Are you an experienced Transition Manager who thrives in complex enterprise environments and enjoys turning large-scale technology programs into sustainable operational success?
We're seeking a highly capable Transition Manager to play a pivotal role in one of Australia's most significant retail transformation initiatives. This opportunity will see you leading the transition of critical technology platforms, services and operating capabilities from program delivery into business-as-usual operations, ensuring customer outcomes, operational stability and long-term success. This is a 12 month contract role in Melbourne CBD in a hybrid working environment with our client AGL.
About the Role
As the Transition Manager, you will own the end-to-end transition strategy and execution across a complex portfolio of technology initiatives.
You will be responsible for ensuring current platforms, services and capabilities are successfully embedded into operational teams, with a strong focus on governance, readiness, knowledge transfer, risk management, service acceptance and post-go-live stabilisation.
Working within a major Retail Transformation program, you'll become the central point of coordination between delivery teams, operational support functions, business stakeholders and third-party partners.
Key Responsibilities
Develop and execute end-to-end transition strategies, roadmaps and integrated transition plans
Drive operational readiness activities across multiple technology releases and transformation streams
Lead transition planning through mobilisation, go-live, hypercare, stabilisation and handover
Establish governance frameworks, readiness gates, service acceptance criteria and success measures
Coordinate knowledge transfer activities across technical, operational and service-management teams
Manage transition risks, dependencies, issues and critical path activities
Partner with architecture, operations, cybersecurity, service management, vendors and delivery teams
Lead readiness and service acceptance forums and provide executive-level reporting and recommendations
Ensure support models, operating procedures, monitoring,



incident management and vendor arrangements are fully established prior to handover
Drive continuous improvement and transition best practices across the broader transformation program
Are you an experienced Transition Manager who thrives in complex enterprise environments and enjoys turning large-scale technology programs into sustainable operational success?
We're seeking a highly capable Transition Manager to play a pivotal role in one of Australia's most significant retail transformation initiatives. This opportunity will see you leading the transition of critical technology platforms, services and operating capabilities from program delivery into business-as-usual operations, ensuring customer outcomes, operational stability and long‐term success. This is a 12 month contract role in Melbourne CBD in a hybrid working environment with our client AGL.
About the Role
As the Transition Manager, you will own the end-to-end transition strategy and execution across a complex portfolio of technology initiatives.
You will be responsible for ensuring new platforms, services and capabilities are successfully embedded into operational teams, with a strong focus on governance, readiness, knowledge transfer, risk management, service acceptance and post-go-live stabilisation.
Working within a major Retail Transformation program, you'll become the central point of coordination between delivery teams, operational support functions, business stakeholders and third-party partners.
Key Responsibilities
Develop and execute end-to-end transition strategies, roadmaps and integrated transition plans
Drive operational readiness activities across multiple technology releases and transformation streams
Lead transition planning through mobilisation, go-live, hypercare, stabilisation and handover




Establish governance frameworks, readiness gates, service acceptance criteria and success measures
Coordinate knowledge transfer activities across technical, operational and service-management teams
Manage transition risks, dependencies, issues and critical path activities
Partner with architecture, operations, cybersecurity, service management, vendors and delivery teams
Lead readiness and service acceptance forums and provide executive-level reporting and recommendations
Ensure support models, operating procedures, monitoring, incident management and vendor arrangements are fully established prior to handover
Drive continuous improvement and transition best practices across the broader transformation program
About You
You are a seasoned Transition Manager with a proven track record delivering complex technology and operational transitions within large-scale enterprise transformation programs.
You'll bring strong stakeholder management capabilities, the ability to influence at executive level, and experience navigating highly regulated environments with multiple delivery partners.
Essential Experience
Significant experience managing large-scale technology transitions within enterprise organisations
Experience across regulated industries such as Energy, Utilities, Financial Services, Telecommunications or similar sectors
Proven background transitioning SaaS platforms and integrated technology ecosystems
Experience working across environments involving:
Salesforce
Digital platforms and customer channels
Integration platforms
Billing and payments systems
Cloud and data platforms
Strong knowledge of operational readiness, service acceptance, hypercare and business handover processes
Experience working with managed service providers, outsourcing partners or global delivery models
Strong programme governance, reporting and stakeholder management capability
If you're passionate about delivering successful technology transitions and have the experience to lead complex enterprise change into sustainable operations,
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📌 Transition Manager (Melbourne)
🏢 Chandler Macleod Group
📍 Melbourne