Knowledge Transition Management Lead

No. of Positions

01

Role Purpose

Zinnov’s Knowledge Transition Management Expert enables seamless, risk-mitigated knowledge transitions when global engineering and IT work moves to newly established or scaled Global Capability Centers (GCCs). The role ensures continuity, speed-to-productivity, and operational stability, which are critical to successful GCC build and scale journeys.

What the Role Delivers

• Structured Knowledge Transitions: Designs and executes proven transition frameworks to transfer engineering, IT, and operational knowledge across global locations.
• Faster GCC Productivity: Accelerates ramp-up of new GCC teams through hands-on enablement, reducing dependency on legacy teams.
• Risk Mitigation: Identifies and mitigates transition risks related to attrition, knowledge loss, and delivery disruption.
• Engineering & IT Continuity: Ensures smooth transfer of application, platform, DevOps, and IT operations knowledge.
• Global Stakeholder Alignment: Acts as a single point of accountability across client leadership, source teams, and GCC teams.

Scope of Expertise

• Software engineering and digital product teams
• Enterprise IT and shared services
• GCC setup, scale, and transformation programs
• Transitions across North America, Europe, India, and APAC

Zinnov Advantage

• Proven transition playbooks aligned to GCC maturity stages
• Deep understanding of engineering-led GCCs
• Hands-on, outcome-driven approach – not just documentation
• Faster time-to-value and sustainable knowledge institutionalization

Client Outcomes

• 30–50% faster time-to-productivity for GCC teams
• Reduced dependency on source teams within planned timelines
• Stable operations post-transition with minimal business disruption
• Repeatable transition models that scale with the GCC

About Zinnov

Founded in 2002, Zinnov – meaning Zeal in Innovation – is a global management and strategy consulting firm with a presence across North America, Europe, and India. We exist to help organizations make better decisions – and turn them into results. For over 23 years, we’ve advised 250+ Fortune 500 enterprises, along with high-growth technology companies and investors, delivering actionable insights that create value across revenue, transformation, and optimization.

Our work shapes decisions on where to invest, how to scale globally, and how to compete in fast-changing markets, spanning market entry, global operating models and GCCs, digital transformation, innovation, outsourcing advisory, and M&A/portfolio strategy. We’re known for work that gets used: clarity backed by data, not opinions, and recommendations that move from boardrooms to operating teams.

How we work matters as much as what we deliver. At Zinnov, outcomes beat activity, evidence beats hierarchy, and ownership starts early, you’ll be expected to think independently, communicate crisply, and own the quality and impact of your work. With 450+ professionals across 10 global offices, Zinnov works across Digital Services, ER&D, Enterprise Software, Internet & Technology, Healthcare, Semiconductors, Automotive & Industrial, BFSI, Media & Telecom, and Private Equity.

Zinnov is not for everyone, it’s for people who want steep learning curves, honest feedback, and the chance to shape real business decisions, not just presentations.