- Company Name
- Addmore Group
- Job Title
- SAP Cutover Lead
- Job Description
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Job Title: SAP Cutover Lead
Role Summary:
Lead planning and execution of end‑to‑end cutover for SAP S/4HANA Greenfield implementations, ensuring seamless transition from legacy systems. Own cutover strategy, sequencing, risk management, and coordination with functional, technical, integration, and third‑party teams.
Expectations:
- Deliver a controlled, low‑risk cutover that aligns with program milestones and business continuity goals.
- Manage end‑to‑end cutover across SAP and non‑SAP environments, including cloud and on‑prem ecosystems.
- Provide executive‑level status reporting, risk visibility, and decision support for go/no‑go gates.
- Continuously improve cutover methodologies, tools, and governance based on lessons learned.
Key Responsibilities:
- Define cutover strategy, governance model, scope, objectives, and risk management framework.
- Develop detailed cutover plans, runbooks, sequencing, and dependency maps for Greenfield, Brownfield, and conversion programs.
- Build and run mock cutovers, dress rehearsals, and launch readiness activities.
- Coordinate cutover environment readiness, data migration alignment, and business readiness.
- Lead day‑to‑day cutover execution across SAP, third‑party integrators, SI partners, and internal teams.
- Manage cutover command center operations during mock and live cutovers.
- Drive defect, issue, and risk resolution using tools such as CloudALM, Azure DevOps, ServiceNow.
- Own cross‑system integration dependencies and sequencing constraints.
- Engage business leaders and operational collaborators to secure readiness and alignment.
- Facilitate post‑go‑live retrospectives and capture improvement opportunities.
Required Skills:
- Strong command of SAP S/4HANA, ECC, and integrated SAP/non‑SAP ecosystems.
- Experience leading sophisticated, multi‑system cutovers with external integrations and data migration.
- Proficiency with cloud platform tools – CloudALM, Azure DevOps, ServiceNow, and testing platforms such as Tricentis.
- Demonstrated leadership, stakeholder management, and cross‑functional collaboration.
- Excellent communication, risk management, and decision‑making under fast‑paced timelines.
- Solid understanding of security, compliance, and production release controls.
- Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and continuous improvement mindset.
Required Education & Certifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or related field.
- 8‑10 years of progressive experience in SAP cutover for large‑scale Greenfield, Brownfield, or migration initiatives.
- SAP certification (e.g., SAP Certified Application Associate – S/4HANA) preferred but not mandatory.