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Igniters operate in the world’s most demanding environment. Igniters are self-motivated, mission-driven, and relentless in solving the Warfighters’ hardest problems. We move fast, think differently, and execute with precision to tackle high-stakes challenges across AI/ML, space and missile defense intelligence, EMSO, advanced analytics, and programmatic domains. As an employee-owned SDVOSB headquartered in Huntsville, AL, our team delivers mission-critical impact for the Army, Air Force, Space Force, MDA, NASA, DIA, and FBI.
Ignite exists to outpace the threat and deliver results that matter in the moments that count.
Ignite is seeking a Program Integrator to support the SOCOM team within the Global Tactical Edge Acquisition Directorate (G-TEAD), the Army's acquisition hub for rapidly turning urgent commander needs into combat-ready, interoperable capability, often within 90 days of a stated challenge. The Program Integrator is the connective tissue between the operational user, the engineers, the contracting team, and the program offices. This person makes sure a mission need is captured correctly, moves through the acquisition system on a compressed timeline, and actually lands in the hands of the soldier.
The G-TEAD SOCOM team is small, diverse, and asked to do a little of everything: scout technology, run Accelerated Capability Events, write requirements, support Other Transaction awards, track dozens of concurrent efforts, and keep leadership informed every week. The right candidate is comfortable moving between an operator's problem statement, a vendor's white paper, a contracting officer's file, and a general officer's briefing, all in the same week.
Job Requirements:
What You Will Do
- Serve as the liaison between G-TEAD leadership, SOCOM and Army operational stakeholders, and subordinate program offices, synchronizing capability development priorities across the portfolio.
- Translate operational problem statements and capability gaps into requirements packages, statements of work/objectives, evaluation criteria, and other acquisition documents ready for contracting action.
- Develop and maintain integration plans, capability gap analyses, and technology transition roadmaps that identify the receiving program of record, funding path, and transition decision points.
- Partner with Agreements Officers and the contracting team to execute rapid acquisition strategies, including Other Transaction authorities (10 U.S.C. §§ 4021, 4022, 4023), Commercial Solutions Openings, and competitive prototype solicitations, from problem statement to award.
- Support white paper and pitch evaluations, technical and operational assessments, and source selection documentation for accelerated awards.
- Plan, coordinate, and execute Accelerated Capability Events (ACEs), user assessments, demonstrations, and validation events that bring operators, industry, and technical experts together; capture results and drive them back into requirements and transition decisions.
- Assess technical, operational, schedule, and acquisition risk on candidate solutions and recommend go/no-go decisions to leadership before investment and fielding.
- Monitor cost, schedule, and performance of active efforts; maintain the program tracker and prepare weekly SITREPs and the monthly and quarterly program activity reports (Major Accomplishments, Activities Planned, Issues & Concerns).
- Produce decision-quality briefings, white papers, information papers, and correspondence for senior leaders in accordance with AR 25-50.
- Represent G-TEAD on Integrated Product Teams (IPTs), program reviews, and working groups; coordinate with PEOs, S&T organizations, SOF AT&L, and allied partners to de-conflict efforts and accelerate transition.
Required Qualifications
- Active Secret clearance and eligibility for TS/SCI.
- 10+ years of combined experience in Army or DoD acquisition, program management, capability development, or operational support, including direct work with Army acquisition programs and PEOs.
- Hands-on experience translating operational requirements into acquisition documents (requirements packages, SOWs/SOOs, PWSs, evaluation criteria) that were carried through to award.
- Working knowledge of the Adaptive Acquisition Framework, rapid acquisition pathways, and Other Transaction authorities.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent efforts, track cost/schedule/performance, and surface risk to leadership early and candidly.
- Strong written and briefing skills; able to produce products senior leaders use without a rewrite.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, SharePoint).
- Bachelor's degree in a technical, engineering, business, or management discipline, or equivalent experience in lieu of degree.
Desired Qualifications
- Active TS/SCI clearance.
- Master's degree in management, leadership, systems engineering, acquisition, or a related field.
- DAWIA certification (Program Management, Contracting, or Engineering & Technical Management), Certified Project Director (CPD), PMP, or equivalent.
- Training or certification in Other Transactions, and Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) certification.
- Experience supporting operational headquarters, theater-level commands, or Army Service Component Commands.
- Background in rapid capability development, technology demonstrations, or experimentation, including moving prototypes into production or a program of record.
- Experience supporting OTA consortia, CSOs, or other non-traditional contracting vehicles, and working with non-traditional defense contractors.
- Intelligence, targeting, or threat analysis background that informs capability gap prioritization.
- Experience establishing program governance, portfolio reporting, or process improvement in a fast-paced government or defense-industry environment.
Desired: Special Operations (SOCOM) Experience
The G-TEAD SOCOM team supports SOF mission needs, so Special Operations experience is a significant advantage. The following experience is highly desired:
- Service within USSOCOM or a component command, particularly USASOC, with an understanding of how SOF operational requirements differ from conventional force needs.
- Experience in SOF acquisition or contracting, including SOF AT&L, PEO-level programs, or Major Force Program 11 (MFP-11) funded efforts.
