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# EMEA Transition Lead

- **Company:** Sodexo
- **Location:** Salford, United Kingdom (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £57,048
- **Contract:** Temporary to permanent
- **Skills:** Computer-Aided Facility Management, Microsoft Office, PRINCE2, Data Management
- **Published:** November 13, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5964191653

## About the Role

Essential

 * Client business language is English - therefore must have excellent oral and written English.
 * Bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification.
 * 8-10 years' experience in transition/mobilisation or programme management.
 * Proven experience of multi-country IFM transitions.
 * Knowledge of TUPE/ARD and equivalent employee transfer requirements.
 * Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.
 * Strong risk management and data management skills.
 * Excellent Microsoft tools skills.

Desirable

 * PMP, PRINCE2 or MSP certification.
 * CAFM/IWMS experience.

## Description

* Develop and maintain the EMEA transition phasing plan and a Site Transition Plan for each incumbent and new site, covering all workstreams, milestones and RACI.
 * Lead the Preparation phase: core team kick-off, "must have" data requests, communication and stakeholder analysis, risk assessment, HR planning and deployment plan.
 * Track milestones from Preparation Phase Complete through to Go Live, ensuring sign-offs and purchase orders are in place on time.
 * Lead site due diligence, validating and signing off the existing service description and financial baseline, identifying data gaps, assumptions and risks.
 * Coordinate site solution design, including the target operating model, savings actions and technology-based approach, through review panel and budget sign-off.
 * Drive operational readiness: client systems training, SOPs, SLA and KPI set-up, technology roadmap, supply chain, local legal agreements and Site Operating Manual.
 * Partner with the Procurement Lead to ensure supplier exits and set-up, including termination notices to existing suppliers, third-party specialist contracts, asset registers and planned preventive maintenance.
 * Ensure structured overlap and knowledge transfer so that institutional knowledge is retained through transition
 * Partner with the HR Lead on employee transfer, Works Council and union consultation, transfer letters and contracts, payroll set-up and training matrices.
 * Work with the Communications Lead and Change and Adoption Lead to deliver the Joint Communications Plan from pre-preparation through to stabilisation.
 * Identify incumbent supported employees early to ensure continuity of the Supported Employment Program., * Travel and overnight stays may be required.
 * Flexibility around go-live dates.
 * To attend meetings and training courses as requested.
 * This job description is intended to give the post holder an appreciation of the role envisaged and the range of duties and responsibilities to be undertaken. It does not attempt to detail every activity. Specific tasks and objectives will be agreed with the post holder at regular intervals. The post holder will be always required to perform any other reasonable task, as requested by the Line Manager to meet the operational needs of the business.