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INTRODUCTION
PIMCO is a global leader in active fixed income with deep expertise across public and private markets. We invest our clients’ capital across a range of fixed income and credit opportunities, leveraging our decades of experience navigating complex debt markets. Our flexible capital base and deep relationships with issuers have helped us become one of the world’s largest providers of traditional and nontraditional solutions for companies that need financing and investors who seek strong risk-adjusted returns. Since 1971, our people have shaped our organization through a high-performance inclusive culture, in which we celebrate diverse thinking. We invest in our people and strive to imprint our CORE values of Collaboration, Openness, Responsibility and Excellence. We believe each of us is here to help others succeed and this has led to PIMCO being recognized as an innovator, industry thought leader and trusted advisor to our clients.
ABOUT THE ROLE
We are seeking a Portfolio Events & Transitions Manager to join the Transitions team. This team serves as a central operational function overseeing the portfolio event lifecycle process including onboarding new accounts, terminations, in-kind transfers, and portfolio modifications. The team plays a critical role in managing portfolio changes while minimizing cost, risk, and operational disruption. In this role, you will lead a team in the end-to-end execution of portfolio transitions, ensuring events are delivered efficiently, with strong coordination across stakeholders and minimal risk or disruption. This role is highly hands-on and requires strong judgment and end-to-end thinking across functions. You will operate at the center of the process, partnering closely with Trading, Portfolio Management, Legal, Compliance, and Operations to ensure separate account transitions are well-structured, aligned to portfolio objectives, and executed with discipline and consistency. You will take a holistic view across the platform, connecting decisions across functions, anticipating downstream impacts, and ensuring transitions are executed in a coordinated and optimized manner at the portfolio level, rather than within functional silos.
LOCATION
Newport Beach, CA
Responsibilities
The key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Transition Execution & Planning:
- Lead end-to-end execution of portfolio events, including onboarding, restructures, fund changes, and terminations
- Define and implement transition approaches based on portfolio characteristics, liquidity, and client objectives
- Conduct pre-transition analysis, including cost, liquidity, timing, and exposure considerations
- Ensure transitions are structured and executed to optimize cost, risk, and market impact, while maintaining full compliance with investment guidelines, regulatory requirements, and client mandates
Stakeholder Coordination & Execution:
- Act as the central point of coordination across Trading, Portfolio Management, Legal, Operations, Compliance, and external counterparties
- Drive alignment on objectives, constraints, and execution approach
- Manage timelines, dependencies, and issue resolution to ensure successful delivery
- Serve as primary escalation point for transition-related risks and execution issues
Risk & Cost Management:
- Identify and manage key risks, including market, liquidity, operational, and execution risks
- Monitor and manage transition costs (explicit and implicit), ensuring transparency and accountability
- Evaluate outcomes and performance of transitions, including cost and execution effectiveness
Process Improvement & Operating Discipline:
- Strengthen transition workflows and operating standards to improve consistency, scalability, and execution discipline
- Improve visibility into pipeline activity, timelines, and risk across portfolio events
- Identify opportunities to enhance processes, controls, and cross-team coordination
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Minimum of a bachelor’s degree required
- 5-15 years of experience in transition management, trading, portfolio management, or investment operations within an asset manager, transition manager, or institutional platform
- Demonstrated experience leading or supporting portfolio transitions, onboarding events, or portfolio rebalancing activities
- Strong understanding of multi-asset portfolios, trading mechanics, and market liquidity, with the ability to assess how execution decisions impact exposure, cost, and client outcomes
- Working knowledge of economics, fixed income fundamentals, or portfolio management
- Proven ability to structure and execute transitions while balancing cost, speed, risk, market impact, and portfolio exposure
- Experience applying scenario-based decision making, adapting transition strategies based on portfolio characteristics, market conditions, and client objectives
- Ability to evaluate second-order impacts of decisions, including opportunity cost, timing risk, unintended exposures, and downstream operational implications
- Strong judgment and decision-making skills, with the ability to evaluate trade-offs, anticipate downstream impacts, and operate effectively under uncertainty
- Solid understanding of investment compliance frameworks, including portfolio guidelines, regulatory requirements, and mandate restrictions, and the ability to incorporate these considerations into transition planning and execution
- Experience working cross-functionally in a complex, multi-stakeholder environment
- Strong people management skills
- Strong analytical and communication skills, with the ability to translate complex portfolio and execution considerations into clear, actionable insights
- Familiarity with transition cost analysis, including implementation shortfall and performance measurement frameworks is preferred
- Experience improving or scaling operational processes, including workflow optimization, data transparency, or automation initiatives
COMPENSATION
PIMCO follows a total compensation approach when rewarding employees which includes a base salary and a discretionary bonus. Base salary is the fixed component of compensation that is determined by core job responsibilities, relevant experience, internal level, and market factors. The discretionary bonus is used to award performance and therefore is determined by company, business, team, and individual performance.
