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Job Description:
The R&D; Transition Lead is accountable for end-to-end delivery of R&D; transition waves, ensuring that scope, timelines, stage-gate criteria, and execution commitments are met. The role serves as the primary bridge between R&D; business stakeholders and GCM delivery teams, owning functional readiness from design validation through stabilization, aligning business requirements with GCM execution standards, and ensuring continuity of critical R&D; operations throughout the transition.

*Accountabilities*
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Transition Approach & Design Validation:
- Work closely with R&D; business stakeholders to define and validate transition and transformation scope,



build impact assessment and ensuring clarity on key responsibilities and actions
- Ensure no critical business disruption during transition and stabilization phases through proactive risk mitigation and operational governance
- Validate and provide functional input into the transition approach and wave sequencing for R&D;
- Participate in design validation, confirming that the proposed GCM operating model and service design meet functional business requirements
- Identify and escalate R&D-specific; risks, dependencies, and constraints to the GCM Transition Lead

Wave Ownership & Execution:
- Own end‑to‑end delivery of the assigned transition wave, ensuring scope, timelines, and commitments are met
- Lead successful execution of transition waves across planning, knowledge transfer, ramp-up, go-live, and stabilization while maintaining adherence to scope, quality, and timeline commitments

Functional Accountability:
- Ensure continuity of critical business operations d

📌 GCM Transition Lead (Bengaluru)
🏢 Takeda
📍 Bengaluru