Technical Cutover Lead 35398

Position Title: Technical Cutover Lead

Position Type: Regular FullTime

Position Location: Gurgaon

Requisition ID:35398

Job Overview

We are seeking an experienced SAP S/4HANA Technical Cutover Lead to oversee and manage the cutover strategy planning and for SAP S/4HANA transformation projects. The ideal candidate will be responsible for coordinating technical and business activities related to data migration system transitions and golive ensuring minimal business disruption.

Key Responsibilities:

Cutover Planning & Strategy:

• Develop and manage the overall SAP S/4HANA cutover strategy covering precutover cutover and postgolive activities.
• Create and maintain a detailed cutover plan including system freeze data migration and technical golive checkpoints.
• Define entry and exit criteria for each phase of the cutover process.
• Establish communication plans to align stakeholders including business IT and thirdparty vendors.

& Coordination:

• Lead the technical and crossfunctional teams involved in technical and business cutover including BASIS Data Migration Security Infrastructure and Functional teams.
• Manage the technical landscape transitions ensuring proper sequencing of system upgrades transports and integrations.
• Oversee data migration cutover activities collaborating with the data and functional teams to validate data consistency and accuracy.
• Ensure adherence to downtime minimization strategies and backup/recovery procedures.
• Execute dry runs and mock cutover activities to mitigate risks before golive.

Risk Management & Issue Resolution:

• Identify potential risks and develop mitigation plans to prevent golive disruptions.
• Conduct cutover readiness assessments ensuring all prerequisites are met before .
• Monitor realtime cutover progress addressing any technical roadblocks or dependencies.
• Implement rollback strategies in case of cutover failure.

Stakeholder Engagement & Documentation:

• Work closely with PMO Business Process Owners IT Leads and SAP Consultants to ensure alignment on cutover milestones.
• Provide regular status updates and reports to leadership and steering committees.
• Document lessons learned and continuously improve the cutover framework for future SAP projects.

Required Qualifications:

Education & Experience:

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Information Technology Computer Science Engineering or a related field.
• 14 years of SAP implementation experience with at least 5 years in a Cutover Lead role.
• Handson experience in SAP S/4HANA transformation projects system upgrades or cloud migrations.

Technical Skills:

• Deep understanding of SAP S/4HANA architecture
• Expertise in SAP Data Migration Transport Management (TMS) and Integration tools.
• Strong knowledge of cutover tools and methodologies (e.g. SAP Activate SolMan MS Project).
• Familiarity with Cloud (Azure) and onpremise SAP deployments.
• Experience with downtime optimization techniques such as NearZero Downtime (NZDT) or DMO with System Move.

Soft Skills:

• Strong leadership and coordination skills to manage crossfunctional teams.
• Excellent problemsolving and decisionmaking abilities under tight deadlines.
• Effective communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Detailoriented with a proactive approach to risk assessment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• SAP Certifications in S/4HANA or Project Management (PMI ITIL Agile).
• Experience working in agile and DevOps environments for SAP implementations.
• Prior experience in largescale SAP brownfield and implementation rollouts in industries specifically CPG

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Job Family:Information Technology
Division:Global Digital Technology
Department:S4 Operations
Location(s): IN India : Haryana : Gurgaon

Company:McCain Foods(India) P Ltd