- Salary Range: $137,500.00 - $195,000.00
Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Statement
PIMCO recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, national origin, ancestry, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender (including gender identity and expression), age, military or veteran status, disability (physical or mental), any factor prohibited by law, and as such affirms in policy and practice to support and promote the concept of equal employment opportunity and affirmative action, in accordance with all applicable federal, state, provincial and municipal laws. The company also prohibits discrimination on other basis such as medical condition, or marital status under applicable laws.
Applicants with Disabilities
PIMCO is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. We provide reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities, including veterans, in job application procedures. If you have any difficulty using our online system due to a disability and you would like to request an accommodation, you may contact us at 949-720-7744 and leave a message. This is a dedicated line designed exclusively to assist job seekers with disabilities to apply online. Only messages left for this purpose will be considered. A response to your request may take up to two business days.
INTRODUCTION
PIMCO is a global leader in active fixed income with deep expertise across public and private markets. We invest our clients’ capital across a range of fixed income and credit opportunities, leveraging our decades of experience navigating complex debt markets. Our flexible capital base and deep relationships with issuers have helped us become one of the world’s largest providers of traditional and nontraditional solutions for companies that need financing and investors who seek strong risk-adjusted returns. Since 1971, our people have shaped our organization through a high-performance inclusive culture, in which we celebrate diverse thinking. We invest in our people and strive to imprint our CORE values of Collaboration, Openness, Responsibility and Excellence. We believe each of us is here to help others succeed and this has led to PIMCO being recognized as an innovator, industry thought leader and trusted advisor to our clients.
ABOUT THE ROLE
We are seeking a Portfolio Events & Transitions Manager to join the Transitions team. This team serves as a central operational function overseeing the portfolio event lifecycle process including onboarding new accounts, terminations, in-kind transfers, and portfolio modifications. The team plays a critical role in managing portfolio changes while minimizing cost, risk, and operational disruption. In this role, you will lead a team in the end-to-end execution of portfolio transitions, ensuring events are delivered efficiently, with strong coordination across stakeholders and minimal risk or disruption. This role is highly hands-on and requires strong judgment and end-to-end thinking across functions. You will operate at the center of the process, partnering closely with Trading, Portfolio Management, Legal, Compliance, and Operations to ensure separate account transitions are well-structured, aligned to portfolio objectives, and executed with discipline and consistency. You will take a holistic view across the platform, connecting decisions across functions, anticipating downstream impacts, and ensuring transitions are executed in a coordinated and optimized manner at the portfolio level, rather than within functional silos.