- Experience on SOCOM capability development, requirements, or innovation teams, including operator-driven prototyping, user assessments, and SOFWERX engagement.
- Established professional relationships across the SOF enterprise that support coordination between Army acquisition and SOCOM stakeholders.
What Success Looks Like
Within your first six months, leadership trusts you to know where every effort on the SOCOM board stands and what is at risk before they ask. You will have carried at least one need from problem statement through award and into a user assessment or transition decision, helped run at least one Accelerated Capability Event, and built working relationships across the operator, contracting, and program-office communities. Your weekly SITREPs and monthly reports go forward with minimal edits.
Igniters operate in the world’s most demanding environment. Igniters are self-motivated, mission-driven, and relentless in solving the Warfighters’ hardest problems. We move fast, think differently, and execute with precision to tackle high-stakes challenges across AI/ML, space and missile defense intelligence, EMSO, advanced analytics, and programmatic domains. As an employee-owned SDVOSB headquartered in Huntsville, AL, our team delivers mission-critical impact for the Army, Air Force, Space Force, MDA, NASA, DIA, and FBI.
Ignite exists to outpace the threat and deliver results that matter in the moments that count.
Ignite is seeking a Program Integrator to support the SOCOM team within the Global Tactical Edge Acquisition Directorate (G-TEAD), the Army's acquisition hub for rapidly turning urgent commander needs into combat-ready, interoperable capability, often within 90 days of a stated challenge. The Program Integrator is the connective tissue between the operational user, the engineers, the contracting team, and the program offices. This person makes sure a mission need is captured correctly, moves through the acquisition system on a compressed timeline, and actually lands in the hands of the soldier.
The G-TEAD SOCOM team is small, diverse, and asked to do a little of everything: scout technology, run Accelerated Capability Events, write requirements, support Other Transaction awards, track dozens of concurrent efforts, and keep leadership informed every week. The right candidate is comfortable moving between an operator's problem statement, a vendor's white paper, a contracting officer's file, and a general officer's briefing, all in the same week.
Job Requirements:
What You Will Do
- Serve as the liaison between G-TEAD leadership, SOCOM and Army operational stakeholders, and subordinate program offices, synchronizing capability development priorities across the portfolio.
- Translate operational problem statements and capability gaps into requirements packages, statements of work/objectives, evaluation criteria, and other acquisition documents ready for contracting action.
- Develop and maintain integration plans, capability gap analyses, and technology transition roadmaps that identify the receiving program of record, funding path, and transition decision points.
- Partner with Agreements Officers and the contracting team to execute rapid acquisition strategies, including Other Transaction authorities (10 U.S.C. §§ 4021, 4022, 4023), Commercial Solutions Openings, and competitive prototype solicitations, from problem statement to award.
- Support white paper and pitch evaluations, technical and operational assessments, and source selection documentation for accelerated awards.
- Plan, coordinate, and execute Accelerated Capability Events (ACEs), user assessments, demonstrations, and validation events that bring operators, industry, and technical experts together; capture results and drive them back into requirements and transition decisions.
- Assess technical, operational, schedule, and acquisition risk on candidate solutions and recommend go/no-go decisions to leadership before investment and fielding.
- Monitor cost, schedule, and performance of active efforts; maintain the program tracker and prepare weekly SITREPs and the monthly and quarterly program activity reports (Major Accomplishments, Activities Planned, Issues & Concerns).
- Produce decision-quality briefings, white papers, information papers, and correspondence for senior leaders in accordance with AR 25-50.
- Represent G-TEAD on Integrated Product Teams (IPTs), program reviews, and working groups; coordinate with PEOs, S&T organizations, SOF AT&L, and allied partners to de-conflict efforts and accelerate transition.
Required Qualifications
- Active Secret clearance and eligibility for TS/SCI.
- 10+ years of combined experience in Army or DoD acquisition, program management, capability development, or operational support, including direct work with Army acquisition programs and PEOs.
- Hands-on experience translating operational requirements into acquisition documents (requirements packages, SOWs/SOOs, PWSs, evaluation criteria) that were carried through to award.
- Working knowledge of the Adaptive Acquisition Framework, rapid acquisition pathways, and Other Transaction authorities.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent efforts, track cost/schedule/performance, and surface risk to leadership early and candidly.
- Strong written and briefing skills; able to produce products senior leaders use without a rewrite.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, SharePoint).
- Bachelor's degree in a technical, engineering, business, or management discipline, or equivalent experience in lieu of degree.
Desired Qualifications
- Active TS/SCI clearance.
- Master's degree in management, leadership, systems engineering, acquisition, or a related field.
- DAWIA certification (Program Management, Contracting, or Engineering & Technical Management), Certified Project Director (CPD), PMP, or equivalent.
- Training or certification in Other Transactions, and Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) certification.
- Experience supporting operational headquarters, theater-level commands, or Army Service Component Commands.
- Background in rapid capability development, technology demonstrations, or experimentation, including moving prototypes into production or a program of record.
