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Skill Chapter Lead - Legacy Solutions(m/w/x)
Leading end-to-end transition for 700+ local IT solutions at international food wholesaler. 10+ years IT outsourcing and large-scale transition program leadership required. Hybrid working, multicultural teams, agile setup.
Requirements
- 10+ years leading complex IT outsourcing, shared services, or large-scale transition/transformation programs in international environments
- Proven track record managing external service providers and offshore delivery models
- Demonstrated experience leading large-scale transition programs, including service/system migration
- Strong experience in legacy landscape optimization, including decommissioning and application rationalization
- Proven ability to drive cost optimization and efficiency improvements through outsourcing, standardization, and consolidation
- Extensive experience in complex, multi-country organizations with diverse stakeholders
- Strong program and project management capabilities, including governance, risk management, and delivery oversight
- University degree in IT, Business Administration, Engineering, or related field; advanced degrees a plus
- Strong interpersonal and stakeholder management skills, effective communication, and trust-building
- Strong leadership presence, ability to inspire confidence, influence stakeholders, and drive alignment
- English business fluency in written and oral communication
Tasks
- Lead end-to-end transition activities for 700+ local solutions
- Ensure operational excellence during transition
- Drive structured transition to external LSSC/AMS providers and internal offshoring
- Manage successful migration of services, systems, and processes
- Oversee decommissioning of legacy solutions
- Lead a team of 10-15 employees across multiple platforms
- Ensure strong governance and vendor performance
- Collaborate with global IT and business stakeholders
- Develop comprehensive transition plans with scope, timelines, and resource allocation
- Implement and manage transition program governance
- Define and monitor KPIs for transition success
- Identify and mitigate risks for business continuity
- Ensure compliance with contractual obligations and regulations
- Oversee support model implementation for local solutions
- Manage knowledge transfer processes and documentation
- Ensure operational readiness through process mapping and service validation
- Act as primary interface between service providers and internal stakeholders
- Manage executive reporting and governance forums
- Lead organizational change management initiatives
- Coordinate workforce transitions and reskilling
- Develop and execute communication plans for new operating models
- Ensure smooth post-transition handover to steady-state teams
- Support stabilization through post-transition reviews and lessons learned
- Establish steady-state governance and service management model
- Monitor and optimize SLAs and KPIs
- Lead Local Solutions Operations Managers chapter
- Implement major incident and crisis management processes
- Establish centralized change request management
- Define and track service improvement initiatives
- Manage vendor governance, performance, and commercial topics
- Steer decommissioning of local legacy solutions
- Align with stakeholders to accelerate decommissioning
- Manage dependencies, risks, and business impacts during decommissioning
Work Experience
- 10 years
Education
- Bachelor's degreeOR
- Master's degree
Languages
- English – Business Fluent
Benefits
Flexible Working
- Hybrid working model
- Flexible work environment
Informal Culture
- Multicultural teams
Startup Environment
- Agile setup
Learning & Development
- Individual and company-wide programs
- Company trainings
- People development programs
Career Advancement
- Leadership development
Other Benefits
- Appreciation programs
- Individual solutions support
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Skill Chapter Lead - Legacy Solutions(m/w/x)
Leading end-to-end transition for 700+ local IT solutions at international food wholesaler. 10+ years IT outsourcing and large-scale transition program leadership required. Hybrid working, multicultural teams, agile setup.
Requirements
- 10+ years leading complex IT outsourcing, shared services, or large-scale transition/transformation programs in international environments
- Proven track record managing external service providers and offshore delivery models
- Demonstrated experience leading large-scale transition programs, including service/system migration
- Strong experience in legacy landscape optimization, including decommissioning and application rationalization
- Proven ability to drive cost optimization and efficiency improvements through outsourcing, standardization, and consolidation
- Extensive experience in complex, multi-country organizations with diverse stakeholders
- Strong program and project management capabilities, including governance, risk management, and delivery oversight
- University degree in IT, Business Administration, Engineering, or related field; advanced degrees a plus
- Strong interpersonal and stakeholder management skills, effective communication, and trust-building
- Strong leadership presence, ability to inspire confidence, influence stakeholders, and drive alignment
- English business fluency in written and oral communication
Tasks
- Lead end-to-end transition activities for 700+ local solutions
- Ensure operational excellence during transition
- Drive structured transition to external LSSC/AMS providers and internal offshoring
- Manage successful migration of services, systems, and processes
- Oversee decommissioning of legacy solutions
- Lead a team of 10-15 employees across multiple platforms
- Ensure strong governance and vendor performance
- Collaborate with global IT and business stakeholders
- Develop comprehensive transition plans with scope, timelines, and resource allocation
- Implement and manage transition program governance
- Define and monitor KPIs for transition success
- Identify and mitigate risks for business continuity
- Ensure compliance with contractual obligations and regulations
- Oversee support model implementation for local solutions
- Manage knowledge transfer processes and documentation
- Ensure operational readiness through process mapping and service validation
- Act as primary interface between service providers and internal stakeholders
- Manage executive reporting and governance forums
- Lead organizational change management initiatives
- Coordinate workforce transitions and reskilling
- Develop and execute communication plans for new operating models
- Ensure smooth post-transition handover to steady-state teams
- Support stabilization through post-transition reviews and lessons learned
- Establish steady-state governance and service management model
- Monitor and optimize SLAs and KPIs
- Lead Local Solutions Operations Managers chapter
- Implement major incident and crisis management processes
- Establish centralized change request management
- Define and track service improvement initiatives
- Manage vendor governance, performance, and commercial topics
- Steer decommissioning of local legacy solutions
- Align with stakeholders to accelerate decommissioning
- Manage dependencies, risks, and business impacts during decommissioning
Work Experience
- 10 years
Education
- Bachelor's degreeOR
- Master's degree
Languages
- English – Business Fluent
Benefits
Flexible Working
- Hybrid working model
- Flexible work environment
Informal Culture
- Multicultural teams
Startup Environment
- Agile setup
Learning & Development
- Individual and company-wide programs
- Company trainings
- People development programs
Career Advancement
- Leadership development
Other Benefits
- Appreciation programs
- Individual solutions support
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About the Company
METRO/MAKRO
Industry
Food
Description
Das Unternehmen unterstützt Kunden aus der Gastronomie mit Leidenschaft und Kompetenz und setzt auf engagierte Mitarbeitende.
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