Cutover Manager - SAP
Posted 1 day ago by Totaljobs
£750 Per day
Outside
Hybrid
City of London (EC4V)
Summary: The Cutover Manager role focuses on overseeing the transition from SAP ECC to S/4HANA, ensuring a well-coordinated cutover process. The position requires strong leadership in planning and executing go-live activities while managing complex dependencies across multiple teams. The role is hybrid, requiring 1-2 days per week in the Central London office, and is outside IR35. The contract is for 12 months with a competitive day rate.
Key Responsibilities:
- Work with other key senior stakeholders to define the Cutover Strategy.
- Build and maintain a detailed integrated cutover plan covering all activities.
- Coordinate inputs across technical, functional, and data teams.
- Define timelines including system freeze periods and release windows.
- Lead rehearsal cycles to validate readiness ahead of go-live.
- Take ownership during deployment, coordinating activity end-to-end.
- Manage risks, issues, and escalations during the cutover window.
- Oversee early life support and transition into BAU.
- If able, taking additional ownership of the outstanding Testing items from a Project Management perspective, would be welcome (Performance, Security, OAT).
Key Skills:
- Strong experience operating as a Cutover Lead / Cutover Manager with SAP, ideally on a SAP S/4HANA programme.
- Proven ability to define and deliver the cutover strategy and plan.
- Strong background in planning and executing go-live activities.
- Ability to manage complex dependencies across multiple teams.
- Strong stakeholder engagement across both technical and business audiences.
- Able to deliver across key outcomes including well-executed cutover delivered in line with agreed timelines.
- All readiness criteria achieved ahead of deployment.
- Smooth transition into production with minimal disruption.
Salary (Rate): £750 daily
City: City of London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: IT
Cutover Manager – SAP ECC to S/4HANA
12 month contract | Day rate £650-750 Outside IR35
Hybrid – 1-2 days per week in Central London office
We’re looking for an experienced Cutover Manager to support a SAP ECC to S/4HANA programme. This role will take ownership of cutover planning and execution, ensuring a controlled and well-coordinated transition into production.
The Role
You’ll be responsible for shaping and delivering the overall cutover approach and strategy, bringing together technical, data, and business activities to ensure a smooth deployment.
Working across multiple teams, you’ll provide structure and coordination during the final stages of delivery, ensuring everything is aligned ahead of go-live.
Key Responsibilities
- Work with other key senior stakeholders to define the Cutover Strategy.
- Build and maintain a detailed integrated cutover plan covering all activities.
- Coordinate inputs across technical, functional, and data teams.
- Define timelines including system freeze periods and release windows.
- Lead rehearsal cycles to validate readiness ahead of go-live.
- Take ownership during deployment, coordinating activity end-to-end.
- Manage risks, issues, and escalations during the cutover window.
- Oversee early life support and transition into BAU.
- If able, taking additional ownership of the outstanding Testing items from a Project Management perspective, would be welcome (Performance, Security, OAT).
About You
Strong experience operating as a Cutover Lead / Cutover Manager with SAP and ideally on a SAP S/4HANA programme, with proven ability to define and deliver the cutover strategy and plan
Strong background in planning and executing go-live activities.
Ability to manage complex dependencies across multiple teams.
Strong stakeholder engagement across both technical and business audiences.
Able to deliver across key outcomes including:
- Well-executed cutover delivered in line with agreed timelines
- All readiness criteria achieved ahead of deployment
- Smooth transition into production with minimal disruption
The client is ideally looking to onboard this person in June, so please send your CV today for immediate review and interview. Kinetech is acting as a recruiter in relation to this hire. Please see our website for details on how we handle your data.