SAP Cutover Manager
Posted 3 days ago by 1770877418
£700 Per day
Outside
Undetermined
West Yorkshire
Summary: The SAP Cutover Manager role involves leading the cutover delivery for a large-scale SAP S/4HANA transformation within a higher education organization. The position requires a seasoned professional to manage the cutover strategy, integrated plans, and coordinate across various teams during the transition from design to implementation. The role emphasizes hands-on leadership and experience in complex SAP environments. This is an outside IR35 contract opportunity based in West Yorkshire.
Key Responsibilities:
- Own the end-to-end SAP cutover strategy
- Build and manage the integrated cutover plan
- Coordinate across functional, technical, data, testing and business teams
- Lead mock cutovers and dress rehearsals
- Run command centre operations at go-live
- Manage cutover risks, dependencies and executive reporting
Key Skills:
- Led cutover on large, complex SAP programmes (S/4HANA preferred)
- Owned integrated cutover plans across multiple workstreams
- Delivered mock cutovers in enterprise environments
- Managed data migration, interfaces and SaaS integrations at go-live
- Transitioned complex IT landscapes into live service
- Public sector / Higher Education exposure desirable
- Strong business continuity & service transition knowledge (ITIL awareness)
- Confident working with executive stakeholders
Salary (Rate): £700 per day
City: West Yorkshire
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
SAP Cutover Manager - Outside IR35 Contract
We're delighted to be partnering with a world-class higher education organisation delivering a large-scale SAP S/4HANA transformation across Finance, HR and Procurement. It is a super exciting opportunity for a driven and experienced SAP professional, who thrives in complex landscapes and embraces change.
As the programme moves from design into build, integration and data migration, we're looking for a proven SAP Cutover Manager to shape, own and manage the cutover delivery.
As the SAP Cutover Manager, you will:
Own the end-to-end SAP cutover strategy
Build and manage the integrated cutover plan
Coordinate across functional, technical, data, testing and business teams
Lead mock cutovers and dress rehearsals
Run command centre operations at go-live
Manage cutover risks, dependencies and executive reporting
This role requires substantial, hands-on SAP cutover leadership experience.
You must have:
Led cutover on large, complex SAP programmes (S/4HANA preferred)
Owned integrated cutover plans across multiple workstreams
Delivered mock cutovers in enterprise environments
Managed data migration, interfaces and SaaS integrations at go-live
Transitioned complex IT landscapes into live service
Public sector / Higher Education exposure desirable
Strong business continuity & service transition knowledge (ITIL awareness)
Confident working with executive stakeholders