or similarly regulated environments) 
• Demonstrated experience planning and executing data  migrations, platform transitions, or large‑scale infrastructure changes 
• Hands‑on experience with cutover planning, execution, and production readiness 
• Ability to manage multiple parallel workstreams with tight timelines and high stakeholder complexity 
• Strong stakeholder management skills across business, technology, and vendor organizations 
• Structured, methodical approach to risk, dependency, and issue management 
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, in an international environment 
• Ability to work independently and take ownership in a high‑pressure delivery phase  Fluency in English (spoken and written)

Nice-to-haves: 

• Experience in Nordic or large European banking environments 
• Familiarity with application migrations to cloud or modernized hosting platforms 
• Experience working in multi‑vendor or outsourced delivery models 
• Understanding of IT governance, compliance, and control requirements in regulated environments 
•  Experience working in programmes with strong dependency on architecture, security, and infrastructure teams

Must have

• Stakeholder management
• Communication skills
• Banking
• Data migration
• Financial sector
• Transitions