LOCATION
Newport Beach, CA
Responsibilities
The key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Transition Execution & Planning:
- Lead end-to-end execution of portfolio events, including onboarding, restructures, fund changes, and terminations
- Define and implement transition approaches based on portfolio characteristics, liquidity, and client objectives
- Conduct pre-transition analysis, including cost, liquidity, timing, and exposure considerations
- Ensure transitions are structured and executed to optimize cost, risk, and market impact, while maintaining full compliance with investment guidelines, regulatory requirements, and client mandates
Stakeholder Coordination & Execution:
- Act as the central point of coordination across Trading, Portfolio Management, Legal, Operations, Compliance, and external counterparties
- Drive alignment on objectives, constraints, and execution approach
- Manage timelines, dependencies, and issue resolution to ensure successful delivery
- Serve as primary escalation point for transition-related risks and execution issues
Risk & Cost Management:
- Identify and manage key risks, including market, liquidity, operational, and execution risks
- Monitor and manage transition costs (explicit and implicit), ensuring transparency and accountability
- Evaluate outcomes and performance of transitions, including cost and execution effectiveness
Process Improvement & Operating Discipline:
- Strengthen transition workflows and operating standards to improve consistency, scalability, and execution discipline
- Improve visibility into pipeline activity, timelines, and risk across portfolio events
- Identify opportunities to enhance processes, controls, and cross-team coordination
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Minimum of a bachelor’s degree required
- 5-15 years of experience in transition management, trading, portfolio management, or investment operations within an asset manager, transition manager, or institutional platform
- Demonstrated experience leading or supporting portfolio transitions, onboarding events, or portfolio rebalancing activities
- Strong understanding of multi-asset portfolios, trading mechanics, and market liquidity, with the ability to assess how execution decisions impact exposure, cost, and client outcomes
- Working knowledge of economics, fixed income fundamentals, or portfolio management
- Proven ability to structure and execute transitions while balancing cost, speed, risk, market impact, and portfolio exposure
- Experience applying scenario-based decision making, adapting transition strategies based on portfolio characteristics, market conditions, and client objectives
- Ability to evaluate second-order impacts of decisions, including opportunity cost, timing risk, unintended exposures, and downstream operational implications
- Strong judgment and decision-making skills, with the ability to evaluate trade-offs, anticipate downstream impacts, and operate effectively under uncertainty
- Solid understanding of investment compliance frameworks, including portfolio guidelines, regulatory requirements, and mandate restrictions, and the ability to incorporate these considerations into transition planning and execution
- Experience working cross-functionally in a complex, multi-stakeholder environment
- Strong people management skills
- Strong analytical and communication skills, with the ability to translate complex portfolio and execution considerations into clear, actionable insights
- Familiarity with transition cost analysis, including implementation shortfall and performance measurement frameworks is preferred
- Experience improving or scaling operational processes, including workflow optimization, data transparency, or automation initiatives
COMPENSATION
PIMCO follows a total compensation approach when rewarding employees which includes a base salary and a discretionary bonus. Base salary is the fixed component of compensation that is determined by core job responsibilities, relevant experience, internal level, and market factors. The discretionary bonus is used to award performance and therefore is determined by company, business, team, and individual performance.
- Salary Range: $137,500.00 - $195,000.00
Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Statement
PIMCO recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, national origin, ancestry, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender (including gender identity and expression), age, military or veteran status, disability (physical or mental), any factor prohibited by law, and as such affirms in policy and practice to support and promote the concept of equal employment opportunity and affirmative action, in accordance with all applicable federal, state, provincial and municipal laws. The company also prohibits discrimination on other basis such as medical condition, or marital status under applicable laws.
Applicants with Disabilities
PIMCO is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. We provide reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities, including veterans, in job application procedures. If you have any difficulty using our online system due to a disability and you would like to request an accommodation, you may contact us at 949-720-7744 and leave a message. This is a dedicated line designed exclusively to assist job seekers with disabilities to apply online. Only messages left for this purpose will be considered. A response to your request may take up to two business days.
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A snapshot from current openings nationwide, updated as new roles post.
Who's Hiring
- CohnReznick26
- Alvarez & Marsal14
- Frazier & Deeter12
- Frazier & Deeter Advisory Holdco10
- Weaver9
Top Industries Hiring
- Accounting & Auditing83
- Consulting & Professional Services54
- Investment & Asset Management18
- Healthcare & Medical Services12
- Technology & Software8
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 CohnReznick, Alvarez & Marsal, and Frazier & Deeter, with the largest share of openings in New York, California, and Illinois, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of June 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 30% of transition manager openings are fully remote or hybrid as of June 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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