EL2 Transition Manager

Job Description

Position: EL2 Transition Manager

Location: Canberra Sydney Brisbane or Melbourne

Start date: ASAP

Duration: Approx. 12 months

Pay rate: Rates negotiable dependent on skills and experience

Citizenship requirements: Must be an Australian citizen and hold a minimum Baseline clearance at time of application

Overview

Our Federal Government client is seeking an experienced EL2 Transition Manager to support the delivery of a major business and technology transformation program. This large-scale initiative is focused on modernising business capabilities improving service delivery and replacing critical legacy systems with contemporary agile solutions.

The successful candidate will lead the planning and management of transition to operations and support during a critical phase of program delivery. Working across business and technology environments you will ensure solutions are operationally ready supportable appropriately governed and aligned with established delivery assurance and operational frameworks.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and lead an integrated transition plan aligned with release and transition strategies covering transition to operations and support service acceptance handover stabilisation and knowledge transfer activities within an Agile environment
• Build and maintain strong relationships across business ICT program leadership operational teams and support functions to enable effective decision-making and successful transition outcomes
• Ensure transition planning aligns with existing governance assurance and operational frameworks embedding clear transition acceptance service readiness and support model criteria
• Lead cross-organisational dependency risk and issue management across business and technology workstreams identifying critical path impacts sequencing constraints handover requirements and treatment actions
• Provide high-quality reporting to senior leadership and executive stakeholders on transition status readiness risks issues dependencies assurance outcomes and key decisions
• Deliver transition activities in accordance with program methodologies governance arrangements and assurance requirements including stage gates operational acceptance activities and audit-ready documentation
• Work collaboratively with governance assurance change management and key stakeholder groups to establish and maintain transition governance readiness measures reporting frameworks and visibility of progress
• Define and manage integrated transition schedules including milestones readiness checkpoints acceptance criteria handover activities and decision points
• Establish and manage readiness and assurance activities across business operational service support process data people and technology domains
• Coordinate operational handover activities with service support and business owners to ensure support arrangements documentation training ownership service levels and post-implementation support requirements are in place
• Prepare governance papers assurance documentation and executive briefing materials ensuring traceability of decisions risks dependencies and readiness outcomes
  
  

Experience/requirements:

• Demonstrated experience delivering outcomes within large-scale government transformation or modernisation programs
• Proven experience leading transition to operations and support within complex organisational transformation environments
• Strong experience coordinating transition activities and operational handovers across business program and support stakeholders
• Demonstrated understanding of Agile delivery methodologies and P3M disciplines within government environments
• Experience establishing governance assurance frameworks readiness measures executive reporting and managing complex cross-organisational dependencies risks and issues
• Highly developed communication and stakeholder engagement skills including experience preparing executive briefings and influencing stakeholders across business ICT and program environments
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams fostering strong relationships and positive team culture
• Experience with project transition and service management methodologies and tools including DevOps MS Project or similar industry-standard tools (desirable)
• Tertiary and/or professional qualifications in project management business management public administration service management or related disciplines (desirable)
• Agile or Scrum certification (desirable)
  
  

Apply now or contact SOS Recruitment onfor a confidential discussion.

PLEASE NOTE: Applications for this role will close 10 June 2026. If your application is received after this date well be happy to keep your CV on file for similar opportunities that may come up. We encourage you to apply even if the closing date has passed.

SOS Recruitment is committed to workplace diversity and equity in employment. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples people with disabilities women people with family responsibilities and individuals from diverse cultural linguistic religious and LGBTIQ backgrounds.