- Experience supporting OTA consortia, CSOs, or other non-traditional contracting vehicles, and working with non-traditional defense contractors.
- Intelligence, targeting, or threat analysis background that informs capability gap prioritization.
- Experience establishing program governance, portfolio reporting, or process improvement in a fast-paced government or defense-industry environment.
Desired: Special Operations (SOCOM) Experience
The G-TEAD SOCOM team supports SOF mission needs, so Special Operations experience is a significant advantage. The following experience is highly desired:
- Service within USSOCOM or a component command, particularly USASOC, with an understanding of how SOF operational requirements differ from conventional force needs.
- Experience in SOF acquisition or contracting, including SOF AT&L, PEO-level programs, or Major Force Program 11 (MFP-11) funded efforts.
- Experience on SOCOM capability development, requirements, or innovation teams, including operator-driven prototyping, user assessments, and SOFWERX engagement.
- Established professional relationships across the SOF enterprise that support coordination between Army acquisition and SOCOM stakeholders.
What Success Looks Like
Within your first six months, leadership trusts you to know where every effort on the SOCOM board stands and what is at risk before they ask. You will have carried at least one need from problem statement through award and into a user assessment or transition decision, helped run at least one Accelerated Capability Event, and built working relationships across the operator, contracting, and program-office communities. Your weekly SITREPs and monthly reports go forward with minimal edits.
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Who's Hiring
Top Industries Hiring
- Technology & Software
- Human Resources
- Accounting & Auditing
- Electronics & Hardware
- Healthcare & Medical Services
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in transition manager jobs.
- 5 or more years of experience managing organizational or IT transitions end to end
- PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent project management certification
- Demonstrated experience with change management frameworks such as Prosci ADKAR
- Proficiency with project management tools including MS Project, Smartsheet, or Jira
- Bachelor's degree in business administration, information systems, or a related field
- Experience developing stakeholder communication plans and executive status reporting
Tips for Your Transition Manager Job Search
Quantify transformation outcomes on your resume
Transition managers are hired to deliver measurable change. Replace vague language like 'managed transition' with specific outcomes: cost savings achieved, systems migrated, headcount affected, or timelines hit. Hiring managers scan for proof that past projects landed on schedule and on scope.
Align your credentials with the industry vertical
A PMP or PRINCE2 certification opens doors in IT and consulting, while healthcare transition roles frequently require knowledge of HIPAA compliance and EMR migration. Check the industry column in each listing and tailor the certifications you feature to match what that sector expects.
Target companies in active M&A or restructuring cycles
Transition manager roles spike during mergers, divestitures, and large-scale system overhauls. Search news sources for companies that have recently announced acquisitions or reorganizations, then look for corresponding job postings before they are widely distributed.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists transition manager openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Prepare a change-readiness case study for interviews
Interviewers for transition manager roles routinely ask you to walk through a failed or resistant project. Prepare one honest example showing how you diagnosed stakeholder resistance, adjusted your plan, and still drove adoption. That answer separates credible candidates from rehearsed ones.
Negotiate scope before accepting an offer
Transition manager roles vary widely in authority, budget ownership, and decision rights. Before signing, clarify whether you own the project plan or advise on it, who controls resourcing, and what success metrics you will be held to. Ambiguity at offer stage becomes conflict during execution.
Transition Manager Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most transition managers?
The companies hiring the most transition managers right now include O'Reilly Auto Parts, Texas Health Resources, and BAE Systems USA, with the largest share of openings in Texas, Virginia, and New York, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Demand is concentrated in healthcare systems, large financial institutions, and management consulting firms undergoing major technology or service delivery changes.
How many transition manager jobs are remote?
About 56% of transition manager openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, though the share varies by industry and seniority. Roles focused on IT system migration and program governance tend to offer the most remote flexibility, while positions embedded in a specific facility, such as a hospital integration, typically require on-site presence during critical phases.
How do you become a transition manager?
Start by building a foundation in project management, either through a coordinator or analyst role where you own a workstream end to end. Earn a PMP or PRINCE2 certification to validate structured methodology skills. Add exposure to change management by leading a department rollout, system cutover, or process redesign. Transition manager titles typically follow several years of demonstrated delivery across cross-functional projects, not a single credential.
Can you get hired as a transition manager without direct experience?
You can enter the field from adjacent roles such as project coordinator, business analyst, or operations lead if you can show ownership of a transition-type event, even informally. Frame any experience where you moved a team, system, or process from one state to another as relevant. Smaller organizations and consulting firms with high project volume are the most practical entry points when your title does not yet say transition manager.
What does the transition manager interview process look like?
Most hiring processes include an initial recruiter screen focused on methodology and certifications, followed by a panel interview with the hiring manager and key stakeholders. Expect at least one behavioral round using situation-action-result questions about past projects that encountered resistance or scope changes. Senior roles often add a presentation round where you walk through how you would approach a defined transition scenario, assessed on structure, communication style, and stakeholder awareness.
Where can I find and apply to transition manager jobs?
You can find and apply to transition manager jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States in one place. Find roles that match your experience and specialization, then apply directly to each listing without leaving the platform.
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