Summary: The Senior SAP Cutover Manager will lead the deployment planning and execution for a large-scale SAP transformation programme, focusing on cutover strategy, governance, and business readiness. This role requires collaboration with various stakeholders to ensure a successful transition into production. The position is hybrid, requiring two days onsite in the Midlands, and offers an immediate start. The role is classified as inside IR35 with a daily rate of £675.
Key Responsibilities:
- Define and manage the overall cutover strategy and integrated deployment plan.
- Lead cutover planning, rehearsals, go-live activities and hypercare.
- Coordinate business, technical, data migration, integration and security workstreams.
- Manage deployment readiness, governance and Go/No-Go decision processes.
- Develop rollback and contingency plans to minimise business risk.
- Produce executive reporting, cutover runbooks and deployment documentation.
- Drive collaboration across programme teams, vendors and stakeholders.
Key Skills:
- Extensive experience delivering SAP transformation programmes.
- Proven track record leading SAP cutover and deployment for enterprise implementations.
- Experience with SAP S/4HANA Cloud and complex, multi-workstream deployments.
- Strong background in data migration, integrations, business readiness and go-live governance.
- Excellent stakeholder management and leadership skills.
Salary (Rate): £675/Day
City: Nottingham
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: IT
Detailed Description From Employer:
Senior SAP Cutover Manager
Contract | Hybrid (2 days onsite in the Midlands) | £675 Inside IR35 | Immediate Start
We are seeking an experienced Senior SAP Cutover Manager to lead deployment planning and execution for a large-scale enterprise SAP transformation programme.
This role will take ownership of end-to-end cutover strategy, deployment governance, business readiness, and go-live execution across multiple SAP cloud solutions. Working closely with programme leadership, business stakeholders, systems integrators and third-party suppliers, you will ensure a controlled and successful transition into production.
Key Responsibilities
- Define and manage the overall cutover strategy and integrated deployment plan.
- Lead cutover planning, rehearsals, go-live activities and hypercare.
- Coordinate business, technical, data migration, integration and security workstreams.
- Manage deployment readiness, governance and Go/No-Go decision processes.
- Develop rollback and contingency plans to minimise business risk.
- Produce executive reporting, cutover runbooks and deployment documentation.
- Drive collaboration across programme teams, vendors and stakeholders.
Essential Experience
- Extensive experience delivering SAP transformation programmes.
- Proven track record leading SAP cutover and deployment for enterprise implementations.
- Experience with SAP S/4HANA Cloud and complex, multi-workstream deployments.
- Strong background in data migration, integrations, business readiness and go-live governance.
- Excellent stakeholder management and leadership skills.
Desirable
- Experience with SAP SuccessFactors, SAP Concur, SAP Datasphere, SAP Analytics Cloud and SAP Integration Suite.
- SAP Activate, PRINCE2, PMP or equivalent certifications.
- Experience within public sector or highly regulated environments.
This is an excellent opportunity to play a key leadership role on a major SAP transformation programme, driving successful deployment and business adoption.
£675 Inside IR35 |