SAP Cutover Manager in City of London, London

SAP Cutover Manager
6 months
£600 - 650 p/d INSIDE IR35
Location - remote with possible visits to London

You will be responsible for:

• Developing cutover approach for a large IT enabled business transformation programme, and creation of detailed plans and cutover materials to support the agreed approach
• Collecting information from key stakeholders and translate this into an actionable detailed cutover run book
• Defining the detail of the sequence of activities needed to cutover to the new solutions- from when the readiness criteria are complete, through to the end of Early Life Support for both all projects
• Defining the teams/locations required to deliver the IT and business transition
• Working with the IT lead, Change lead and Test Lead to understand the coordinated activities required for both the dress rehearsal and production cutover
• Providing detailed weekly status reports
• Identifying and managing risks and issues via the RAID log and escalations where required

Experience required:

• Experience in mergers and/or acquisitions and the transition journey of integrating companies
• Experience in developing E2E detailed cutover plans with a focus on business activities as part of a complex IT and business transformation programme (i.e. defining ramp-down strategy for intercompany processes, defining cutover approach with third parties such as off-shore teams, external vendors, etc).
• Experience in SAP cutovers

Skills required:

• Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to gather and understand complex needs and translate them into executable, task by task runbook
• Confident working with ambiguity in a fast paced environment and working to challenging deadlines
• Comfortable working with global stakeholders from teams (IT, business, off-shore, operations) located in different geographies, from different levels
• Ability to understand what business transition activities are required during the cutover and develop alignment of information from multiple teams
• Highly Structured, organised, dedicated individuals needed.
• Analytical and solutions oriented; ability to solve complex problems, provides detailed insight and constructive criticism into problems and complex situations
• Ability to build personal relationships with business teams and peers, while inspiring and motivating others
• Ability to work independently and within local and global teams
• Previous experience managing projects involving integrations, data migration, or complex technical landscapes.

Disclaimer:

This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission.