Migration Manager (ID 1302)

 Define overall migration strategy, approach, scope, and success criteria based on business goals and technical requirements.

 Engage with senior stakeholders and business units to align migration objectives with organizational strategy.

 Assess legacy environments, identify technical dependencies, and plan appropriate sequencing and scheduling of migration activities.

 Lead end-to-end project lifecycle management: initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and closure of migration initiatives.

 Develop detailed project plans, timelines, budgets, and resourcing plans.

 Coordinate activities across internal teams (IT, Security, Infrastructure, Application Development, Data Engineering) and third-party vendors.

 Manage the execution of the migration process — including environment provisioning, data extraction and transformation, application re-platforming, or infrastructure replacement.

 Lead migration dry runs, pilot migrations, and full production cutovers.

 Ensure validation and reconciliation processes are in place before, during, and after migration.

 Lead incident response and recovery planning in case of failed migrations or postmigration issues.

 Identify, track, and manage project risks, issues, and dependencies.

 Enforce quality assurance processes and compliance with IT governance, security, privacy, and regulatory requirements.

 Ensure business continuity planning is integrated into migration strategies.

 Act as the central point of contact for all stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle.

 Prepare and present status reports, dashboards, and post-migration reviews for executive leadership.

 Facilitate change management and end-user communication, training, and support during transition periods.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.

• 5–10+ years of experience managing IT transformation, data, or application/cloud migration projects.

• Strong understanding of: Data architecture and ETL processes, Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), Application migration, re-platforming, rehosting, Infrastructure modernisation (e.g., virtualisation, containerization, hybrid environments)

• Proven experience with project management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid approaches).

• Experience using migration and orchestration tools such as AWS Migration Hub, Azure Migrate, Google Migrate, Carbonite, Cloud Endure, Zerto, AppDynamics, etc.

• Familiarity with the ITIL framework and Service Transition lifecycle.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to translate complex technical requirements into business terms.

 MBA in Operations (preferred)