Transition Manager with German

Antal is a leading recruitment and HR advisory company, present in Poland since 1996 and later expanded to the Czech Republic and Hungary. Across the CEE region, they employ around 150 professionals delivering services such as specialist and executive recruitment, employee outsourcing, HR consulting, employer branding, and market research. Their division-based structure combines industry expertise with functional specialisation, providing tailored solutions for companies in every sector.

• Proven experience delivering Finance transitions, transformations, or GBS/Shared Services migrations in consulting or advisory roles.
• Strong subject-matter expertise in core Finance, HR, or IT processes.
• Fluent German and English (written and spoken).
• Willingness and ability to travel and work on-site in Germany for extended periods during Phase 2.
• Experience managing multi-country, multi-stakeholder transitions.
• Strong project management, RAID, and governance discipline.
• Excellent senior stakeholder management skills; experience engaging German works councils or employee representative bodies is desirable.

• Lead end-to-end transition of Finance, HR, or IT processes from legacy entities into the target GBS/Shared Services model.
• Manage transition planning, knowledge transfer, parallel run, and stabilisation.
• Own the RAID log, resolve issues and escalate risks as needed.
• Support design of standardised, controlled Finance process operating models.
• Identify process gaps, inefficiencies, and standardisation opportunities during transition.
• Define target-state controls and SOPs with process owners.
• Act as primary contact for Finance/HR/IT stakeholders in Germany during transition.
• Lead workshops, steering updates, and status reporting with business stakeholders.
• Build working relationships with retained finance teams and works councils/employee representatives.
• Operate within programme governance, reporting to Transition Programme Lead.
• Track milestones, dependencies, and risks across the transition plan.
• Ensure transitions are delivered in a controlled, auditable, and compliant manner.