SAP Cutover Manager
- Contract: Initial 6-month contract
- Start Date: ASAP
- Location: UK-based
- Travel: Occasional travel required to the Netherlands and Germany
- Security Clearance: Active SC Clearance is essential
Role Overview
We are looking for an experienced SAP Cutover Manager to join a major SAP transformation programme. You will be responsible for planning, coordinating and executing all cutover activities required to support a successful SAP go-live.
Working closely with programme leadership, business stakeholders, technical teams and third-party partners, you will ensure a controlled transition from legacy systems to the new SAP environment while minimising business disruption.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain the end-to-end cutover strategy and plan.
- Coordinate cutover activities across business, technical and project teams.
- Manage cutover rehearsals, dress rehearsals and go-live readiness assessments.
- Identify and mitigate risks, issues and dependencies relating to deployment activities.
- Track critical milestones and ensure all cutover deliverables are completed on schedule.
- Facilitate stakeholder communication throughout the cutover lifecycle.
- Support go-live execution and post go-live hypercare activities.
- Ensure governance, reporting and escalation processes are followed.
Required Experience
- Proven experience as an SAP Cutover Manager on large-scale SAP transformation programmes.
- Strong experience managing end-to-end cutover planning and execution.
- Experience coordinating multiple workstreams and stakeholder groups.
- Strong risk management and issue resolution skills.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management capabilities.
- Experience supporting SAP go-live events within complex enterprise environments.
Essential Requirements
- Active SC Clearance.
- Ability to work in the UK.
- Willingness to travel occasionally to the Netherlands and Germany.
- Available to start ASAP.
Desirable Experience
- Experience working within regulated or public sector environments.
- Exposure to multi-country SAP deployments.
- SAP S/4HANA programme experience.
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