SAP Cutover Manager

Job Description

Immediate job opening for # SAP Cutover Manager_C2H_Pan India. Skill: Sap Cutover Manager Exp: 10+Years Must have demonstrated experience and a track record of success as Cutover Manager / Lead on ERP transformations. Demonstrated through At least five years prior experience in having led SAP cutovers. Must have enterprise scale experience Develop and own the overall Deployment workplan. This should contain a list of deliverables and activities that will be executed by the Deployment workstream. Liaise with project teams to develop a detailed integrated cutover which include both technical and functional steps to be executed during the deployment phase. Identify risks, cross application dependencies and downstream impacts for each release. Manges risks and issues associated with the cutover and prepare appropriate mitigation plans Create and maintain a detailed Integrated Cutover Project Plan from inception, execution, and post-implementation. Determine go-live readiness criteria, socialize them with key stakeholders and obtain requisite approvals Plan and execute mock cutovers to help teams prepare for the final production cutover Responsible for ensuring successful planning and execution of integrated release cutover activities and associated systems outages Leads cutover activities for Pre Go-Live, Go-Live and Post Go-Live Coordinates requirements for Go Live Monitor data and cutover progress and communicate to leadership team including status, progress. Manage the scope and schedule of cutover activities Provide detailed backout options for severe contingencies Ensure compliance with IT processes including proper documentation and securing approvals of requisite changes through our Change Advisory Board process Provide timely escalation to IT leadership where necessary. Liaise with the functional SAP experts and business teams in order to assist with the planning and execution of Deployment activities. Plans the resources, human and physical required for cut-over activities. Develops the communication and escalation plan. (policies, procedures, downtime processes etc Provides Cutover status reporting to the project leadership and key stakeholders. Ensures entry into and exit out of cutover stage gates are met including the final Go/No-Go meetings. Acts as the final point of escalation for all Cut-over issues, proactively bringing about appropriate interventions when the Cutover may be jeopardized.