SAP Cutover Manager

Cutover Planning & Governance

Develop and maintain the overall Cutover Strategy, Approach, and Detailed Cutover Plan.

Define cutover activities, milestones, dependencies, resources, and timelines.

Establish governance and reporting mechanisms for cutover execution.

Drive go-live readiness assessments and stakeholder sign-offs.

Cutover Execution

Lead all cutover rehearsal activities and mock cutovers.

Coordinate business, functional, technical, infrastructure, testing, security, and data migration teams.

Manage and monitor cutover execution during go-live weekends.

Ensure timely resolution of risks, issues, and blockers during cutover.

Data Migration & Validation

Collaborate with Data Migration teams to ensure successful data loads and validations.

Coordinate business validation and sign-off processes.

Ensure reconciliation activities are completed successfully.

Risk & Dependency Management

Identify and manage cross-functional dependencies.

Develop contingency and rollback plans.

Escalate critical risks and issues to project leadership when required.

Hypercare Support

Support transition into Hypercare and Business-As-Usual operations.

Monitor stabilization activities and closure of post-go-live issues., The SAP Cutover Manager will be responsible for driving cutover planning and execution for SAP S/4HANA transformation programs, ensuring successful go-live delivery across SAP S/4HANA, Ariba, SuccessFactors, and integrated enterprise applications while minimizing business disruption and operational risk

SAP Cutover Manager, with SAP S/4HANA experience as mandatory and exposure to Ariba and SuccessFactors as preferred.

SAP Cutover Manager (SAP S/4HANA) Job Summary: We are seeking an experienced SAP Cutover Manager to lead and manage end-to-end cutover planning, execution, and go-live activities for large-scale SAP S/4HANA transformation programs. The ideal candidate will have proven experience in SAP S/4HANA implementations and a strong track record of coordinating cross-functional teams to ensure seamless transitions with minimal business disruption.

Experience in SAP cloud solutions such as SAP Ariba and SAP SuccessFactors will be highly preferred.

Mandatory Skills

SAP S/4HANA implementation experience (Mandatory)

End-to-end Cutover Management experience on large SAP transformation programs

Strong understanding of SAP deployment, go-live, and hypercare processes

Experience managing cutover activities across business and IT teams

Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills

Strong risk, dependency, and issue management skills, 10+ years of SAP project experience.

5+ years of Cutover Management experience.

At least 2 full-cycle SAP S/4HANA implementation or transformation programs.

Experience coordinating global and multi-vendor delivery teams.

Strong knowledge of SAP Activate methodology.

Preferred Experience

SAP Ariba implementation or integration experience.

SAP SuccessFactors implementation or integration experience.

Experience in complex ERP transformation, migration, divestiture, or merger programs.

PMP, PRINCE2, Agile, or SAP certification preferred.

Key Deliverables

Cutover Strategy & Plan

Integrated Cutover Schedule

Go-Live Readiness Assessment

Cutover Runbook

Risk & Issue Register

Rollback/Contingency Plan

Hypercare Transition Plan

Educational Qualification

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Information Technology, Computer Science, or related discipline.