ERP Cutover & Deployment Manager
Lead the Critical Transition to a New Enterprise Platform
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced ERP Cutover & Deployment Manager to play a pivotal role in a large-scale business transformation programme involving the implementation of a new cloud-based ERP platform.
This role is ideal for a delivery-focused professional with a proven track record of planning and executing complex ERP cutovers, coordinating data migration activities, and leading organisations through successful go-live events with minimal business disruption.
Working across technology, business and third-party delivery teams, you will take ownership of cutover strategy, deployment readiness, data migration execution and post-go-live support, ensuring a smooth transition from legacy systems into a modern ERP environment.
Key Responsibilities
ERP Cutover Leadership
- Define and own the overall cutover strategy and execution plan for a major ERP implementation.
- Establish and manage go-live readiness criteria, ensuring all business and technical prerequisites are met.
- Coordinate cross-functional cutover activities across business, IT and implementation partner teams.
- Lead cutover governance, risk management, contingency planning and issue resolution.
- Drive successful execution of dress rehearsals, mock cutovers and production go-live events.
- Ensure minimal disruption to business operations throughout deployment activities.
Data Migration & Deployment
- Lead end-to-end ERP data migration activities from planning through execution and hypercare.
- Manage data cleansing, mapping, transformation, validation and reconciliation activities.
- Coordinate business data owners, analysts and technical teams to deliver high-quality migration outcomes.
- Oversee migration of data from multiple legacy applications into the new ERP environment and associated integrated systems.
- Facilitate data workshops to gather requirements and define migration approaches.
- Monitor data quality and drive remediation of data-related risks and issues.
Stakeholder & Programme Management
- Build strong relationships with senior business stakeholders, project teams and delivery partners.
- Provide clear reporting on deployment readiness, migration status, risks and dependencies.
- Translate complex technical concepts into practical business-focused communications.
- Collaborate with service transition and support teams to establish effective post-go-live support arrangements.
- Lead hypercare planning and execution following deployment.
About You
You will bring substantial experience delivering enterprise-scale ERP deployments and possess a deep understanding of successful cutover management within transformation programmes.
Essential Experience
- Proven experience leading ERP cutovers and deployment activities within complex transformation programmes.
- Demonstrable experience delivering data migration workstreams for ERP solutions such as IFS, SAP, Oracle, Dynamics or similar platforms.
- Strong understanding of cutover planning, operational readiness and go-live governance.
- Experience coordinating multiple stakeholders across business, technical and third-party delivery teams.
- Knowledge of data migration methodologies including data cleansing, mapping, transformation, validation and reconciliation.
- Excellent risk management, planning and organisational skills.
- Outstanding communication and stakeholder engagement capability.
Desirable
- Experience delivering cloud ERP implementations.
- Background in large, multi-site or highly operational organisations.
- Familiarity with service transition, hypercare and transitioning new platforms into BAU support.
- Experience establishing data governance and data quality frameworks.
What's on Offer
- Opportunity to lead a business-critical ERP transformation.
- Significant ownership of cutover, deployment and migration strategy.
- Exposure to senior stakeholders and strategic technology initiatives.
- Collaborative and forward-thinking project environment.
- Competitive salary and benefits package.
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