Cutover Manager (SAP S/4HANA Transformation Programme)
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We are seeking an experienced Cutover Manager to support a major SAP S/4HANA transformation programme. The successful consultant will be responsible for planning, coordinating, and executing the transition from legacy systems to SAP S/4HANA, ensuring a controlled and successful go-live across multiple business functions.
This is a key leadership role requiring strong stakeholder management, programme coordination, and experience managing complex ERP cutovers in large enterprise environments.
Main Responsibilities
The Cutover Manager will:
- Develop and maintain the overall cutover strategy, plan and governance structure.
- Lead the end-to-end cutover process from preparation through go-live and hypercare.
- Coordinate business and technical cutover activities across multiple workstreams.
- Manage dependencies between Finance (FI), Sales & Distribution (SD), Materials Management (MM), integrations, reporting, and surrounding systems.
- Facilitate cutover planning workshops and readiness assessments.
- Establish and track cutover milestones, deliverables, and critical path activities.
- Manage risks, issues, and mitigation plans related to cutover execution.
- Coordinate stakeholders across business, IT, vendors, and programme teams.
- Provide regular progress reporting to programme leadership and key stakeholders.
- Lead command centre activities during go-live.
- Support stabilization activities and transition into Operations during Hypercare.
- Ensure lessons learned and formal handover to operational support teams.
- Proven experience as a Cutover Manager within large-scale ERP transformation programmes.
- Hands-on experience delivering at least one full-cycle SAP S/4HANA implementation.
- Strong understanding of SAP FI, SD, and MM processes and their associated integrations.
- Experience managing complex business and technical cutovers involving multiple systems and stakeholders.
- Strong project management and coordination skills.
- Demonstrated ability to manage risks, dependencies, and executive stakeholder communication.
- Experience supporting go-live, hypercare, and transition to operations.
- Excellent communication skills in English.
- SAP S/4HANA programme experience in large international organizations.
- Experience working in Agile and hybrid project environments.
- Knowledge of SAP migration and deployment methodologies.
- Experience coordinating offshore and nearshore delivery teams.
Role: Cutover Manager
Start Date: 25 January 2027
End Date: 31 August 2027
Location: Copenhagen working onsite min. 3 days per week and the rest remote
Workload: Full-time