We are seeking an experienced SAP Cutover Manager to lead the end-to-end cutover planning, coordination and execution for a large-scale SAP S/4HANA transformation programme.
The Cutover Manager will take ownership of the overall cutover strategy, detailed planning, rehearsals, go-live execution and transition into hypercare. The role will require close coordination across business, functional, technical, infrastructure, security, testing, data migration and third-party teams to ensure a controlled transition with minimal business disruption.
Experience across SAP cloud solutions, particularly SAP Ariba and SAP SuccessFactors, would be highly advantageous.
Key Responsibilities
Cutover Planning & Governance
- Develop and maintain the overall Cutover Strategy, Approach and Detailed Cutover Plan.
- Define cutover activities, milestones, dependencies, resources, owners and timelines.
- Establish clear cutover governance, reporting and escalation mechanisms.
- Coordinate cutover planning across business and technology workstreams.
- Drive go-live readiness assessments and obtain required stakeholder sign-offs.
- Maintain the integrated cutover schedule and ensure activities remain aligned with the wider programme plan.
Cutover Execution
- Lead cutover rehearsals, mock cutovers and dress rehearsals ahead of go-live.
- Coordinate business, functional, technical, infrastructure, testing, security and data migration teams throughout cutover.
- Manage and monitor cutover execution during go-live and deployment weekends.
- Track progress against the cutover runbook and ensure activities are completed within agreed timelines.
- Coordinate the resolution and escalation of risks, issues, blockers and dependencies during cutover.
- Ensure clear communication and decision-making throughout the go-live process.
Data Migration & Validation
- Work closely with data migration teams to coordinate data loads, validation and reconciliation activities.
- Ensure data migration activities are correctly sequenced within the overall cutover plan.
- Coordinate business validation and formal data sign-off.
- Ensure reconciliation activities are completed and outstanding issues are appropriately managed.
- Identify, track and manage cross-functional cutover dependencies.
- Maintain cutover risks, issues and actions through to resolution.
- Develop robust contingency, rollback and recovery plans.
- Assess the impact of delays or failed activities and coordinate appropriate mitigation.
- Escalate critical risks and issues to programme leadership when required.
- Support the transition from go-live into Hypercare and Business-as-Usual (BAU) operations.
- Coordinate stabilisation activities across business and technology teams.
- Monitor post-go-live issues and ensure appropriate ownership and resolution.
- Support the formal closure and handover of cutover activities into BAU support.
Mandatory Skills & Experience
- Proven experience as an SAP Cutover Manager / Cutover Lead on large-scale SAP transformation programmes.
- Strong SAP S/4HANA implementation and transformation experience.
- Extensive end-to-end cutover management experience covering planning, rehearsals, execution and go-live.
- Strong understanding of SAP deployment, go-live, cutover and hypercare processes.
- Experience coordinating complex cutover activities across business and IT teams.
- Strong understanding of data migration, validation and reconciliation activities.
- Proven experience managing risks, issues, dependencies and contingency plans.
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Strong experience working with global and multi-vendor delivery teams.
- Strong knowledge of SAP Activate methodology.
Required Experience
- 10+ years' experience working across SAP programmes.
- 5+ years' experience in SAP Cutover Management.
- At least 2 full-cycle SAP S/4HANA implementations or transformation programmes.
- Experience working across global, multi-workstream and multi-vendor environments.
Preferred Experience
- SAP Ariba implementation or integration experience.
- SAP SuccessFactors implementation or integration experience.
- Experience supporting ERP transformation, migration, divestiture or merger programmes.
- Experience working within complex SAP cloud and third-party application landscapes.
- PMP, PRINCE2, Agile or SAP certification would be advantageous.
- Detailed Cutover Plan
- Integrated Cutover Schedule
- Go-Live Readiness Assessment
- Cutover Runbook
- Data Migration & Validation Plan
Educational Qualification
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Information Technology, Computer Science or a related discipline.
Profile Summary
The SAP Cutover Manager will be responsible for planning, governing and executing the end-to-end cutover for a major SAP S/4HANA transformation programme. The role will coordinate business and technology teams across SAP S/4HANA, SAP Ariba, SuccessFactors and integrated enterprise applications, ensuring a controlled and well-governed transition to production while minimising business disruption and operational risk.
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