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Unilabs is on a multi-year journey to become Europe's leading diagnostics company. To achieve this, we need to operate our markets, build synergies that leverage our size and scale, and ensure we are best setup to meet the evolving needs of patients, medics and healthcare ecosystems.   As part of our ongoing wider transformation journey to build a more agile, efficient, and patient-centred organisation and strengthen our medical, operational and commercial performance, we are looking to centralise core IT services into a Global Shared Service Centre (GSSC) based in Porto, while maintaining local capabilities across markets. This transformation focuses on improving service quality, scalability, and operational efficiency across Europe.   Within this context, the Global IT Transition & Service Readiness Manager plays a critical dual role: ·       Acting as a strong deputy to the Head of IT Iberia, supporting operational leadership and execution across Portugal and Spain. ·       Supporting the Global Service Delivery agenda, ensuring successful transition and rollout of services into the new operating model.   The role sits at the heart of execution, responsible for ensuring that transformation initiatives are delivered into stable operations, with minimal business disruption. __________________________________________________________________________________________ Role Purpose The Global IT Transition & Service Readiness Manager is accountable for planning, coordinating, and executing all IT service transitions across markets, vendors, and technology domains.   The role ensures: ·       Smooth migration from current-state to target operating model ·       Operational readiness of services before go-live ·       Effective coordination across global, regional, and local stakeholders   Additionally, the role acts as a first-line operational proxy for the Head of IT Iberia, supporting prioritisation, execution governance, and escalation management. __________________________________________________________________________________________ Key Responsibilities 1. Global IT Transition Strategy & Execution Define and drive the end-to-end transition strategy and roadmap across: ·       Service Desk & End User Services ·       Infrastructure, Cloud & Networks ·       Applications and platform services  Develop detailed transition plans, cutover strategies, and migration waves  Execute transitions ensuring minimal disruption to business operations   2. Service Readiness & Go-Live Assurance Establish and enforce service transition acceptance criteria. Ensure readiness across: ·       Processes (ITIL, support model) ·       Documentation and knowledge transfer ·       Tooling and integrations Lead go-live readiness reviews and hypercare phases Ensure operational teams (GSSC, NOC, Service Desk) are fully prepared to take ownership   3. GSSC & Service Delivery Enablement Support the rollout and stabilisation of the Global Shared Service Centre (GSSC) Ensure successful transition of services into centralised delivery model. Align with: ·       Service Management (ITSM, SLAs, KPIs) ·       Vendor delivery model ·       Global operating model standards   4. Vendor Transition & Partner Management Lead transition activities with external providers: ·       Onboarding new vendors ·       Transitioning services from inc