Contract Manager - DV CLEARED

Contract Exit Manager - DV CLEARED 

Location: Basingstoke Security Clearance: DV Cleared - sole nationality Engagement Type: Contractor Rate: £600 per day inside IR35 Contract Duration: Initial 6 months Start Date: ASAP Working Pattern: Monday to Friday Location Requirement: Fully on site

Overview

Are you a driven and proactive Exit Manager with a creative yet structured approach to delivering complex outcomes? Do you thrive in high-pressure, business-critical environments and have a track record of successfully managing exits from complex programmes while protecting enterprise value and customer reputation?

This is a high-impact opportunity to play a pivotal role in managing and executing structured exit strategies across complex transformation programmes. You will be responsible for ensuring controlled, compliant and commercially sound exits, whether driven by supplier change, programme closure or service migration, while maintaining operational stability and senior stakeholder confidence.

The Role

As Contract Exit Manager, you will take full ownership of exit planning and execution, leading all activities required to ensure a seamless disengagement from services. Operating within a multi-skilled team based in Basingstoke, you will bring clarity, governance and control to complex exit scenarios and ensure contractual obligations are met without compromising service continuity or reputation.

This role suits someone who anticipates risk, takes accountability and is confident operating at pace across enterprise-scale environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead coordination between clients, internal delivery teams and incoming suppliers
• Design, own and deliver end-to-end exit and transition plans aligned to contractual obligations
• Ensure all internal exit and close-down activities are completed in full and to agreed timescales
• Engage effectively with senior customer and internal stakeholders, providing clear direction and assurance
• Ensure effective knowledge transfer, documentation and asset handover
• Identify, manage and mitigate risks related to service continuity, data integrity and commercial exposure
• Interpret, operationalise and govern exit clauses within MSAs and SOWs
• Provide structured reporting, assurance and governance across all exit activities
• Support dispute avoidance and resolution where required

Required Experience

• Proven experience in exit management, service transition and complex programme delivery
• Background within consulting, systems integration or managed services environments
• Strong understanding of commercial contracts, MSAs, SOWs and delivery frameworks
• Demonstrable experience operating in multi-stakeholder, enterprise-scale environments
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management and conflict resolution capability
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and dependencies under pressure
• Exposure to cloud, data or Microsoft technology ecosystems
• Strong planning, leadership and decision-making skills

Security Requirements

• DV security clearance is mandatory
• Applicants must be a Single UK National