Cutover Manager - SAP S4/HANA
<p><b>Salary: £18,000 - 21,000 per year</b></p>
<b>Requirements:</b>
<ul><li>Extensive experience working on large, complex ERP programmes, particularly within SAP environments.</li><li>Proven track record of leading cutover activity on major transformation programmes.</li><li>Significant experience transitioning IT change into live service across multi-system, integrated technology landscapes.</li><li>Strong understanding of data migration, SaaS transition, and systems integration risks.</li><li>Knowledge of business continuity planning and disaster recovery within service transition contexts.</li><li>Experience leading and supporting delivery teams within complex IT organisations.</li><li>Demonstrable ability to articulate a future-state vision and bring stakeholders along with it.</li><li>Experience of managing external suppliers, system integrators, and professional services partners.</li><li>Strong organisational and prioritisation skills with the ability to navigate complex operational and institutional risk.</li><li>Good understanding of IT support models, software licensing arrangements, and financial processes related to technology services.</li><li>Experience within public sector environments (desirable).</li><li>Prior involvement in major S/4HANA implementations (desirable).</li><li>Exposure to complex command centre operations for major ERP go-lives (desirable).</li><li>Experience contributing to large-scale business readiness or organisational change activity (desirable).</li></ul>
<b>Responsibilities:</b>
<ul><li>Define and maintain the overarching cutover strategy, approach, and governance model in line with programme objectives.</li><li>Develop and own the integrated cutover plan, covering task sequencing, dependencies, milestones, and critical path activities.</li><li>Coordinate cutover activity across multiple workstreams including functional, technical, data, testing, security, infrastructure, and business readiness.</li><li>Lead cutover planning workshops and readiness assessments, ensuring all roles, responsibilities, and accountabilities are clearly understood.</li><li>Identify, manage, and mitigate cutover-related risks, issues, and dependencies, escalating as necessary.</li><li>Design and manage mock cutovers and dress rehearsals, capturing lessons learned and refining plans accordingly.</li><li>Ensure data migration, system readiness, and business activities remain aligned to the cutover timeline and deployment scope.</li><li>Establish and run command centre operations throughout mock and live cutovers, including progress tracking and issue resolution.</li></ul>
<b>Technologies:</b>
<ul><li>ERP</li><li>Support</li><li>SAP</li><li>Security</li></ul>
<p><b>More:</b></p>
<p>We are a large and well-established UK public sector organisation, currently delivering a major technology and business transformation programme as we transition from legacy systems to a modern S/4HANA landscape. We are seeking an experienced Cutover Lead to ensure a smooth, low-risk transition into live service. You will join a high-profile technology deployment initiative, offering a competitive outside IR35 day rate, flexible working arrangements, a generous annual leave package, and the opportunity to significantly influence our digital transformation efforts.</p>
<p>last updated 8 week of 2026</p>
<b>Requirements:</b>
<ul><li>Extensive experience working on large, complex ERP programmes, particularly within SAP environments.</li><li>Proven track record of leading cutover activity on major transformation programmes.</li><li>Significant experience transitioning IT change into live service across multi-system, integrated technology landscapes.</li><li>Strong understanding of data migration, SaaS transition, and systems integration risks.</li><li>Knowledge of business continuity planning and disaster recovery within service transition contexts.</li><li>Experience leading and supporting delivery teams within complex IT organisations.</li><li>Demonstrable ability to articulate a future-state vision and bring stakeholders along with it.</li><li>Experience of managing external suppliers, system integrators, and professional services partners.</li><li>Strong organisational and prioritisation skills with the ability to navigate complex operational and institutional risk.</li><li>Good understanding of IT support models, software licensing arrangements, and financial processes related to technology services.</li><li>Experience within public sector environments (desirable).</li><li>Prior involvement in major S/4HANA implementations (desirable).</li><li>Exposure to complex command centre operations for major ERP go-lives (desirable).</li><li>Experience contributing to large-scale business readiness or organisational change activity (desirable).</li></ul>
<b>Responsibilities:</b>
<ul><li>Define and maintain the overarching cutover strategy, approach, and governance model in line with programme objectives.</li><li>Develop and own the integrated cutover plan, covering task sequencing, dependencies, milestones, and critical path activities.</li><li>Coordinate cutover activity across multiple workstreams including functional, technical, data, testing, security, infrastructure, and business readiness.</li><li>Lead cutover planning workshops and readiness assessments, ensuring all roles, responsibilities, and accountabilities are clearly understood.</li><li>Identify, manage, and mitigate cutover-related risks, issues, and dependencies, escalating as necessary.</li><li>Design and manage mock cutovers and dress rehearsals, capturing lessons learned and refining plans accordingly.</li><li>Ensure data migration, system readiness, and business activities remain aligned to the cutover timeline and deployment scope.</li><li>Establish and run command centre operations throughout mock and live cutovers, including progress tracking and issue resolution.</li></ul>
<b>Technologies:</b>
<ul><li>ERP</li><li>Support</li><li>SAP</li><li>Security</li></ul>
<p><b>More:</b></p>
<p>We are a large and well-established UK public sector organisation, currently delivering a major technology and business transformation programme as we transition from legacy systems to a modern S/4HANA landscape. We are seeking an experienced Cutover Lead to ensure a smooth, low-risk transition into live service. You will join a high-profile technology deployment initiative, offering a competitive outside IR35 day rate, flexible working arrangements, a generous annual leave package, and the opportunity to significantly influence our digital transformation efforts.</p>
<p>last updated 8 week of 2026</p>