SAP Transition & Cutover Lead
8.0/10
Luxoft
$15,750 – $27,000 USD
Remote
mid
about 1 month ago
May be outdated
techSAP S/4HANAdata migrationtransition planningstakeholder managementcross-functional leadership
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Description
What you'll do
- •Define and secure cross-functional leadership alignment on a Transition and cutover strategy for the program.
- •Develop and execute a detailed transition plan (incl. business and tech milestones, timelines, and deliverables) to guide the organization through the shift to new systems, processes, and technologies.
- •Articulate what day 1 looks like.
- •Lead a highly technical, analytical, and cross-functional cutover workstream that integrates governance, multi-cycle testing readiness (SIT/UAT/Rehearsals), data and environment readiness, business dependencies, and financial and inventory compliance to ensure a fully controlled and risk-mitigated transition.
- •Ensure support mechanisms are in place to assist users during the transition phase (incl. hypercare, FAQs, and user guides).
- •Ensure the transition plan is executed within timelines and with minimal disruption to operations.
- •Coordinate the execution of transition tasks, including data migration, system cutovers, and the introduction of new tools or processes.
- •Identify potential risks and challenges associated with the transition.
- •Create a robust mitigation plan to de-risk and ensure business continuity.
- •Maintain all stakeholders informed of progress, issues, and key updates related to the transition.
- •Report on transition status and recommend any required adjustments.
- •Ensure new systems/processes are fully adopted, and legacy systems/processes are deprecated.
- •Gather feedback from stakeholders and end-users, evaluate the effectiveness of the transition, and recommend improvements as necessary.
- •Document the impact of the transition on business operations, teams. Gather lessons learned throughout the transition process and present to key stakeholders.
Conditions
- •Full-time employment.
- •Salary range: $15,750 – $27,000 USD.
- •Relocation support.
Requirements
- •10+ years in transition and cutover for large-scale transformation/ ERP programs with complex dependencies and external partners.
- •Experience with SAP S/4HANA.
- •Strong understanding of SIT, UAT and Cutover Rehearsal cycles, including environment readiness and multicycle planning.
- •Strong understanding of core master and transactional data domains (Article Master, Vendors, POs, Inventory, Pricing, financial objects).
- •Deep experience working across complex multisystem landscapes, including legacy systems, mapping layers, and SAP.
- •Experience in retail/fashion and multi-country operations.
- •Knowledge of data readiness (catalogue creation, ETL timing, reconciliation rules, data quality risks).
- •Experience working with data migration/data readiness cycles (ETL, reconciliation, catalogue creation) within large transformations.
- •Cross-functional leadership: Leads and aligns diverse business, tech, finance, logistics, training, and SI teams around an integrated transition and cutover plan.
- •Clear communication: Communicates complex information clearly, both verbally and in writing, ensuring all stakeholders stay informed and aligned.
- •Stakeholder management: Builds strong relationships, manages expectations, and navigates senior stakeholders with confidence and trust.
- •Influence & relationship building: Confidently influences decisions, builds credibility quickly, and maintains trust at all levels of the organization.
- •Resilience & conflict resolution: Stays calm under pressure, demonstrates high resilience, and effectively navigate and resolves conflicts.
- •Adaptability & pace: Operates effectively in fast paced, dynamic, and high ambiguity environments.
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