Transition Programme Manager with German

 Location: Poland - Poznań, Poland - Poznań (24/7) | Job-ID: 216600 | Contract type: Standard | Business Unit: Project Management

Life on the team

This critical new role sits within the Transition and Transformation (T&T) team, a core part of Group Managed Services (GMS). This is the senior expert role in the area of T&T within the organization.

As a Programme Manager you will be responsible for the successful outcome and delivery of Managed Services transitions and transformations (to agreed quality, time, and budget constraints).

The Programme Managers often need to collaborate strongly with the Customer Exec roles where the deal is of significant scale or complexity, ensuring that their T&T Practice resource requirements and business outcomes are achieved.

 

Your Responsibilities:

• Manage the full lifecycle of transition and transformation IT projects (Managed Services), ensuring delivery within agreed scope, budget, and timelines
• Lead programmes from pre-sales through implementation untill BAU, including creating transition plans and governance frameworks
• Organize kick-off meetings with clients and internal teams; oversee post-contract verification
• Manage risks, dependencies, and budgets; prepare financial and status reports
• Collaborate with key stakeholders – Sales, Delivery, and client executives at C-level
• Ensure service readiness and execute cutover and handover to Service Management
• Apply best practices and share lessons learned within the T&T team

Requirements:

• Minimum 5 years of experience in managing transition processes within Managed Services (IT/Service Desk)
• Fluent in English and German (min. C1)
• Strong knowledge of project management methodologies (Prince2 Foundation, Agile or equivalent; Practitioner is a plus)
• Proven ability to manage complex projects end-to-end, including financial control and governance
• Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills, with the ability to engage at C-level
• Willingness to travel frequently internationally for client meetings and programme needs
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Project)
• Ability to work in a global, matrixed environment

What We Offer:

• Permanent job contract
• Career development opportunities 
• Opportunity to make a real impact on the business by influencing processes and best practices
• Private medical healthcare and cafeteria
• Additional day off for birthday
• Language courses
• Welcome pack
• Relocation bonus
• Access to self-learning platform (Udemy)
• Access to the Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Opportunity to participate in interesting initiatives as part of the company's CharitaCenter (charity events, running events, etc.)
• Global and local recognition programs and competitions

Current information for our applicants
We have made our application and recruitment process virtual, we are excited to bring talent like you on board to join our growing teams within Computacenter. Our recruiters remain available to you should you have any questions. We are looking forward to getting to know you!
 
In accordance with the Pay Transparency Act (effective December 24, 2025), we hereby inform you that: 
• In this recruitment process, the proposed salary and other benefits will be disclosed in the Letter of intent at the offer stage; 
• The position title is provided in neutral language; 
• The recruitment process is non-discriminatory; 
• We will not ask about your current/previous salary.
 
About us
Computacenter is a leading independent provider of IT infrastructure services, with about 20,000 employees worldwide. We work at the heart of digitisation, advising organisations on IT strategy, implementing the most appropriate technology and managing our customers’ infrastructures.
We offer a friendly, open working environment without too much fuss about hierarchy. We are looking for professionals with diverse competencies, personalities and strengths who want to live our shared value of teamwork and performance.
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